• Twycross House Pre-Preparatory School is caring, family oriented and confidence building and aims to give children a secure start before the next step into prep and senior life.

• Will suit families wanting a small pre-prep with a straightforward pathway into Twycross House School.

Admissions at Twycross House Pre-Preparatory School are close knit and deliberately transitional, and should appeal to families wanting a small co-ed pre-prep with a clear path into the main Twycross House School. It should suit parents who value a rural day-school atmosphere and a gentle but purposeful start to school life.

Scholarships are not the main attraction at this stage. The greater appeal is the school's smaller scale, rural setting and the clarity of its progression route.

The overall picture is family sized, practical and nurturing, with The Hollies presenting itself as a selective co-educational pre-prep for children aged four to eight and explicitly linking progression to the senior school next door. Parents should still visit because the key question is whether the move-on pathway and overall atmosphere feel right for their child.

Assessment at The Hollies is gentle, teacher led and closely observed, with clear attention to early literacy, numeracy, confidence and readiness for progression into Twycross House School. Families should expect regular communication and a steady build in independence.