The Princethorpe Foundation
A family of independent schools that nurture, inspire and challenge. The Princethorpe Foundation welcomes children of all faiths and backgrounds and provides co-educational, independent day schooling with a strong Christian ethos.
Princethorpe College
Founded by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in 1966, Princethorpe College is a Catholic, co-educational, HMC independent day school for around 920 pupils aged eleven to eighteen, with around 200 students in the Sixth Form.
The College is renowned for its ‘spirit of family’ and the way in which it looks after its pupils and its staff. About one quarter of the children at Princethorpe are Catholic and Christ’s teaching in the Gospels of love, service, forgiveness and generosity of spirit is central to the school’s character and approach to learning. The atmosphere is warm, open and friendly. We combine academic rigour and hard work with a caring and holistic approach to education.
Crackley Hall School
Crackley Hall (IAPS and ISA) and Little Crackers is a high achieving, thriving and happy Catholic school and nursery of around 300 pupils aged 9 months to 11 years, situated in Kenilworth.
Originally founded in 1862 by the Sisters of Mercy and known as St Joseph’s Convent School, Crackley Hall is located in an attractive former country residence, built for John Siddeley, Lord Kenilworth, on the edge of the town.
Crescent School
The Crescent School (IAPS and ISA) is an independent preparatory co-educational day school for around 190 pupils aged 4 to 11 years.
Originally founded in 1948 (having informally started in 1946) as a school for the children of Rugby School masters, it was housed in Rugby School buildings. Having opened its doors to children living in Rugby and the surrounding district, it outgrew its premises and, in 1988, purchased a purpose-built school in Bilton, a leafy, residential suburb approximately two miles south of Rugby town centre.
In September 2016, the Crescent School merged with the Princethorpe Foundation.
