Yardley Court founded in 1898 is a single sex boys preparatory school. Many boys go on to Tonbridge School, but boys also enter many other Senior Independent Schools and the excellent local grammar schools. Sound foundations are laid in English, Maths, French and Science for Common Entrance and Scholarship. Able boys are expected to achieve high Common Entrance passes or Scholarships.
Extensive playing fields provide ideal conditions for the coaching of cricket, soccer, rugby, athletics and tennis. Facilities are also provided for a variety of activities such as basketball, natural history, art, computers, drama, chess and orienteering. Swimming takes place locally. Tuition can be arranged in almost any musical instrument. There are two Choirs, recorder groups, a wind band and an orchestra. The best Choristers form part of the Tonbridge School choir.
The school places great importance on a Christian upbringing although recognising other denominations.
In 1990 the school moved to the Somerhill Estate on the southern outskirts of Tonbridge. The extensive grounds and substantial buildings enable the school to offer first-class facilities.
Yardley Court is one of three schools on the Somerhill site. The others are Somerhill pre-prep, a co-educational school of 170 pupils and Derwent Lodge, a preparatory school for girls aged 7-11 years.
