Portway Preparatory School

Portway Preparatory School is a private school which is split into an upper school and a lower school. The lower school holds primary school years from reception to sixth year, and the upper school holds secondary school years one to three. Leah Bates attended this school with her brother, Dylan.

Background
The school was founded quite early by an unknown headmaster and the school opened boarding houses in 1980, however, Anna refused to allow Leah to board because she wanted her to be at home. Leah did not want to stay either.

Description
The Upper School of Portway Prep School is described to be a very average looking school, it does not have the look of a preparatory school and the students do not even have a uniform. The corridors were painted a grey colour but this was apparently contrasted by the stickers and photos all over the lockers. Leah expressed to Dylan how much she hated attending the school because a lot of the students were horrible to her.

Leah's form room was in the Geography block, the only block separate from the rest of the school. It is located on the other side of the playing fields. During June, there was a cricket pitch set up, which implies that the school participates in school cricket.

Leah played tennis for the team and was at a national level, reaching 4th in the country for her age. She was also very good at almost every subject except maths. She loved to paint and do art but her work was vandalised when it was put on display.