Welcome to our private school entrance info.
Which private school?
- There is a huge range of Independent/private schools spread out over Great Britain, Ireland, The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Private or independent schools are fee-paying schools. These schools are fee paying and most of them are members of the ISI (Independent Schools Inspectorate). They are independent of many regulations that apply to state schools.
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Prep (Preparatory) schools are those that cater for students up to the age of 13 to ‘prepare’ learners for school entrance to the public (expensive and exclusive schools for 13-18-year-olds) and independent secondary schools.
Many of these private schools are members of the Independent Schools Council (ISC). This is a non-profit organisation representing about 80% independent schools in the UK (in 2011).
Independent schools that belong to the ISC are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) according to a framework agreed upon between the various assessment bodies including the DfE and Ofsted.
The best way to search for school options is to have a look at the schools in your borough and work from there. You can then find the Websites for these schools on this page:
London Private School Entrance Guide
As each private school manages their own admission procedures, these vary greatly. Most private schools are however academically selective and administer some kind of assessment.
For children, up to 7, a prep school would usually ‘assess’ prospective students through an interview and a taster day at the school. Although prep schools traditionally start at 7/8, a lot of schools now have nurseries and pre-prep. Therefore most London day prep schools have a second entry point at 7+. There are however schools that make use of 7+ formal assessments and others that are non-selective.
The most important consideration when choosing a prep school is the associate secondary school it feeds to. Some schools now incorporate schooling from nursery to Sixth Form. Unfortunately, this does not guarantee a smooth path through the system. Your chosen school will let you know if they think your child is not going to keep up and you might need to look for a place elsewhere.
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Abercorn School Admission
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Alleyns’s Junior School Admission
Amesbury Admissions
Arnold House School Admissions
Ashton House School Admissions
Avon House School
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Banstead Admissions
Barrow Hills School Admissions
Bassett House School Admissions
Beehive Prep School Admissions
Blackheath High School Admissions and Blackheath Prep School Admissions
Broomfield House School
Buckingham Prep School Admissions
Bute House Prep School Admissions
Cameron House Admissions
Caterham Prep School Admissions
Channing Junior School Admissions
Chinthurst Admissions
City of London Freemen’s School Admissions
Cty of London School for Girls Prep Admission
Coworth Flexlands Admissions
Cranmore School Admissions
Croydon High School Junior Admissions
Cumnor House School Admissions
Danesfield Manor School Admissions
Devonshire House Prep Admissions
Downsend Prep School Admissions
Duke of Kent School Admissions
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Eaton House The Manor and Eaton Square School Admissions
Elmhurst School For Boys Admissions
Essendene Lodge School Admissions
Ewell Castle School Admissions
Fairley House School Admissions
Finton House School Admissions
Francis Holland Junior School Admissions
Glendower Prep School Admissions
Grange Park Prep School Admissions
Greenfield Admissions
Guildford High School Admissions
Hall Grove Admissions and Hall School Admissions
Halstead Prep School for Girls
Hampshire School Admissions
Hampton Court House Admissions and Hampton Prep School Admissions
Harvington Prep School Admissions
Hawley Hurst Admissions
Hazelwood School Admissions
Heath House Prep School Admissions
Heathfield House School Admissions
Hereward House School Admissions
Hoe Bridge School Admissions
Holy Cross Prep School Admissions
Homefield Preparatory School Admissions
Hornsby House School Admissions
Hurlingham School Admissions
Hyde Park School Admissions
Ibstock Place Prep School Admissions
James Allen’s Girls School Admissions
Kensington Prep School Admissions
Kew College Admissions and Kew Green Prep School Admissions
King’s College School Admissions and King’s House School Admissions
Lanesborough School
London Christian School Admissions
Lyndhurst House School Admissions
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Merton Court Prep School Admissions
Moon Hall School Dorking Admissions and Moon Hall School Reigate Admissions
More House School Farnham Admissions
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