Below you will find specific information on Prep Schools.
London Prep Schools Guide
Firstly, this London Prep Schools Guide 2019 lists school names with links to the Independent School Council sites for each school as well a link to the school’s Independent School Inspection (ISI) report.
Below you will also find specific information on London Prep Schools.
There is a huge range of Independent/private schools spread out over Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. These schools are fee paying and most of them are members of the ISI (Independent Schools Inspectorate). Private schools are run by governors and independent of many regulations that apply to state schools. The biggest of these regulations that they are independent of is the National Curriculum.
Private Prep Schools
Prep schools emerged in the early 19th century as boarding schools to prepare boys for leading Public Schools. In its modern form prep schools can be for boys, girls, co-education, boarding, day schools or any combination of those.
Generally, prep schools fall into these categories:
- Firstly, completely independent prep schools, both charitable and ownership
- Secondly, junior schools connected to senior schools
- Thirdly, choir schools, which educate child singers of cathedrals and some other large religious institutions; they all accept non-chorister pupils with the exception of Westminster Abbey Choir School;
- Schools offering special educational provision or facilities
- Schools with particular religious affiliations
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), independent secondary schools or selective state selective grammar schools. The term ‘preparatory’ refers to the preparation for the Common Entrance Exam.
You can find the Website and Admissions pages for these schools by going to our various pages like:
London Prep School Guide
As each private school also manages their own admission procedures, these vary greatly. Most private schools are however academically selective and administer some kind of assessment. The ISI (Independent Schools Inspectorate) inspects most of these prep schools. Ofsted subsequently oversees this. All independent schools in England are however registered with the Department of Education. They are therefore regulated by the Secretary of State for Education.
Consequently for children, up to 7, a prep school would usually ‘assess’ prospective students through an interview and a taster day at the school. There are however schools the make use of 7+ formal assessments.
Prep schools London
There are 32 boroughs in the 33 local authority districts in Greater London. The 33rd is the City of London, so not technically a borough.
Consequently, it would be easiest to find prep schools within your borough.
These 32 boroughs are as follow:
- City of London (not a London borough, but local authority district)
- City of Westminster
- Kensington and Chelsea
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Wandsworth
- Lambeth
- Southwark
- Tower Hamlets
- Hackney
- Islington
- Camden
- Brent
- Ealing
- Hounslow
- Richmond upon Thames
- Kingston upon Thames
- Merton
- Sutton
- Croydon
- Bromley
- Lewisham
- Greenwich
- Bexley
- Havering
- Barking and Dagenham
- Redbridge
- Newham
- Waltham Forest
- Haringey
- Enfield
- Barnet
- Harrow
- Hillingdon
A – G London Prep Schools
ACS Cobham International School
ACS Hillingdon International School
Bute House Preparatory School for Girls
City of London Freemen’s School
Cty of London School For Girls
Coworth Flexlands School
Croydon High School GDST
Devonshire House Preparatory School
Dolphin School (inc Noahs Ark Nursery Schools)
Donhead School
Eaton House The Manor School and Eaton Square School
Francis Holland School, Sloane Square
Glendower Prep School
Grange Park Preparatory School
Guildford High School for Girls
H – R London Prep Schools
Hall Grove School and Hall School
Halstead Preparatory School for Girls
Hampton Court House School and Hampton Pre-Prep & Prep School
Heath House Preparatory School
Hyde Park School (busy transitioning to Eaton Square)
Keble School
King’s College Junior School and King’s House School
Merton Court Preparatory School
Moon Hall School,Dorking and Moon Hall School, Reigate
Notting Hill and Ealing High School GDST and Notting Hill Preparatory School
Old Palace of John Whitgift School and Old Vicarage School
Park Hill School and Park School for Girls
Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School
Reigate St Mary’s Preparatory and Choir School
S London Prep Schools
Snaresbrook Preparatory School
South Hampstead High School GDST
St Andrews (Woking) School Trust
Saint Anthony’s School for boys
Saint Catherine’s School, Twickenham
St Christopher’s School – Hampstead
Saint Christopher’s School – Wembley
Saint Dunstan’s College and Saint Edmund’s School
Saint Joseph’s Convent Independent Primary School
St Margaret’s School, Hampstead
Saint Olave’s Preparatory School
St Teresa’s Prep School Effingham
Streatham & Clapham High School GDST
T London Prep Schools
The Lady Eleanor Holles School
U – Z London Prep Schools
University College School Junior Branch
Vita et Pax Preparatory School
Westminster Abbey Choir School and Westminster Cathedral Choir School
White House Preparatory School
Wimbledon Common Preparatory School and Wimbledon High School GDST
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