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Below you will find specific information on Prep Schools.

Guide to London Prep Schools

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.

Independent London Prep Schools

Prep schools emerged in the early 19^th 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

London Prep School Admissions

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.

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