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Aldenham Preparatory School, Borehamwood WD6

Elstree, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 3AJ

Aldenham Preparatory School, Borehamwood WD6

10 simple reasons to choose Aldenham Preparatory School

Independent prep school and nursery in Borehamwood.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Religious character; Church of England.
Academically selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Prep school to Aldenham School, an all-through school to age 18.
Aldenham Preparatory School fees range from £4,809 (Rec) to £5,232 per term (2022/23).

10 better reasons to choose Aldenham Preparatory School

Schoolsmith Score®; 81.
One of the best independent prep schools in Borehamwood and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 19.5 pupils per class and 11.7 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6 about 70% of Prep School pupils move up to Aldenham School. Maybe 10%-15% move on to a grammar school (Watford Grammar), the remainder to other local independent schools.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, French. Forest School for the youngest pupils. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama and languages throughout.
School offers a programme of day trips and visitors to enhance the curriculum. Residential trips for the senior pupils.
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and several instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in over 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.30pm.

Find another school near Aldenham Preparatory School

Independent Prep Schools

Gurukula Hare Krishna Primary School (0.3 miles); Haberdashers' Boys' School, Prep and Pre-Prep (0.7 miles); Haberdashers' Girls' School, Juniors (1.1 miles).

State Primary Schools

Newberries Primary School (2.2 miles); Bushey Heath Primary School (3 miles); Hartsbourne Primary School (3.4 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Aldenham School (0 miles); Haberdashers' Boys' School (0.7 miles); Haberdashers' Girls' School (1.1 miles).

State Senior Schools

Queens' School (2.6 miles); Watford Grammar School for Girls (3.8 miles); Yavneh College (3.9 miles).

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