21 Hindes Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 1SH
10 simple reasons to choose Alpha Preparatory School, Harrow
Independent prep school and nursery in Harrow.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 60% boys).
Day school.
Religious character; Christian.
Academically selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Alpha Preparatory School, Harrow fees range from £3,676 (Rec) to £4,051 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose Alpha Preparatory School, Harrow
Schoolsmith Score®; 77.
One of the best independent prep schools in Harrow and one of the 3 best primary schools for 0.5 miles.
On average, 19.8 pupils per class and 14.9 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for Alpha Preparatory School leavers are one of 20 independent day schools and grammar schools. The most popular are St Helen's School Northwood, The John Lyon School, and Merchant Taylors' School. Around a third of pupils win awards and scholarships. A four-year average for attainment in Year 6 SATS puts Alpha Preparatory School in the top 0.3% of all prep and primary schools in England. Results vary from the top 0.1% in 2019 to the top 0.5% in 2017.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHEE, reasoning, French. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in general knowledge quizzes.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama and languages throughout, for DT and computing from Year 1, for science from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trip in Year 6.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. 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 some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
The school day can be extended with Breakfast club from 7.45am and after-school clubs.
Find another school near Alpha Preparatory School, Harrow
Independent Prep Schools
Quainton Hall School (0.3 miles); Orley Farm School (2.3 miles); Buckingham Preparatory School (2.5 miles).
State Primary Schools
Norbury School (0.2 miles); St Anselm's Catholic Primary School, Harrow (0.9 miles); Vaughan Primary School (0.9 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Khalsa College London (1 mile); Harrow School (1.5 miles); The John Lyon School (1.8 miles).
State Senior Schools
The Sacred Heart Language College (1.2 miles); Whitmore High School (1.3 miles); Nower Hill High School (1.5 miles).