Little Kimble, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP17 0XP
10 reasons to choose Griffin House School
Top line
Griffin House School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 75. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Aylesbury and one of the 3 best primary schools for 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Griffin House School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school, and is a member of the Chatsworth Schools group. Griffin House School fees range from £3,860 (Rec) to £3,980 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
Griffin House School usually has one class per year, sometimes two, and an average class size of 18 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for 60% of Griffin House School leavers are a grammar school, usually Aylesbury High, Aylesbury Grammar, and Sir Henry Floyd Grammar. 20% go to one of five independents, and 20% to one of five non-selective maintained schools. SATS results over the past 4 years put the school in the top 20% nationwide. Improved performance in the last two years put the school in the top 10% and 8%.
The Griffin House School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, French. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, outdoor learning and residential trips for Years 4 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama and languages throughout.
Sport at Griffin House School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Griffin House School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.30pm.
Find another school near Griffin House School
Gateway School (7.8 miles); Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, Prep (9 miles); Godstowe School (11.4 miles).
Halton Community Combined School (3.9 miles); Ashmead Combined School (5.1 miles); St John’s Church of England Primary School, Lacey Green (5.2 miles).
Tring Park School for the Performing Arts (9 miles); Wycombe Abbey School (10.9 miles); Pipers Corner School (12.3 miles).
Aylesbury High School (5.4 miles); Aylesbury Grammar School (5.5 miles); Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School (5.9 miles).