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Herries Preparatory School, Cookham Dean SL6

Dean Lane, Cookham Dean, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 9BD

10 reasons to choose Herries Preparatory School

Main point of differentiation

Herries Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 78, is the low cost all-rounder of prep schools in Maidenhead. It is one of the smaller preps, with the smallest class sizes.

School fundamentals

Herries Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Herries Preparatory School fees range from £4,672 (Rec) to £5,478 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.

Average class size

Herries Preparatory School has one class per year and an average class size of 14.

Leavers' destinations

Destinations for Herries Preparatory School leavers are a mix of grammar, comprehensive, and independent schools. About one third of pupils go on to a grammar school.

The Herries Preparatory 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 and residential trips from Year 3. Woodland School sessions for all pupils through to Year 6.

Specialist teaching

Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages and science throughout.

Sport at Herries Preparatory 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 Herries Preparatory School

Art, music, and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about a third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir (all of Years 3-6 participate) and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.

Wraparound care

Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.30pm.

Find another school near Herries Preparatory School

Independent Prep Schools

St Piran’s School, Maidenhead (5.3 miles); Claires Court Junior Schools (5.7 miles).

State Primary Schools

Cookham Dean Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles); Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cookham (1.9 miles); Spinfield School (2.6 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Wycombe Abbey School (5.7 miles); Claires Court Schools (6.1 miles).

State Senior Schools

Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School (2.4 miles); John Hampden Grammar School (4.9 miles); Wycombe High School (5 miles).

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