Cardiff Road, Llandaff, Cardiff CF5 2YD
10 reasons to choose Howell's Prep School
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Howell’s Prep School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 83. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Llandaff and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Howell’s Prep School is an independent prep day school for girls between the ages of 3 and 11 years. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the prep department of Howell’s School, an all-through school to age 18, and is a member of the Girls’ Day School Trust. Howell’s Prep School fees range from £4,998 (Rec) to £5,093 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Howell’s Prep School has two classes per year and an average class size of 15 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Prep School pupils move up to Howell’s School.
The Howell's Prep School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the Welsh National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, Welsh, French, Spanish. Accredited Gifted & Talented programme. Each pupil may participate in over 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in chess.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers. Forest School to Year 2. Residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, and languages throughout.
Sport at Howell's Prep School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Howell's Prep 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 half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, orchestra and six instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.45am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Howell's Prep School
Cathedral School Primary, Llandaff (0.3 miles); Cardiff Steiner, Lower School (1.5 miles); Kings Monkton School, Infants & Juniors (2.7 miles).
Howell’s School Llandaff GDST (0 miles); Cathedral School, Llandaff (0.3 miles); Ely Presbyterian Church School, Senior School (1.9 miles).
Wyedean School and 6th Form Centre (29.4 miles).