91 Hindes Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 1RX
10 reasons to choose John Lyon School Prep
Top line
John Lyon School Prep has a Schoolsmith Score® of 80. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Harrow and one of the 3 best primary schools for 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
John Lyon School Prep is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 2.5 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of John Lyon School, an all-through school to age 18. John Lyon School Prep fees range from £5,127 (Rec) to £5,834 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT but include lunches.
Average class size
John Lyon School Prep typically has two classes per year, and an average class size of 16 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Year 6 John Lyon School Prep leavers are guaranteed a Year 7 place at John Lyon School. Other popular leavers’ destination schools are the two Haberdashers’ Aske’s schools, Merchant Taylors School, or a grammar school.
The John Lyon School Prep curriculum
School curriculum follows the National Curriculum and also includes PSHCE, reasoning, study skills, French. Outside literacy and numeracy, most subjects are taught through cross-curricular topics in pre-prep. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, art, drama and languages throughout, for English, maths, science, and computing from Year 3, and for most subjects by Year 5.
Sport at John Lyon School Prep
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 John Lyon School Prep
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 about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Four choirs, orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm. Minibus service.
Find another school near John Lyon School Prep
Alpha Preparatory School, Harrow (0.3 miles); Orley Farm School (1.8 miles); Buckingham Preparatory School (2 miles).
Norbury School (0.1 miles); St Anselm’s Catholic Primary School, Harrow (0.6 miles); Vaughan Primary School (0.7 miles).
Khalsa College London (0.5 miles); Harrow School (1.1 miles); John Lyon School (1.3 miles).
Whitmore High School (1 mile); Nower Hill High School (1.3 miles); The Sacred Heart Language College (1.4 miles).