3 Richmond Road, New Barnet, Barnet, Hertfordshire EN5 1SA
10 reasons to choose Lyonsdown School
Top line
Lyonsdown School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 76. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Barnet and one of the 6 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Lyonsdown School is an independent prep day school for girls 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, and is a member of the Mill Hill Education Group. Lyonsdown School fees range from £4,300 (Rec) to £4,700 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Lyonsdown School has one class per year and an average class size of 20 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for Lyonsdown School leavers are a North London/Hertfordshire state or independent school. No one school dominates. About 20% of pupils win awards and scholarships. The last year that the school’s pupils took SATS exams, the school ranked in the top 0.5% of all schools in England.
The Lyonsdown School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum, using cross-curricular linking, especially for STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and maths). Curriculum also includes PSHCE, reasoning, French. 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 residential trips from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, science, and languages throughout, and for maths and English form Year 4.
Sport at Lyonsdown School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Lyonsdown 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. Two choirs. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Lyonsdown School
Dwight School London Lower School (2 miles); Vita et Pax Preparatory School (2.1 miles); Salcombe Preparatory School (2.3 miles).
St Catherine’s Catholic Primary School, Barnet (0.9 miles); Danegrove Primary School (1.1 miles); Monken Hadley Church of England Primary School (1.2 miles).
Susi Earnshaw Theatre School (1.2 miles); Mount House School (St Martha’s School) (2.3 miles); Dwight School London (3.4 miles).
Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School (1 mile); JCoSS (1.2 miles); East Barnet School (1.3 miles).