61 Portland Place, Marylebone, London W1B 1QP
10 reasons to choose Queen's College Preparatory School, London
Top line
Queen’s College Preparatory School, London has a Schoolsmith Score® of 82. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Marylebone and one of the 4 best primary schools for 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Queen’s College Preparatory School, London is an independent prep day school for girls between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Queen’s College School, an all-through school to age 18. Queen’s College Preparatory School, London fees range from £7,675 +VAT (Rec) to £8,450 +VAT per term (2024/25).
Average class size
Queen’s College Preparatory School, London typically has two classes per year and an average class size of 14 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
40%-50% of pupils at the Prep go on to Queen’s College London. Others move on in their ones and twos to another London day school, though Channing School, Francis Holland Regent’s Park, City of London Girls and South Hampstead High are perenially popular.
The Queen's College Preparatory School, London curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum, with some additions and variations. It is thematic throughout, with subjects referencing a half-termly topic, and it also includes PSHE, reasoning, philosophy, history of art, French, Mandarin. 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. There is outdoor learning for all and the school has an Eco Schools Green Flag accreditation.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, dance, and languages throughout, and for science from Year 4.
Sport at Queen's College Preparatory School, London
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Queen's College Preparatory School, London
Art, music, drama (from Year 3), and dance are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and nearly all take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir, string orchestra and some instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Queen's College Preparatory School, London
ICS London Primary (0.4 miles); North Bridge House Prep School & Pre-Prep (1.2 miles); Wetherby Preparatory School (1.3 miles).
St Vincent’s Catholic Primary School, Marylebone (0.5 miles); Hampden Gurney Church of England Primary School (1 mile); Christ Church Bentinck Church of England Primary School (1.1 miles).
Southbank International School, Westminster (0 miles); Queen’s College London (0.4 miles); Wetherby Senior School (0.9 miles); Francis Holland School, Regent’s Park (0.9 miles).
The St Marylebone CofE School (0.3 miles); Ark King Solomon Academy (1.2 miles); Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School (1.8 miles).