Appletree Walk, Watford, Hertfordshire WD25 0DQ
10 reasons to choose Stanborough Primary School
Top line
Stanborough Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 73. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Watford and one of the 4 best primary schools for 2 miles.
School fundamentals
Stanborough Primary School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. It is a Seventh Day Adventist school, with a strong Christian ethos yet open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, on the same site as, and with a common governance as Stanborough Secondary School, a Seventh Day Adventist school to age 16. Stanborough Primary School fees range from £4,372 (Rec) to £4,508 per term (2026/27). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Stanborough Primary School is a small school, with mixed-age classes, and an average class size of 14.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6 Stanborough Primary pupils move on to a wide range(20+) of secondary schools; mainly South West Hertfordshire Consortium partially-selective schools, but also independent, grammar, and comprehensive schools. On average 25-30% go on to Parmiter’s School, 20-25% to Stanborough Secondary School and around 10% to Queen’s School Bushey.
The Stanborough Primary School curriculum
School follows a non-doctrinal values-based Christian curriculum (‘Love, Learn, Lead’) based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, Spanish. It is thematic, using the Cornerstones Curriculum for at least history, geography and PSHE. 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 and visiting speakers, and daily access to nature. The school is noteworthy for its partnerships with parents promoting a connected school community.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
Sport at Stanborough Primary School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Stanborough Primary 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 about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 4.45pm.
Find another school near Stanborough Primary School
Edge Grove School (3.4 miles); Longwood School (3.6 miles); St Columba’s College Prep (4.8 miles).
Alban Wood Primary School and Nursery (0.7 miles); The Orchard Primary School (1.8 miles); St Paul’s Church of England Primary School, Langleybury (2.5 miles).
Stanborough Secondary School (0.2 miles); Purcell School (2.8 miles); Aldenham School (4 miles).
Saint Michael’s Catholic High School (1.1 miles); Parmiter’s School (1.4 miles); Watford Grammar School for Boys (2.8 miles).