Lonsdale Road, Barnes, London SW13 9QN
10 reasons to choose The Harrodian Prep & Pre-Prep School
Main point of differentiation
The Harrodian Prep & Pre-Prep School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 80, and has one of the widest arts, sports, and co-curricular programmes among Barnes and Mortlake prep schools. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
The Harrodian Prep & Pre-Prep School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 13 years. The school has an academically selective admissions policy from Year 1. It is the prep school to The Harrodian School, an all-through school to age 18. The Harrodian Prep & Pre-Prep School fees range from £6,500 (Rec) to £7,460 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.
Average class size
The Harrodian Prep & Pre-Prep School has two classes per year to Year 3, three to Year 6, four from Year 7, and an average class size of 23 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 8, most Prep pupils move up to The Harrodian School.
The Harrodian Prep & Pre-Prep School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, French, Latin, Spanish, Italian. Each pupil may participate in over 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 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, computing and languages throughout, and for all subjects from Year 4.
Sport at The Harrodian Prep & Pre-Prep School
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at The Harrodian Prep & Pre-Prep School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs, two orchestras and several instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
No wraparound care as such, but with clubs, the school day runs from 8.00am to 5.00pm.
Find another school near The Harrodian Prep & Pre-Prep School
St Paul’s Juniors (1 mile); Latymer Preparatory School (1.7 miles); Tower House School, East Sheen (1.7 miles).
St Osmund’s Catholic Primary School, Barnes (0.6 miles); Barnes Primary School (1 mile); East Sheen Primary School (1.2 miles).
The Harrodian School (0 miles); St Paul’s School (1 mile); Latymer Upper School (1.8 miles).
Sacred Heart High School (1.6 miles); Fulham Cross Girls’ School and Language College (2.4 miles); The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School (2.5 miles).