Oval Way, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire SL9 8QA
10 reasons to choose Thorpe House Lower School
Top line
Thorpe House Lower School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 80. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Gerrards Cross and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Thorpe House Lower School is an independent prep day school for boys 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 Thorpe House School, an all-through school to age 16. Thorpe House Lower School fees range from £4,030 +VAT (Rec) to £6,045 +VAT per term (2024/25).
Average class size
Thorpe House Lower School has one class per year and an average class size of 11 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
All Thorpe House Lower School boys move up to the Middle School at the end of Year 5. From there 70% of boys stay on after Year 6 (30% leave for grammar schools), and all go on to the Senior School at the end of Year 8. Thorpe House Senior School ranks in the top 10% of schools for GCSE results in the country.
The Thorpe House Lower School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum, and also includes PSHEE, French, Spanish. 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 Forest School sessions for the youngest pupils.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, for computing and DT from Year 3, and for all subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Thorpe House Lower School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in athletics.
The Arts at Thorpe House Lower School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir 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. Minibus service.
Find another school near Thorpe House Lower School
St Mary’s School, Prep (0.6 miles); Gayhurst School (0.7 miles); Maltman’s Green School (0.8 miles).
The Gerrards Cross Church of England School (1.1 miles); Chalfont St Peter Church of England Academy (1.3 miles); St Mary & All Saints Church of England Primary School, Beaconsfield (4.7 miles).
Thorpe House School (0 miles); St Mary’s School, Gerrards Cross (0.6 miles); The Chalfonts Independent Grammar (3.1 miles).
Beaconsfield High School (4.8 miles); The Harefield Academy (5.4 miles); Vyners School (5.4 miles).