Ages 
A highly academic prep, but one with lots of support where wholesome, polite and intelligent boys are nurtured. Link with the senior school is a major pull.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 372 ·
- Religion
- Christian
- Fees
- £14,769 - £24,549 pa
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire County Council
- Area guides
- Linked schools
- School ownership
- Merchant Taylors’ Educational Trust
Headteacher
Head
Miles Chester
Since September 2024, Miles Chester BSc (zoology from Edinburgh) MBA (educational leadership from University of London) PGCE. Previously executive head (EDI) at Thomas’s London day schools and before that, head at New Kings Primary School in London –
Entrance
Heavily oversubscribed at age 3+ into nursery (located in former boarding house at neighbouring Merchant Taylors’ School), when there are 120 applicants for 35 places. Assessment at this stage weeds out ‘bright and lively children who can engage and
- Open days
- October, February and May
Exit
As the prep school of Merchant Taylors’, the vast majority (over 80 per cent) progress to the senior school although transition isn’t automatic, and a few are guided elsewhere (conversations around this from year 4). A small number to Aldenham, City
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Teaching & learning
Learning support & SEN
Mobile phone policy
A clear mobile phone policy is a really important part of modern schooling. This school has provided us with their policy.
Mobile phone policy
Provided by the school and not part of our review No mobile phones are allowed in school. Any pupils travelling to school via walking, cycling or by public transport must leave their mobile at the school office and collect at the end of the school day.
Pupils
Money matters
- Fee information
- £14,769 - £24,549 pa
Our view
Nestled between the gigantic, pristine houses in the beautiful tree-lined Moor Park estate, the prep school’s site is both sprawling and beautifully maintained. Comprising sympathetically renovated barns arranged in a village-like environment, and
The last word
A highly academic prep, but one with lots of support where wholesome, polite and intelligent boys are nurtured. Link with the senior school is a major pull.
