Ages 
Academically highly selective, RGS Prep is nonetheless a balanced, big-hearted school where enjoyment of learning is evident. Especially strong in music and with a wide variety of extracurricular options, you’d be hard pressed to match the education on offer here. A great start for boys with sights set on Guildford’s Royal Grammar or other selective senior schools.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 340 ·
- Religion
- C of E
- Fees
- £13,689 - £21,321
- Local authority
- Surrey County Council
- Linked schools
Headteacher
Head
Toby Freeman-Day
Since 2020, Toby Freeman-Day. Originally from Guildford, he attended a local state school. Despite the fact that his father was a teacher, he was ‘never going to teach,’ he says, but after studying archaeology and history at the University of
Entrance
While RGS Prep is academically selective, assessment for entry to their nursery, age 3, and ‘shell’ (reception) is via an informal 'stay and play' session. Almost all pre-prep boys (over 90 per cent) stay on for the prep school without more than
- Open days
- Please see website for open morning information
Exit
Despite local rumours to the contrary, a place at RGS Prep does not guarantee a place at RGS senior school. Around 80 per cent do receive offers from the senior school, but only after completing the same 11-plus assessment exams as external
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Teaching & learning
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 Pupils are not permitted to bring mobile phones onto school premises without prior permission. If permission is granted, the phone must be handed into the school office upon arrival and collected at the end of the day. This policy ensures a focused and safe learning environment.
Pupils
Money matters
Music scholarships, the value of which is set by the Cathedral, are awarded to all choristers. Some bursary provision is available from year 3, ‘There's a pot,’ we were told, ‘support from which is allocated on a needs basis, and varies year on
- Fee information
- £13,689 - £21,321
Our view
Located in a quiet residential area close to Guildford town centre the school was founded in 1930 as Lanesborough Prep. It gradually became regarded as the de facto prep school for Royal Grammar School Guildford, merging fully with the senior school
The last word
Academically highly selective, RGS Prep is nonetheless a balanced, big-hearted school where enjoyment of learning is evident. Especially strong in music and with a wide variety of extracurricular options, you’d be hard pressed to match the education
