Which are THE BEST prep schools near me for 2023 entry?

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So, which are the best PREP schools near me for 2023 entry?

1 Guildford High Junior School, Guildford
2 Seaton House School, Sutton
3 St Martin’s Preparatory School, Grimsby
4 Haberdashers’ Girls’ Junior School, Borehamwood
5= Highfield Priory School, Preston
5= Reddiford School, Pinner
7= Alpha Preparatory School, Harrow
7= St Bernard’s Preparatory School, Slough
9 Royal Grammar School Junior School, Newcastle upon Tyne
10= Carleton House Preparatory School, Liverpool
10= St Anne’s Preparatory School, Chelmsford
12= Notting Hill and Ealing High School Junior School GDST, London
12= St Mary’s Colchester Lower School, Colchester
14 Ursuline Preparatory School, Warley, Brentwood
15 Mayfield Preparatory School, Walsall
16 Chigwell Junior School, Chigwell
17 Durston House, London
18 Breaside Preparatory School, Bromley
19 Elm Green Preparatory School, Chelmsford
20 The Belvedere Preparatory School, Liverpool

To interprete any school league table, the first thing you need to know is your local catchment area.

Then to establish which prep schools are within that catchment area.

How close to me are the nearest top prep schools?

• News websites allow you to add filters to their published league tables. You can pull out those prep schools for which you are in the catchment area. Then compare your chosen prep schools on your most important criteria.
• The prep school league table rankings are based on national key standards, called the SATs and GCSE results. Non-exam based criteria are also used to determine the rankings.
• You need to conduct your own analysis to determine which prep school best suits your child’s specific needs.

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• Check the latest Ofsted report too. Each Ofsted report is an analysis of that prep school’s teachers’ professional competence  Plus, whether Ofsted’s performance standards have been met across that prep school. There are three possible outcomes: under-achieving; achieving; or outstanding.
• To search you put in the name of any prep school. You then can access its history of Ofsted inspections and their associated scores.
• More refined prep school searches are recommended. So, for prep schools, we advise checking GCSE results.  Then compare these against the national standards for GCSE results.

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When are my local prep school open days?

So now you need to visit each prep school to decide which prep school is the good fit for your child.

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RANK	LAST YEAR RANK	SCHOOL	TOWN	READING (AVERAGED SCALED SCORE)	GRAMMAR (AVERAGED SCALED SCORE)	MATHS (AVERAGED SCALED SCORE)	TOTAL	KS2 ELIGIBLE PUPILS	ENTRY GENDER
1	3	Guildford High Junior School	Guildford	116	117	113	346	45
2	12	Alpha Preparatory School	Harrow	112	115	114	341	18
3	1	St Martin’s Preparatory School	Grimsby	112	115	113	340	22
4	5	Seaton House School	Sutton	114	116	110	340	20
5	8	Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls, Junior School	Borehamwood	114	114	111	339	50
6	27=	Ursuline Preparatory School, Warley	Brentwood	112	114	113	339	18
7	6	Highfield Priory School	Preston		115	111	337	29
8	13	Carleton House Preparatory School	Liverpool	111	115	111	337	23
9	25	Chigwell Junior School	Chigwell	112	113		336	54
10	11	Notting Hill and Ealing High School Junior School GDST	London	113	112	111	336	47
11	17	Mayfield Preparatory School	Walsall	109	115	112	336	23
12=	18	St Anne’s Preparatory School	Chelmsford	112	113	111	336	19
12=	23	St. Mary’s Colchester Lower School	Colchester	112	113		336	19
14	33	Benedict House Preparatory School	Sidcup	110	114	112	336	18
15	10	Royal Grammar School Junior School	Newcastle-upon-Tyne	112	112	111	335	73
16	15	St Bernard’s Preparatory School	Slough	110	114		335	40
17	2	Newbridge Preparatory School	Wolverhampton	112	114	109	335	14
18	20	Durston House	London	111	112	111	334	48
19	4	Reddiford School	Pinner	110	113	111	334	40
20	26	Elm Green Preparatory School	Chelmsford	111		111	333	37
21	51	Windrush Valley School	Chipping Norton	112	111	110	333	10
22	–	Rydes Hill Preparatory School	Guildford	112	112	108	332	18
23	–	Date Valley School	Mitcham	108	114	110	332	13
24	35	Breaside Preparatory School	Bromley	110		110	331	39
25	–	St Peter’s School	Kettering	111	112	108	331	17
26	31	Oakwood School	Purley	110	112	109	331	16
27	50	Notre Dame Prep School	Norwich	110	112	108	330	34
28	14	The Belvedere Preparatory School	Liverpool	108	112	110	330	19
29	32	Ursuline Preparatory School, Ilford	Ilford	108		110	329	22
30	–	Suffah Primary School	Hounslow	109	111	109	329	17
31	37	Griffin House Preparatory School	Aylesbury	110	111	108	329	16
32	38	Park School	Bournemouth	110	111	107	328	37
33	39	The Shrubbery School	Sutton Coldfield	109	111	108	328	30
34	21	Froebelian School	Leeds	111	110	107	328	24
35	27=	Hopelands Preparatory School	Stonehouse	111	108	109	328	19
36	47	Oliver House School	London	109	108		328	17
37	24	Abbey School	Torquay	108	110	110	328	10
38	41	Mylnhurst Preparatory School	Sheffield	106	112	109	327	21
39	72	Buttercup Primary School	London	109	110	108	327	10
40	44	Merton Court Preparatory School	Sidcup	109	108	109	326	38
41	36	Lincoln Minster Preparatory School	Lincoln	110	108	108	326	26
42	–	King’s School, Plymouth	Plymouth	110	109	107	326	23
43	34	New Hall School	Chelmsford	108	109	108	325	60
44	49	St Andrew’s School	Rochester	108	110	107	325	42
45	45	Widford Lodge Preparatory School	Chelmsford	108	108	109	325	40
46	–	Dale House School	Batley	107	110	108	325	11
47	29	St Michael’s School	Leigh-on-Sea	108	109	107	324	36
48	59	Sacred Heart School	Wadhurst	108	109	107	324	12
49	54	Loyola Preparatory School	Buckhurst Hill	109	107	107	323	23
50	30	St Winefride’s RC Independent School	Shrewsbury	106	110	107	323	20

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Top London prep schools

North London Collegiate school

First, we have the North London Collegiate school which was established in 1850 and is still one of the best performing schools in England. Some of the greatest minds in the country attended this school. Being located in Harrow, UK, it gets students from all around the country and is considered as an education-focused institution, which commits to building students from the ground to successful human beings. This is a girl school and most girls in harrow have either some connection with this school or studied there.

King’s College School

The second one on our list is King’s College School which is world-renowned and is located in Wimbledon. Post its foundation in the year 1829, it declared itself as an independent school that will not be involved with any foreign governance. The school offers a brilliant faculty with a peaceful environment that is ideal for educating children and building a strong foundation. The school has been there teaching students for a considerable period of time, so if someone is planning to admit their child to one of the finest schools in England, then this might just get the job done.

City of London school for girls

By the name, one will be able to understand that this school has been built for taking in guys primarily. The school is one of the finest independent schools in the UK and has been there for more than 50 years. It was founded in 1894 by William Ward and is being funded by the City’s cash. The school was primarily a part of Freeman’s School in London but later established itself as a separate entity. With free registration, the school offers the contemporary version of the syllabus that will equip children with the highest amount of knowledge and offers behavioral programs well to make the students disciplined.

South Hampstead highs school

In the North-Western part of England lies the South Hamstead school, which is one of the best independent bodies out there for acquiring top-class education. The school is developed by the Girl’s Day School Trust and is operating under the leadership of Victoria Bingham. It houses more than 900 students and has the facility for focusing on all the individual needs of the children. The staff of this school understand the importance of education and tries to keep a learning atmosphere all around the campus.