Merton Court School[1]
Independent · ages 3–11
Headline results
No headline results are published for this school in the latest two years.
Results
No published data for this school.
Ofsted
- Inspected by
- Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)[2]
ISI inspection
- Inspection
- December 2025[3]
- Framework
- Framework from September 2023[3]
- Leadership and governance
- Standards met[3]
- Quality of education
- Standards met[3]
- Health and wellbeing
- Standards met[3]
- Social and economic education
- Standards met[3]
- Safeguarding
- Standards met[3]
Social and economic education
- ISI recommended: The school should improve how the curriculum is planned and taught so all pupils gain a strong understanding of economics.
Previous ISI inspections: 2022, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014 (2022 report, 2018 report, 2016 report, 2015 report, 2014 report).
Findings of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), restated in our own words: not ISI's wording. Read the full report on ISI's website.
Competition to get in
No published data for this school.
Character & practicalities
Fees
- Nursery, day
- £4,150–£5,760 a term 2026/27 · Early Years – 5 mornings (age 3 – 4 years); Early Years – full time (age 3 – 4 years) · VAT not stated[4]
- Pre-prep, day
- £5,980 a term 2026/27 · Junior Preparatory (Reception – Year 2) · VAT not stated[4]
- Prep, day
- £6,355 a term 2026/27 · Senior Preparatory (Year 3 – Year 6) · VAT not stated[4]
As published by the school on its own website for the year shown, quoted from our archived copy. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest fee the school lists for that stage. Check the school's current fees before deciding: extras (lunch, trips, exams) and bursaries are not included. Fees are never used to rank schools.
- Type
- Other independent school[1]
- Ages
- 3–11[1]
- Boys / girls
- Mixed[1]
- Faith
- Church of England[1]
- Admissions
- Non-selective[1]
- Sixth form
- No[1]
- Boarding
- No boarders[1]
- Capacity
- 328[1]
- Local authority
- Bexley[1]
- Website
- www.mertoncourtprep.co.uk[1]
- Nursery classes
- Has Nursery Classes[2]
- Special classes
- No Special Classes[2]
- Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan)
- Not approved[2]
- District
- Bexley[5]
- Postcode
- DA14 4QU[1]
- URN
- 101482[1]
School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.
Pupils
- Number on roll
- 310 2024/25[6]
- SEN support
- 4.8% 2024/25[6]
- EHC plan
- 0% 2024/25[6]
- Free school meals in the last 6 years
- 0% 2024/25[6]
Sources
- Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments (independent schools' inspectorate and provision). Period 2026-10-17, published 2026-10-17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Independent Schools Inspectorate: School inspection report, Merton Court School, December 2025. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: all-rights-reserved (restated only, D71).
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mertoncourtprep.co.uk: mertoncourtprep.co.uk — Fees. Period 2026-10-17.
Licence: copyright-quoted.
Quotes (4)
Early Years - 5 mornings (age 3 - 4 years) £4,150 (p. 1)
Early Years - full time (age 3 - 4 years) £5,760 (p. 1)
Junior Preparatory (Reception - Year 2) £5,980 (p. 1)
Senior Preparatory (Year 3 - Year 6) £6,355 (p. 1)
- Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
- Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.