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Elstree School[1]

Independent · ages 2–13

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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
November 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]

Quality of education

  • ISI recommended: The school should ensure teachers set high expectations and move pupils on to more complex work when they are ready.

Previous ISI inspections: 2024, 2022, 2018, 2015 (2024 report, 2022 report, 2018 report, 2015 report).

ISI's page for this school

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

Pre-prep, day
£5,745 a term 2026/27 · Reception · VAT not stated[4]
Prep, day
£9,280–£11,000 a term 2026/27 · Year 3-4 Day Pupils; Year 5-8 Day Pupils · 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
2–13[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Church of England[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
Boarding school[1]
Capacity
350[1]
Local authority
West Berkshire[1]
Website
www.elstreeschool.org.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
West Berkshire[5]
Postcode
RG7 5TD[1]
URN
110140[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
307 2024/25[6]
SEN support
27.4% 2024/25[6]
EHC plan
0% 2024/25[6]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[6]

Sources

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Independent Schools Inspectorate: School inspection report, Elstree School, November 2025. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: all-rights-reserved (restated only, D71).
  4. elstreeschool.org.uk: elstreeschool.org.uk — Fees. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (5)
    Day fee £5,745 per term (p. 1)
    Fee type Reception Years 1 & 2 (p. 1)
    Day fee £9,280 per term (p. 1)
    Fee type Year 3-4 Day Pupils Year 5-8 Day Pupils (p. 1)
    Day fee £9,280 per term £11,000 per term (p. 1)
  5. 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.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.