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Lorenden Preparatory School[1]

Independent · ages 3–11

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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
June 2026[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 provide more opportunities for pupils to understand democracy and British institutions to prepare them for participation in society.

Previous ISI inspections: 2024, 2023, 2018, 2015, 2012 (2024 report, 2023 report, 2018 report, 2015 report, 2012 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

Nursery, day
£3,750 a term 2025/26 · Nursery full time · VAT not stated[4]
Pre-prep, day
£4,300–£5,640 a term 2025/26 · Reception; Years 1, 2 and 3 · VAT not stated[4]
Prep, day
£6,330 a term 2025/26 · Years 4, 5 and 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]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
140[1]
Local authority
Kent[1]
Website
www.lorenden.org[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
Swale[5]
Postcode
ME13 0EN[1]
URN
119014[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
106 2024/25[6]
SEN support
17% 2024/25[6]
EHC plan
0.9% 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, Lorenden Preparatory School, June 2026. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: all-rights-reserved (restated only, D71).
  4. lorenden.org: lorenden.org — Fees. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (4)
    Reception £4,300 per term (p. 1)
    Years 1, 2 and 3 £5,640 per term (p. 1)
    Years 4, 5 and 6 £6,330 per term (p. 1)
    Nursery full time £3,750 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.