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Rydes Hill Preparatory School[1]

Independent · ages 2–7

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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 2024[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]

Leadership and governance

  • ISI recommended: The school should ensure all necessary information, including inspection reports from January 2015 onwards, is available.

Previous ISI inspections: 2022, 2021, 2017 (2022 report, 2021 report, 2017 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
£4,886–£4,945 a term 2026/27 · 1 5+ Year 1; 2 6+ Year 2 · 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
2–7[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
200[1]
Local authority
Surrey[1]
Website
www.rydeshill.com[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
Guildford[5]
Postcode
GU2 8BP[1]
URN
125344[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
153 2024/25[6]
SEN support
6.5% 2024/25[6]
EHC plan
0.7% 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, Rydes Hill Preparatory School, November 2024. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: all-rights-reserved (restated only, D71).
  4. rydeshill.com: rydeshill.com — Fees 2026-27 Main School (PDF). Period 2026-10-17. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (2)
    1 5+ Year 1 £4,886 £578 £5,464 (p. 1)
    2 6+ Year 2 £4,945 £578 £5,523 (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.