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Barrow Hills 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
June 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 teaching challenges all pupils sufficiently to help them develop their knowledge and skills effectively.

Previous ISI inspections: 2022, 2017, 2013 (2022 report, 2017 report, 2013 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
£5,080–£5,800 a term 2026/27 · Reception per term from 08:15-15:15; Years 1-2 per term from 08:15-15:20/15:25 · incl. VAT[4]
Prep, day
£7,440–£8,740 a term 2026/27 · Year 3; Year 4; Years 5-6 per term 08:15-16:30; Years 7-8 per term from 08:15-16:30 · incl. VAT[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]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
297[1]
Local authority
Surrey[1]
Website
www.barrowhills.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
Waverley[5]
Postcode
GU8 5NY[1]
URN
125366[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
193 2024/25[6]
SEN support
32.6% 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, Barrow Hills School, June 2025. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: all-rights-reserved (restated only, D71).
  4. barrowhills.org: barrowhills.org — Fees. Period 2026-10-17. Archived copy; original. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (6)
    Reception per term from 08:15-15:15 £5,080 (inc. VAT) (p. 1)
    Years 1-2 per term from 08:15-15:20/15:25 £5,800 (inc. VAT) (p. 1)
    Year 3 per term 08:15-16:30 (With the option of going home at 15:30 on Tuesdays and Fridays or remaining at School in club/study) £7,440 (inc. VAT) (p. 1)
    Year 4 per term 08:15-16:30 (With the option of going home at 15:30 on Tuesdays and Fridays or remaining at School in club/study) £7,540 (inc. VAT) (p. 1)
    Years 5-6 per term 08:15-16:30 £8,150 (inc. VAT) (p. 1)
    Years 7-8 per term from 08:15-16:30 £8,740 (inc. VAT) (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.