
INDEPENDENT ASSOCIATION OF PREP SCHOOLS
The Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS) is the United Kingdom’s leading representative body for independent junior schools. It’s members include a number of famous preparatory schools in the English tradition (i.e. preparing pupils for entry into top-tier “Public Schools” and classical grammar schools.
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The IAPS was established in 1892 as the Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools and has been an accrediting and oversight body for preparatory schools in the United Kingdom and overseas since. The IAPS is one of the constituent organisations of the Independent Schools Council (ISC) meaning that all members are under the remit of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). Indeed, it is a requirement for IAPS membership candidates to have been inspected by the ISI and for the school to maintain a clear, broad curriculum in accordance with IAPS defined criteria.
IAPS performs a number of roles on behalf of its members, including representing the sector to government, coordinating curricula and sporting competitions and setting programmes for schools management and holiday schedules.
Membership of the IAPS is considered to be quite prestigious with a number of international junior schools seeking accreditation. The schools that comprise the association’s members are a broad mix of traditional preparatory schools, faith schools, single-sex schools, progressive schools and junior boarding schools as well as both schools attached to secondary schools and fully independent schools.
With over 600 members, membership may vary but has included those schools listed below. For the latest information about the IAPS and its members, please contact the IAPS directly or speak to your preferred school.
MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATES
SELECT THE FIRST LETTER OF THE SCHOOL NAME BELOW OR CHOOSE LIST VIEW FOR A SIMPLE LIST OF ALL LISTED SCHOOLS. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU CAN SELECT SCHOOLS USING THE MAP BELOW.
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GARDEN HOUSE SCHOOL
GHS
TURKS ROW, CHELSEA, LONDON SW3 4TW, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1950
FEE-PAYING
DAY
BOYS & GIRLS (SEGREGATED CO-ORDINATED SCHOOLS
AGES 3 – 11 (NURSERY – YEAR 6)
GARDEN HOUSE SCHOOLS
GATEHOUSE SCHOOL
GHS
SEWARDSTONE ROAD, VICTORIA PARK, BETHNAL GREEN, LONDON E2 9JG, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
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GAYHURST SCHOOL
BULL LANE, GERRARDS CROSS, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE SL9 8RJ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
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GEORGE WATSON’S COLLEGE
GWC / WATSON’S
COLINTON ROAD, EDINBURGH, MIDLOTHIAN EH10 5EG, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
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GLEBE HOUSE SCHOOL AND NURSERY
GLEBE / GLEBE HOUSE
CROMER ROAD, HUNSTANTON, NORFOLK PE36 6HW, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1874
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL (MIXED)
AGES 0 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
THE GLEDDINGS PREPARATORY SCHOOL
THE GLEDDINGS SCHOOL
3 BIRDCAGE LANE, SAVILE PARK, HALIFAX, NORTH YORKSHIRE HX3 0JB, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
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GLENDOWER PREPARATORY SCHOOL
GLENDOWER
87 QUEEN’S GATE, SOUTH KENSINGTON, LONDON SW7 5JX, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
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GODOLPHIN
MILFORD HILL, SALISBURY, WILTSHIRE SP1 2RA, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
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GODSTOWE
GODSTOWE SCHOOL
SHRUBBERY ROAD, HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND HP13 6PR, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1900
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
GIRLS (CO-EDUCATIONAL NURSERY AND PRE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL)
AGES 3 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
GORDONSTOUN
GORDONSTOUN, ELGIN, MORAY IV30 5RF, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1934
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 4 – 18 (RECEPTION – SIXTH FORM)
THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL AT LEEDS
GSAL / GSL / LEEDS GRAMMAR SCHOOL
ALWOODLEY GATES, HARROGATE ROAD, LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE LS17 8GS, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
GRAMMAR SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
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INC. ROSE COURT
ESTABLISHED 2008 (LEGACY SCHOOLS 1552)
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL (DIAMOND MODEL SCHOOL)
AGES 3 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
GRANGE PARK PREP SCHOOL
GPPS
13 THE CHINE, GRANGE PARK, LONDON N21 2EA, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
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THE GRANGE SCHOOL
AVENIDA PRÍNCIPE DE GALES 6154, LA REINA SANTIAGO, CHILE
PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1928
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 4 – 18 (GRADES K – YEAR 12)
INTERNATIONAL (BRITISH)
THE GRANVILLE SCHOOL
2 BRADBOURNE PARK ROAD, SEVENOAKS, KENT TN13 3LJ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1945
FEE-PAYING
DAY
GIRLS (CO-EDUCATIONAL NURSERY)
AGES 3 – 11 (NURSERY – YEAR 6)

GREAT BALLARD
EARTHAM, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX PO18 0LR, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1924
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 16 (NURSERY – YEAR 11)
CHURCH OF ENGLAND
GREAT WALSTEAD SCHOOL
EAST MASCALLS LANE, LINDFIELD, WEST SUSSEX RH16 2QL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
GREENFIELD SCHOOL
OLD WOKING ROAD, WOKING, SURREY GU22 8HY, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
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GRESHAM’S
CROMER ROAD, HOLT, NORFOLK NR25 6EA, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1555
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)
GUILDFORD HIGH SCHOOL
GHS
LONDON ROAD, GUILDFORD, SURREY GU1 1SJ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
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