
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.
ABOUT
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
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HABERDASHERS’ BOYS’ SCHOOL
THE HABERDASHERS’ ASKE’S BOYS’ SCHOOL / HABS
BUTTERFLY LANE, ELSTREE, HERTFORDSHIRE WD6 3AF, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
HABERDASHERS’ GIRLS’ SCHOOL
THE HABERDASHERS’ ASKE’S SCHOOL FOR GIRLS / HABS
ALDENHAM ROAD, ELSTREE, HERTFORDSHIRE WD6 3BT, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
HABERDASHERS’ MONMOUTH SCHOOLS
HABS MONMOUTH / MONMOUTH SCHOOL(S)
24 HEREFORD ROAD, MONMOUTH, MONMOUTHSHIRE NP25 5XT, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
INC. MONMOUTH SCHOOL FOR BOYS & MONMOUTH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
ESTABLISHED 1892
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
GIRLS & BOYS (SEGREGATED SENIOR SCHOOLS, CO-EDUCATIONAL PREPARATORY SCHOOL & SIXTH FORM COLLEGE) – SCHEDULED TO BECOME FULLY CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (RECEPTION – SIXTH FORM)

THE HALL
23 CROSSFIELD ROAD, BELSIZE PARK, HAMPSTEAD, LONDON NW3 4NU, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
HALL GROVE SCHOOL
HALL GROVE / HG
LONDON ROAD, BAGSHOT, SURREY GU19 5HZ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1956
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)

HALLFIELD SCHOOL
48 CHURCH ROAD, EDGBASTON, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS B15 3SJ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
HALSTEAD ST ANDREW’S SCHOOL
HSA
CHURCH HILL HOUSE, WILSON WAY, HORSELL, WOKING, SURREY GU21 4QW, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 2023 (LEGACY SCHOOLS 1927)
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL (MIXED)
AGES 3 – 16 (NURSERY – YEAR 11)
HAMPTON PRE-PREP & PREP SCHOOL
HAMPTON PREP
GLOUCESTER ROAD, HAMPTON, MIDDLESEX TW12 2UQ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1924
FEE-PAYING
DAY
BOYS (CO-EDUCATIONAL NURSERY AND PRE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL)
AGES 3 – 11 (NURSERY – YEAR 6)
HAMPTON SCHOOL
HANFORD
HANFORD SCHOOL
CHILD OKEFORD, BLANDFORD FORUM, DORSET DT11 8HN, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PREPARATORY SCHOOL
SPORTS ACADEMY (EQUESTRIAN)
ABOUT
HATHEROP CASTLE
HATHEROP CASTLE PREP SCHOOL & NURSERY
HATHEROP CASTLE, HATHEROP, CIRENCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE GL7 3NB, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1946
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
THE HAWTHORNS SCHOOL
PENDELL COURT, BLETCHINGLEY, SURREY RH1 4QJ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
HAZELWOOD SCHOOL
WOLFS HILL, LIMPSFIELD, OXTED, SURREY RH8 0QU, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
HAZLEGROVE
HAZLEGROVE PREP SCHOOL
HAZLEGROVE, SPARKFORD, SOMERSET BA22 7JA, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1947 (LEGACY SCHOOL 1519)
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
KING’S BRUTON
HEADINGTON RYE
HEADINGTON / HEADINGTON SCHOOL OXFORD
HEADINGTON ROAD, OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE OX3 7TD, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1915
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
GIRLS (CO-EDUCATIONAL NURSERY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL)
AGES 3 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
CHRISTIAN
HEATH MOUNT SCHOOL
WOODHALL PARK, WATTON-AT-STONE, HERTFORD, HERTFORDSHIRE SG14 3NG, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
HEATHERTON
HEATHERTON SCHOOL
10 COPPERKINS LANE, AMERSHAM, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HP6 5QB, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1912
FEE-PAYING
DAY
GIRLS (CO-EDUCATIONAL NURSERY)
AGES 2 – 11 (NURSERY – YEAR 6)
BERKHAMSTED
HEATHFIELD PREPARATORY
RISHWORTH, SOWERBY BRIDGE, HALIFAX, WEST YORKSHIRE HX6 4QA, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1950
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 11 (NURSERY – YEAR 6)
RISHWORTH SCHOOL
HEREFORD CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
HCS
OLD DEANERY, THE CATHEDRAL CLOSE, HEREFORD, HEREFORDSHIRE HR1 2NG, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
CATHEDRAL SCHOOL
CHOIR SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL (CHOIR)
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1384
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)
HEREWARD HOUSE SCHOOL
HHS
14 STRATHRAY GARDENS, HAMPSTEAD, LONDON NW3 4NY, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
HIGH MARCH
HIGH MARCH SCHOOL
23 LEDBOROUGH LANE, BEACONSFIELD, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE HP9 2PZ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1926
FEE-PAYING
DAY
GIRLS (LIMITED CO-EDUCATIONAL NURSERY)
AGES 3 – 11 (NURSERY – YEAR 6)
HIGHFIELD
HIGHFIELD PREP
CLARENCE DRIVE, HARROGATE, NORTH YORKSHIRE HG1 2QG, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRE-SCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
INC. BANKFIELD
ESTABLISHED 1997
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY (GIRLS BOARDING ONLY)
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 11 (NURSERY – YEAR 6)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)
HARROGATE LADIES’ COLLEGE

HIGHFIELD & BROOKHAM
HIGHFIELD LANE, LIPHOOK, HAMPSHIRE GU30 7LQ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1907
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
HIGHGATE
NORTH ROAD, HIGHGATE, LONDON N6 4AY, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
HILDEN GRANGE
HILDEN GRANGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL
DRY HILL PARK ROAD, TONBRIDGE, KENT TN10 3BX, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
HILL HOUSE SCHOOL
SIXTH AVENUE, AUCKLEY, DONCASTER, SOUTH YORKSHIRE DN9 3GG, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
SPORTS ACADEMY (EQUESTRIAN / HOCKEY / RUGBY)
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1912
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 18 (NURSERY – SIXTH FORM)
HILLCREST INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
GEMS CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL KENYA / HILLCREST
HILLCREST ROAD, KAREN, NAIROBI 00502, KENYA
PRE-SCHOOL, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1965
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL (MIXED)
AGES 2 – 18 (EARLY YEARS – YEAR 12)
INTERNATIONAL (BRITISH)
BRAEBURN GROUP
HOE BRIDGE SCHOOL
HOE PLACE, OLD WOKING ROAD, WOKING, SURREY GU22 8JE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
HOLME GRANGE SCHOOL
HEATHLANDS ROAD, WOKINGHAM, BERKSHIRE RG40 3AL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
HOLMEWOOD HOUSE SCHOOL
HOLMEWOOD
BARROW LANE, LANGTON GREEN, TUNBRIDGE WELLS, KENT TN3 0EB, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1945
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 3 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
HOLMWOOD HOUSE SCHOOL
HH / HOLMWOOD
CHITTS HILL, LEXDEN, COLCHESTER, ESSEX CO3 9ST, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1922
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 0 – 16 (NURSERY – YEAR 11)
HOLY CROSS PREPARATORY SCHOOL
HOLY CROSS
GEORGE ROAD, KINGSTON UPON THAMES, SURREY KT2 7NU, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1931
FEE-PAYING
DAY
GIRLS
AGES 2 – 11 (NURSERY – YEAR 6)
ROMAN CATHOLIC (HOLY CROSS)
HOMEFIELD PREPARATORY SCHOOL
HOMEFIELD / HPS
WESTERN ROAD, SUTTON, SURREY SM1 2TE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOYS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
HORNSBY HOUSE SCHOOL
HEARNVILLE ROAD, BALHAM, LONDON SW12 8RS, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
HORRIS HILL SCHOOL
HH
NEWTOWN, NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE RG20 9DJ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
HUNTER HALL PREPARATORY & PRE-SCHOOL
HUNTER HALL SCHOOL
FRENCHFIELD, PENRITH, CUMBRIA CA11 8UA, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
HURLINGHAM SCHOOL
122 PUTNEY BRIDGE ROAD, PUTNEY, LONDON SW15 2NQ, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1947
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL (MIXED)
AGES 2 – 11 (NURSERY – YEAR 6)
HURSTPIERPOINT COLLEGE
HURST
COLLEGE LANE, HURSTPIERPOINT, HASSOCKS, WEST SUSSEX BN6 9JS, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1849
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 4 – 18 (RECEPTION – SIXTH FORM)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)
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