
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
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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OAKWOOD SCHOOL
FUNTINGTON ROAD, EAST ASHLEY, OAKWOOD, CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX PO18 9AN, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
OLD BUCKENHAM HALL
OBH
BRETTENHAM PARK, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK IP7 7PH, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
OLD HALL
THE OLD HALL SCHOOL
STANLEY ROAD, WELLINGTON, TELFORD, SHROPSHIRE TF1 3LB, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1845
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 4 – 11 (RECEPTION – YEAR 6)
ANGLICAN (CHURCH OF ENGLAND)
WREKIN
OLD VICARAGE SCHOOL
OVS
48 RICHMOND HILL, RICHMOND UPON THAMES, SURREY TW10 6QX, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
GIRLS SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
INC. LITTLE VIC
ESTABLISHED 1881
FEE-PAYING
DAY
GIRLS
AGES 3 – 11 (NURSERY – YEAR 6)
OPORTO BRITISH SCHOOL
OBS
RUA DA CERCA, 338, FOZ DE DOURO, 4150-201 PORTO, PORTUGAL
EARLY YEARS, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1894
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL (MIXED)
AGES 3 – 18 (EARLY YEARS – YEAR 13)
INTERNATIONAL (BRITISH)
THE ORATORY PREP SCHOOL
OPS
GREAT OAKS, GORING HEATH, OXFORDSHIRE RG8 7SF, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
FAITH SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1925
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 2 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
ROMAN CATHOLIC
ORCHARD HOUSE SCHOOL
OHS
16 NEWTON GROVE, CHISWICK, LONDON W4 1LB, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1993
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL (MIXED)
AGES 3 – 11 (NURSERY – YEAR 6)
DUKES EDUCATION
ORCHARD SCHOOL & NURSERY
ORCHARD
HIGHAM GOBION ROAD, BARTON-LE-CLAY, BEDFORDSHIRE MK45 4RB, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1991
FEE-PAYING
DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL (MIXED)
AGES 0 – 9 (NURSERY – YEAR 4)
ORLEY FARM SCHOOL
OFS
SOUTH HILL AVENUE, HARROW ON THE HILL, MIDDLESEX HA1 3NU, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ORWELL PARK SCHOOL
OPS
NACTON, IPSWICH, SUFFOLK IP10 0ER, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
NURSERY AND PRIMARY SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
JUNIOR BOARDING SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
ABOUT
ESTABLISHED 1868
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL (MIXED)
AGES 2 – 13 (NURSERY – YEAR 8)
OSWESTRY SCHOOL
UPPER BROOK STREET, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE SY11 2TL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL
ALL-THROUGH SCHOOL
BOARDING SCHOOL
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
PRE-PREPARATORY AND PREPARATORY SCHOOL
PUBLIC SCHOOL
ABOUT
INC. BELLAN HOUSE
ESTABLISHED 1407
FEE-PAYING
BOARDING & DAY
CO-EDUCATIONAL
AGES 4 – 18 (RECEPTION – SIXTH FORM)

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