Side by side
Alpha Preparatory School and St John's School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Alpha Preparatory School takes boys and girls; St John's School is a boys' school.
- Alpha Preparatory School has 110 pupils; St John's School has 266.
- The two schools are 3.5 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Alpha Preparatory School | St John's School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | Independent school DfE register | Independent school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 11 DfE register | 3 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Boys DfE register |
| Pupils | 110 DfE register | 266 DfE register |
| Borough | Harrow DfE register | Hillingdon DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Selective DfE register | Selective DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | Not published | £4,955 to £7,455 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Inspected by ISI (no grade is published as data) DfE register | Inspected by ISI (no grade is published as data) DfE register |
| Pupils | ||
| Receiving SEN support | 13.9% school census 2024/25 | 5.3% school census 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.