Side by side
Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery and Oakfields Preparatory 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
- Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery takes ages 2 to 11; Oakfields Preparatory School takes ages 3 to 11.
- Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery has 163 pupils; Oakfields Preparatory School has 221.
- Published day fees start at £5,057 a term at Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery and £4,624 at Oakfields Preparatory School.
- The two schools are 3.7 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery | Oakfields Preparatory School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | Independent school DfE register | Independent school DfE register |
| Ages | 2 to 11 DfE register | 3 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 163 DfE register | 221 DfE register |
| Religious character | Not published | Christian DfE register |
| Borough | Havering DfE register | Havering DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Not published | Non-selective DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | £5,057 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 | £4,624 to £6,000 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 | 7.7% school census 2024/25 | 6% school census 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 7 October 2026. 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.