Side by side
Holy Cross Preparatory School and The Rowans 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
- Holy Cross Preparatory School is a girls' school; The Rowans School takes boys and girls.
- Holy Cross Preparatory School takes ages 2 to 11; The Rowans School takes ages 3 to 7.
- Holy Cross Preparatory School has 289 pupils; The Rowans School has 110.
- Published day fees start at £7,175 a term at Holy Cross Preparatory School and £5,590 at The Rowans School.
- The two schools are 1.4 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Holy Cross Preparatory School | The Rowans School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | Independent school DfE register | Independent school DfE register |
| Ages | 2 to 11 DfE register | 3 to 7 DfE register |
| Gender | Girls DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 289 DfE register | 110 DfE register |
| Borough | Kingston upon Thames DfE register | Merton DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Not published | Non-selective DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | £7,175 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 | £5,590 to £6,708 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 | 10.3% school census 2024/25 | 1.7% 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.