Gidea Park Primary School
0.3 miles459 pupils · KS2 expected standard 75% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Independent · Prep · Havering
Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery
Independent school · Ages 2 to 11 · Mixed · 163 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 163 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 210
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher (Acting)
- Mr Callum Douglas
- Address
- 2 Balgores Lane, Gidea Park, Romford, RM2 5JR
- Borough
- Havering
- Telephone
- 01708740381
- DfE reference (URN)
- 102355
- Website
- gideaparkprep.co.uk
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Admissions
Independent schools run their own admissions. You register directly with the school, usually for a fee, and the school sets its own deadlines, assessments and offer dates, which are separate from the borough process.
Fees
| Stage | Per term | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Reception to Year 6 | £5,057 | £15,171 |
Day fees for 2026-27, as published by the school (read 9 Oct 2026). The school's page gives these fees including VAT. Lunches, trips and other extras may be charged on top.
Other charges and help with fees
- Registration fee
- £100 per one_off Registration fee, payable on registration and non-refundable. Source
- Acceptance deposit
- £500 per one_off School acceptance deposit, payable upon acceptance of a place. Source
- Sibling discount
- 10% discount on eldest child's fees with two siblings; 10%+5% with three or more; youngest not eligible. Source
- Registration fee
- £75 per one_off Nursery registration fee, payable on registration and non-refundable. Source
- Acceptance deposit
- £500 per one_off Nursery acceptance deposit, payable upon acceptance of a place. Source
Source: gideaparkprep.co.uk · academic year 2026-27 · last checked 9 October 2026
Inspection
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)
ISI does not give a single overall grade and does not publish its findings as open data, so we show no rating. Read the latest report on isi.net.
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Pupils and context
- Receiving SEN support
- 7.7%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 1.2%
- Girls / boys
- 52% / 48%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Nearby schools
Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).
St Mary's Hare Park School
0.4 miles144 pupils
Squirrels Heath Primary School
0.7 miles600 pupils · KS2 expected standard 76% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
675 pupils · KS2 expected standard 58% (2024/25)
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Ardleigh Green Infant School
0.9 miles269 pupils
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
0.9 miles376 pupils · KS2 expected standard 68% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Compare with similar schools
Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.
- Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery and St Mary's Hare Park School0.4 miles apart
- Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery and Edullect Academy Independent School1.4 miles apart
- Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery and Oakfields Preparatory School3.7 miles apart
- Gidea Park Preparatory School and Nursery and Eastcourt Independent School4.1 miles apart