168 pupils · KS2 expected standard 45% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Independent · Prep · Southwark
Herne Hill School
Independent school · Ages 2 to 7 · Mixed · 304 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 304 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 430
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ngaire Telford
- Address
- 127 Herne Hill, Herne Hill, London, SE24 9LY
- Borough
- Southwark
- Telephone
- 02072746336
- DfE reference (URN)
- 100866
- Website
- hernehillschool.co.uk
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Where leavers went
Destinations of leavers, as published by the school: 97 leavers with a counted destination, 2024 to 2026.
- Dulwich Prep & Senior18
- Sydenham & Dulwich Girls17
- Rosemead Prep16
- Dulwich College12
- Out of area/ Alternative education9
- St Dunstan's College9
- Alleyn's Junior School6
- James Allen's Girls' School5
- Streatham & Clapham High School GDST5
Counts only. We show percentages only when at least 20 leavers were counted and every destination has a number.
Also named by the school, with no number published: Alleyn's Oakfield.
Source: hernehillschool.co.uk · leavers 2024 to 2026 · last checked 10 October 2026
These are destinations schools have published for past leavers. They describe what happened, not what will happen for any one child. How to read this.
Open days and tours
- Open morningSaturday 6 March 2027
Dates as published on the school's own page, read 10 Oct 2026. Schools add and change dates at short notice and most ask you to book: confirm with the school. All open days in London
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Prep (Reception, Year 1 and Year 2) | £8,335 | £25,005 |
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
- Lunches
- £373 per term School Lunches charge added to Pre-Prep fees to reach total payable Source
- Bursaries
- A small number of means-tested autumn 2026 Pre-Prep bursary places available for Reception entry, valid up to three years Source
Source: hernehillschool.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
- 12.2%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 1.7%
- Girls / boys
- 48% / 52%
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).
Judith Kerr Primary School
0.3 miles409 pupils · KS2 expected standard 86% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Jessop Primary School
0.4 miles281 pupils · KS2 expected standard 85% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
265 pupils
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
James Allen's Girls' School
0.6 miles1,223 pupils · A level average A (2024/25) · £8,857 to £10,146 a term (2026-27)
Registration: closes in 9 days (19 Oct 2026)
Dulwich Hamlet Junior School
0.6 miles374 pupils · KS2 expected standard 84% (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.