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0.2 miles207 pupils · KS2 expected standard 60% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Independent · Prep · Bexley
Merton Court School
Independent school · Ages 3 to 11 · Mixed · 311 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Pupils
- 311 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 328
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr D Price
- Address
- 38 Knoll Road, Sidcup, DA14 4QU
- Borough
- Bexley
- Telephone
- 02083002112
- DfE reference (URN)
- 101482
- Website
- mertoncourtprep.co.uk
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Open days and tours
- Open morning · 09:15Saturday 16 January 2027, 09:15 to 12:00
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Early Years – full time (age 3 – 4 years) | £5,760 | £17,280 |
| Junior Preparatory (Reception – Year 2) | £5,980 | £17,940 |
| Senior Preparatory (Year 3 – Year 6) | £6,355 | £19,065 |
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
- £395 per term Catering costs per term, exempt from VAT but included in billed termly fees; school lunches compulsory Source
- Sibling discount
- 5% fee reduction per term on a second child, 10% on a third child Source
Source: mertoncourtprep.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
- 4.8%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 0%
- Girls / boys
- 49% / 51%
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).
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