Independent · All-through · Enfield
St John's Preparatory and Senior School
Independent school · Ages 3 to 19 · Mixed · 493 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 493 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 558
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mrs C Tardios
- Address
- The Ridgeway, Potters Bar, EN6 5QT
- Borough
- Enfield
- Telephone
- 01707657294
- DfE reference (URN)
- 102065
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 7 October 2026 · last checked 9 October 2026
Where leavers went
Published by the school
- Kings College London (5), Manchester (3), University College London (3), Warwick (3), Imperial College London (1), Liverpool (1), Loughborough (1), Southampton (1), Westminster (1), York (1) As published by the school: 10 universities with a printed number of leavers (2021) Source
- Kings College London (5), Manchester (3), University College London (3), Warwick (3), Imperial College London (1), Liverpool (1), Loughborough (1), Southampton (1), Westminster (1), York (1) As published by the school: 10 universities with a printed number of leavers (2021) Source
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 – Year 13including VAT; the school's page shows £5,850 before VAT, to which we added VAT at 20% | £7,020 | £21,060 |
Day fees for 2026-27, as published by the school (read 9 Oct 2026). The VAT position is shown beside each stage. Lunches, trips and other extras may be charged on top.
Other charges and help with fees
- Sibling discount
- 5% discount on 2nd child, 10% on 3rd child, 15% on 4th child Source
- Sibling discount
- 5% discount on 2nd child, 10% on 3rd child, 15% on 4th child Source
Source: stjohnsprepandseniorschool.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 7 October 2026 · last checked 9 October 2026
Results
A level (16 to 18), 2024/25
- A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: C+ · 2023/24: CBThis schoolB-EnfieldB-England, state-funded
- A level average point score per entry2022/23: 34.1 · 2023/24: 31.639.5This school35.2Enfield35England, state-funded
- Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 32.7 · 2023/24: 31.140.4This school35.7Enfield35.8England, state-funded
- % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 19% · 2023/24: 18%19%This school18%Enfield18%England, state-funded
- A level value added score2023/24: -0.330.23This school-0.03England, state-funded
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 22 pupils in the cohort
GCSE figures from the DfE tables are not shown for independent schools: many of the qualifications they enter, such as IGCSEs, are not counted there.
Pupils and context
- Receiving SEN support
- 4%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 0%
- Girls / boys
- 39% / 61%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25