King's College School
0.4 miles1,498 pupils · A level average A+ (2024/25) · £10,129 to £11,940 a term (2026-27)
Independent · Prep · Merton
The Study Preparatory School
Independent school · Ages 4 to 11 · Girls · 285 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Girls
- Pupils
- 285 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 336
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sharon Maher
- Address
- Wilberforce House, Camp Road, London, SW19 4UN
- Borough
- Merton
- Telephone
- 02089476969
- DfE reference (URN)
- 102689
- Website
- thestudyprep.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: 125 leavers with a counted destination, 2023 to 2025.
- Wimbledon High School GDST31 25%
- Surbiton High School14 11%
- Putney High School GDST12 10%
- Claremont Fan Court School10 8%
- St John's School, Leatherhead9 7%
- Sutton High School GDST8 6%
- Epsom College5 4%
- The Godolphin and Latymer School5 4%
- Ibstock Place School4 3%
- St Paul's Girls' School4 3%
- Emanuel School3 2%
- Kingston Grammar School3 2%
- The Tiffin Girls' School3 2%
- LEA School2 2%
- Marymount2 2%
- Alleyn's School1 1%
- Brighton College 13+1 1%
- City of London for Girls1 1%
- Francis Holland School1 1%
- Guildford High School1 1%
- Lady Eleanor Holles School1 1%
- Latymer Upper School and Latymer Prep1 1%
- Notre Dame1 1%
- St Catherine's Bramley1 1%
- St Mary's School Ascot1 1%
Source: thestudyprep.co.uk · leavers 2023 to 2025 · 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Whole school (single fee, no year-group breakdown stated) | £7,889 | £23,668 |
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
- Non-refundable registration fee charged to register for a place; amount not stated on page. Source
- Acceptance deposit
- Deposit equivalent to half a term's fees to accept a place; non-refundable if pupil doesn't start, refunded on leaving. Source
- Lunches
- £406 per term Compulsory school lunch fee for 2026/2027 academic year. Source
- Bursaries
- Means-tested bursary scheme providing up to 100% of fees for eligible pupils. Source
Source: thestudyprep.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
- 14.2%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 0.3%
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).
Wimbledon Common Preparatory School
0.6 miles158 pupils · £7,874 a term (2026-27)
The Rowans School
0.7 miles110 pupils · £5,590 to £6,708 a term (2026-27)
Donhead Preparatory School
0.7 miles293 pupils · £6,431 to £6,701 a term (2026-27)
Leaver destinations
Norwegian School in London
0.7 miles46 pupils
Hollymount School
0.9 miles445 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.