South Drive, Gidea Park, Romford, Essex RM2 6HH
10 reasons to choose St Mary's Hare Park School
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St Mary’s Hare Park School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 76. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Romford and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St Mary’s Hare Park School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 2.5 and 11 years. It is a Roman Catholic school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. St Mary’s Hare Park School fees range from £3,560 (Rec) to £3,610 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.
Average class size
St Mary’s Hare Park School has one class per year and an average class size of 19 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for St Mary’s Hare Park School leavers are one of 15 local schools. 35-40% of leavers head for an independent school with a 100% pass rate in the ISEB tests in 2023 and 2024 and 12 awards and scholarships. Brentwood School accounts for 60-70% of independent school leavers. Catholic maintained schools, in particular Brentwood Ursuline and Sacred Heart of Mary, account for 30-50% of leavers. Grammar schools; 10-35%, depending on the year.
The St Mary's Hare Park School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, French. The curriculum emphasises Catholic social morality, which informs the school’s culture, and pastoral care. Catholic pupils are also helped to prepare for their First Confession and First Communion in Year 3. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips for Years 5 and 6.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
Sport at St Mary's Hare Park School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at St Mary's Hare Park School
Art, drama, and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and up to half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir, orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near St Mary's Hare Park School
Gidea Park Prep (0.7 miles); Immanuel School, Primary (3.1 miles); Oakfields Preparatory School (4.1 miles).
Ardleigh Green Junior & Infants School (0.8 miles); Nelmes Primary School (1.5 miles); St Ursula’s Catholic Primary School, Romford (1.5 miles).
Immanuel School (3.1 miles); Brentwood School (5.6 miles).
The Campion School (1.5 miles); Sacred Heart of Mary Girls’ School (2.8 miles); The Coopers’ Company and Coborn School (3.6 miles).