Wavertree Road, Streatham, London SW2 3SR
10 reasons to choose Streatham and Clapham Prep School
Main point of differentiation
Streatham and Clapham Prep School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 80, and offers the best value for money among prep schools in Balham and Streatham. It is the only girls-only and all-through school, and has the most subject specialist teaching. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
Streatham and Clapham Prep School is an independent prep day school for girls between the ages of 3 and 11 years. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the prep division of Streatham and Clapham High School, an all-through school to age 18, and is a member of the Girls’ Day School Trust. Streatham and Clapham Prep School fees are £6,746 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Streatham and Clapham Prep School has one rising to two classes per year, and an average class size of 20 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Most Year 6 pupils at Streatham and Clapham Prep move up to the High School.
The Streatham and Clapham Prep School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, philosophy, reasoning, French, Mandarin, Latin. Geography and history are taught as a cross-curricular ‘Topic’ throughout. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different 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 from Year 5.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, art, drama, and languages throughout, and for English, maths, and science from Year 3.
Sport at Streatham and Clapham Prep School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in gymnastics.
The Arts at Streatham and Clapham Prep School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 5.55pm. Minibus service.
Find another school near Streatham and Clapham Prep School
The White House Preparatory School, Balham (1 mile); Rosemead Preparatory School (1.2 miles); Oakfield Preparatory School (1.5 miles).
Telferscot Primary School (0.8 miles); Iqra Primary School (1 mile); The Orchard School (1 mile).
Streatham and Clapham High School (1.1 miles); Dulwich College (2.2 miles); James Allen’s Girls’ School (2.6 miles).
Dunraven School (0.8 miles); La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ School (1.1 miles); Bishop Thomas Grant Catholic Secondary School (1.5 miles).