15 Manresa Road, Chelsea, London SW3 6NB
10 reasons to choose Francis Holland Preparatory School
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Francis Holland Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 82. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Chelsea and one of the 7 best primary schools within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Francis Holland Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for girls between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of the two Francis Holland Schools, therefore an all-through school to age 18. Francis Holland Preparatory School fees range from £9,600 (Rec) to £10,524 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Francis Holland Preparatory School has two classes per year and an average class size of 16 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, 30%-40% of Prep School pupils traditionally moved up to Francis Holland School, Sloane Square. Others, in their ones and twos, to other academically selective London day schools. Up to 20% of girls head to a boarding school.
The Francis Holland Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Spanish, Latin. History, geography and science taught through topic work up to Year 2. Higher order thinking skills for older pupils promoted through philosophy, debating and current affairs. 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. Francis Holland Foresters is an outdoor learning programme for all year groups. The school also has an Eco-Schools Green Flag accreditation.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for art, sport, music, science and ballet from Reception, and for languages and computing from Year 3.
Sport at Francis Holland Preparatory School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Francis Holland Preparatory School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils as is drama from Year 2. Ballet is taught from Reception to Year 3. All pupils learn an instrument in class and 80% take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, an orchestra and some instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School day is from 8.00am to 3.30pm. After school activities can extend the day to 4.30/5.00pm.
Find another school near Francis Holland Preparatory School
Cameron Vale School (0.2 miles); Falkner House (0.7 miles); St Philip’s School (0.8 miles).
Christ Church Primary School, Chelsea (0.6 miles); Oratory Roman Catholic Primary School, Chelsea (0.6 miles); Servite Roman Catholic Primary School, Brompton (0.6 miles).
Mander Portman Woodward School, London (0.7 miles); Queen’s Gate School (1 mile); Francis Holland School, Sloane Square (1 mile).
Saint Thomas More Language College (0.7 miles); Kensington and Chelsea College (0.8 miles); Chelsea Academy (0.9 miles).