South Hill Avenue, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3NU
10 reasons to choose Orley Farm School
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Orley Farm School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 87. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Harrow and one of the 4 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Orley Farm School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 4 and 13 years. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Orley Farm School fees range from £6,973 (Rec) to £8,044 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Orley Farm School has three classes per year and an average class size of 19 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for Orley Farm School leavers are usually one of 15-20 independent schools; girls typically at 11 and boys at 13. The most popular destinations are Merchant Taylors (over 50% of leavers), John Lyon School and the two Haberdasher Aske’s schools.
The Orley Farm School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum. It also includes PSHE, thinking skills, classics, French, Latin. The ‘Edge Programme’ is a five week rotating programme for Years 5 to 8 which broadens the curriculum with ‘Work Place Skills, Service, The World Around Us, Life Skills, and 13 Things to do before 13’. Each pupil may participate in over 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 an ‘Expeditions Week’ for Years 4 to 8.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, computing, art, drama and languages throughout, for science from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Orley Farm School
School offers over 20 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and an extensive extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Orley Farm School
Art, music, and drama 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. Three 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 7.15am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near Orley Farm School
John Lyon School Prep (1.8 miles); Alpha Preparatory School, Harrow (2.3 miles); Buckingham Preparatory School (2.6 miles).
Roxeth Primary School (0.5 miles); Heathland School, South Harrow (1.3 miles); St Anselm’s Catholic Primary School, Harrow (1.3 miles).
John Lyon School (0.8 miles); Harrow School (1.2 miles); Khalsa College London (1.6 miles).
Whitmore High School (1.1 miles); St Dominic’s Sixth Form College (1.1 miles); Rooks Heath College (1.3 miles).