Lockleys, Welwyn, Hertfordshire AL6 0BJ
10 reasons to choose Sherrardswood Preparatory School
Top line
Sherrardswood Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 75. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Welwyn and one of the 3 best primary schools for 2 miles.
School fundamentals
Sherrardswood Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Sherrardswood School, an all-through school to age 18, and is a member of the Alpha Schools group. Sherrardswood Preparatory School fees range from £4,991 (Rec) to £5,995 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Sherrardswood Preparatory School has one class per year rising to two and an average class size of 21 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6 most Prep School pupils move up to Sherrardswood School.
The Sherrardswood Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, French. 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, outdoor learning for all year groups and residential trips from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for music, languages and sport throughout, and for art and DT from Year 3.
Sport at Sherrardswood Preparatory 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 Sherrardswood Preparatory School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and one or two 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 5.30pm.
Find another school near Sherrardswood Preparatory School
St Albans High School for Girls, Wheathampstead House Prep (5.1 miles); Aldwickbury School (7 miles); St Joseph’s in the Park (7.4 miles).
St John’s Church of England Primary School, Digswell (1.3 miles); Templewood Primary School (1.9 miles); Applecroft School (2.8 miles).
Sherrardswood School (0 miles); St Albans Independent College (9.7 miles); St Albans High School for Girls (9.9 miles).
Bishop’s Hatfield Girls’ School (5.5 miles); The John Henry Newman Catholic School (7.3 miles); Beaumont School (8.1 miles).