107 Ditton Road, Surbiton, Surrey KT6 6RL
10 reasons to choose Shrewsbury House School
Top line
Shrewsbury House School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 89. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Surbiton and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Shrewsbury House School is an independent prep day school for boys between the ages of 4 and 13 years. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Shrewsbury House School fees range from £6,390 (Rec) to £9,186 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Shrewsbury House School has one class per year rising to three and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for Shrewsbury House Prep School leavers are one of 25 independent day and boarding schools at 13. The most popular schools are St John’s Leatherhead (20%), King’s College Wimbledon (15%), Epsom College (15%), Tonbridge School (15%), St Paul’s (10%) and Wellington College (10%)
The Shrewsbury House School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Latin. One day every four weeks, pupils engage in Problem Based Learning to help develop project, lateral thinking, and collaboration skills, with real-world challenges and problems. Friday afternoon ‘Discovery Programme’ for Years 7 and 8. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in general knowledge quizzes.
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 most subjects from Year 3.
Sport at Shrewsbury House 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. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in football, golf, rugby, rugby 7s, swimming.
The Arts at Shrewsbury House School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and 80% take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Four 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 8.15am to 6.15pm. Minibus service.
Find another school near Shrewsbury House School
Surbiton High Boys’ Preparatory School (1.6 miles); Surbiton High Girls’ Prep School (1.9 miles); Educare Small School (3 miles).
St Matthew’s Church of England Primary School, Surbiton (0.6 miles); St Andrew’s and St Mark’s Church of England Junior School, Surbiton (1.4 miles); Thames Ditton Junior School (1.5 miles).
London Tutorial College (0.7 miles); Surbiton High School (2 miles); Kingston Grammar School (2.9 miles).
The Hollyfield School and Sixth Form Centre (1.4 miles); Hinchley Wood School (1.6 miles); Tiffin School (2.6 miles).