134 Liverpool Road, Crosby, Liverpool L23 5TH
10 reasons to choose Merchant Taylors' Prep School
Top line
Merchant Taylors’ Prep School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 81. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Sefton and one of the 2 best primary schools within 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Merchant Taylors’ Prep School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Non-denominational Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Merchant Taylors’ School, an all-through school to age 18, and is affiliated to the Merchant Taylors’ Company. Merchant Taylors’ Prep School fees range from £4,298 (Rec) to £4,404 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Merchant Taylors’ Prep School has two classes per year to Year 2, four from Year 3, and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Merchant Taylors’ Prep pupils move up to the co-ed senior school.
The Merchant Taylors' Prep School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Spanish. 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 4. The school also has Eco Schools Green Flag accreditation.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages, and computing throughout.
Sport at Merchant Taylors' Prep 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 Merchant Taylors' Prep School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs and some instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.15am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near Merchant Taylors' Prep School
St Mary’s College Preparatory School (1.1 miles); Christian Fellowship School, Lower & Middle School (7.8 miles); Belvedere Preparatory School (8.7 miles).
St Edmund’s and St Thomas’ Catholic Primary School, Waterloo (1.1 miles); St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Crosby (1.7 miles); Longmoor Community Primary School (3.3 miles).
St Mary’s College, Crosby (0.3 miles); Merchant Taylors’ School, Crosby (0.5 miles).
Formby High School (6.6 miles); Range High School (6.6 miles); St John Bosco Arts College (7.4 miles).