59-65 Worship St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 2DU
10 reasons to choose The Lyceum
Top line
The Lyceum has a Schoolsmith Score® of 77. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Shoreditch and one of the 7 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
The Lyceum is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school, and is a member of the Dukes Education group. The Lyceum fees are £7,892 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
The Lyceum has one class per year and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for The Lyceum leavers can be any one of 20 independent London day schools. Each school typically accounts for only one or two pupils, but if any school dominates, it might be North Bridge House School in Canonbury.
The Lyceum curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum, using cross-curricular termly topics throughout the school especially for geography, history, English, and art. Curriculum also includes PSHE, reasoning, Spanish, Latin. Annual Science Week. 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 and residential trips from Year 3.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
Sport at The Lyceum
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 The Lyceum
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the English curriculum and Topic work. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Three choirs, orchestra, and Big Band. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 5.45pm.
Find another school near The Lyceum
Dallington School (1 mile); St Paul’s Cathedral School (1.1 miles); The Charterhouse Square School (1.1 miles).
Christ Church Primary School, Spitalfields (0.6 miles); St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School, Hoxton N1 (0.6 miles); Virginia Primary School (0.7 miles).
City of London School for Girls (0.8 miles); City of London School (1.9 miles).
Central Foundation Boys’ School (0.2 miles); Green Spring Academy Shoreditch (0.9 miles); Swanlea School (1.3 miles).