Butterfly Lane, Elstree, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire WD6 3AF
10 reasons to choose Haberdashers' Boys' School, Prep and Pre-Prep
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Haberdashers’ Boys’ School, Prep and Pre-Prep has a Schoolsmith Score® of 84. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Borehamwood and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Haberdashers’ Boys’ School, Prep and Pre-Prep is an independent prep day school for boys between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is a Church of England school, open to all faiths and none. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School, an all-through school to age 18. Haberdashers’ Boys’ School, Prep and Pre-Prep fees range from £8,413 (Rec) to £9,849 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Haberdashers’ Boys’ School, Prep and Pre-Prep has two classes per year to Year 2, three from Year 3, and an average class size of 19 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6, most Prep boys move up to Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ School.
The Haberdashers' Boys' School, Prep and Pre-Prep curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHCEE, French, Spanish, German. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in chess, maths.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, a Year 3 camp in the grounds and residential trips from Year 4. Forest School for all year groups, though timetabled to Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama, and RE throughout, and for languages from Year 5. All core subjects are taught by specialists from Year 5.
Sport at Haberdashers' Boys' School, Prep and Pre-Prep
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in gymnastics, swimming.
The Arts at Haberdashers' Boys' School, Prep and Pre-Prep
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 4.15pm.
Find another school near Haberdashers' Boys' School, Prep and Pre-Prep
Haberdashers’ Girls’ School, Juniors (0.6 miles); Aldenham Preparatory School (0.7 miles); Gurukula Hare Krishna Primary School (1.1 miles).
Newberries Primary School (2.3 miles); Bushey Heath Primary School (2.4 miles); Hartsbourne Primary School (2.9 miles).
Haberdashers’ Boys’ School (0 miles); Haberdashers’ Girls’ School (0.6 miles); Aldenham School (0.7 miles).
Yavneh College (3.1 miles); Queens’ School (3.3 miles); Hertswood Academy (3.6 miles).