A preparatory school, or prep school, in current English usage, is a independent school designed to prepare a student for fee-paying, secondary independent school. The age range is normally eight to eleven or thirteen, though it may include younger pupils as well. A private school which only caters for under eights is a "pre-prep" and the junior departments of prep schools which cover the first years of schooling are also called "pre-preps". Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Inter. ... An Independent school in the United Kingdom is a school that relies for all or most of its funding on non-governmental sources. ... Secondary education is a period of education which, in most contemporary educational systems of the world, follows directly after primary education, and which may be followed by tertiary, post-secondary, or higher education (e. ...

This usage of the term is in contrast to "prep school" outside of the United Kingdom and a few other Commonwealth countries, which is usually taken to mean a university-preparatory school. Like public schools and other secondary-level prep schools elsewhere in the world, many British prep schools are boarding schools; often, such schools are highly selective and academically challenging. // Definition and linguistics The original phrase common wealth or the common weal is a calque translation of the Latin term res publica (public matters), from which the word republic comes, which was itself used as a synonym for the greek politeia as well as for the republican (i. ... A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually shortened to preparatory school, or prep school) is a private secondary school (or high school) designed to prepare a student for higher education. ... A boarding school is a self-contained educational total institution where students not only study but where some or all students may live. ...

The Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS) is the prep schools' heads' association serving the top 500+ independent prep schools in the UK and worldwide, with a total of 130,000 pupils. IAPS is one of seven affiliated associations of the Independent Schools Council (ISC). This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Partial list of British preparatory schools

• Bancroft's Preparatory School, Woodford Green
• Belmont Preparatory School, Holmbury St Mary, Surrey
• Bilton Grange, Dunchurch, Warwickshire
• Dragon School, Oxford
• Durham Choristers School, Durham
• Durston House, London
• Edge Grove, Aldenham, Hertfordshire
• Fairfeild Preparatory School, Loughborough
• Haslemere Preparatory School, Haslemere
• Holland House School, Edgware, Middlesex
• Horris Hill School, Middlesex
• Milbourne Lodge School, Esher
• The Pilgrims' School, Winchester
• St Dunstan's Abbey School - The Plymouth College Junior School, Plymouth
• St Ives School, Haslemere

Woodford Green is a suburban area of Woodford in the London Borough of Redbridge in East London, surrounded by the Epping Forest. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Guy Fawkes House Map sources for Dunchurch at grid reference SP485712 Dunchurch is a historic village and civil parish on the south-western outskirts of Rugby in Warwickshire, England. ... Warwickshire (pronounced either /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃə/ or /ˈwɔːɹɪkˌʃɪə/) is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in central England. ... The Dragon School is a renowned British preparatory school in the city of Oxford, founded in 1877. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... The Chorister School is a pre-preparatory and preparatory day and boarding school for ages 4-13 in Durham, England. ... Durham (IPA: locally, in RP) is a small city in the north east of England. ... Durston House is a private prep school based in Ealing, UK. The current headmaster is Ian Kendrick who succeeded Peter Craze in January 2005. ... Part of the London skyline viewed from the South Bank London is the most populous city in the European Union, with an estimated population on 1 January 2005 of 7,421,328 and a metropolitan area population of between 12 and 14 million. ... Edge Grove is a prep school, in Aldenham in Hertfordshire, England. ... Aldenham is mentioned in the Domesday Book and is one of Hertsmeres 14 conservation areas. ... Hertfordshire (pronounced Hartfordshire and abbreviated as Herts) is an inland county in the United Kingdom, officially part of the East of England Government region. ... Map sources for Loughborough at grid reference SK536195 Loughboroughs carillon Loughborough (pronounced luff-burra or luff-bruh) is the largest town in Leicestershire, England (City of Leicester excluded). ... Haslemere is a town in southern England, with a population of nearly 14,000. ... Holland House School, Edgware is an independent, non-denominational preparatory school for boys and girls from four to eleven years of age. ... Edgware is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. ... Middlesex is an area of south-eastern England, it is traditionally regarded as one of the 39 historic counties of England. ... Middlesex is an area of south-eastern England, it is traditionally regarded as one of the 39 historic counties of England. ... This article is about the town. ... Location within the British Isles Winchester Cathedral as seen from Cathedral Close Arms of Winchester City Council King Arthurs Round Table Winchester is a city in southern England, with a population of around 35,000. ... Plymouth College (PMC) is an independent school (or public school) situated in Plymouth, Devon, England. ... Smeatons tower on Plymouth Hoe Plymouth is a city in the South West of England, or alternatively the Westcountry, and is situated within the traditional county of Devon. ... Haslemere is a town in southern England, with a population of nearly 14,000. ...

See also

• Independent school
• Boarding school
• Education in England
• School and university in literature

An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges, gifts, and perhaps the investment yield of an endowment. ... A boarding school is a self-contained educational total institution where students not only study but where some or all students may live. ... Education in England may differ from the system used elsewhere in the United Kingdom. ... School in literature Christine Anlauff: Good morning, Lehnitz F. Anstey: Vice Versa Louis Auchincloss: The Rector of Justin Alan Bennett: The History Boys E.R. Braithwaite: To Sir, with Love Sasthi Brata: My God Died Young Anthony Buckeridge: Jennings Goes to School Frances Hodgson Burnett: Sara Crewe (aka A Little...

External links

• Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools
• Independent Schools Council