Harrow
Alpha Preparatory School
Exceptional results, but a place depends on the entrance test rather than where you live — worth a look only if you are planning to sit it.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
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This is a selective school. Admission usually requires passing an entrance test. Check the school's admissions policy for test registration deadlines.
Watch-outs
- Selective admissions: an entrance test (usually the 11+ or equivalent) is required. Check registration and test dates well in advance.
What to do next
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Admissions and catchment
Independent schools run their own admissions outside the council process, so there is no catchment area or last offer distance to compare against. Registration and assessment dates are on the school’s website.
Entry, tests and fees
Fees
£1,684 per term for Afternoons.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
£2,165 per term for Mornings.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
£3,498 per term for all day.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
£5,644 (inclusive of VAT) per term for pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
£6,218 (inclusive of VAT) per term for pupils in Years 3 to 6.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Bursaries and scholarships
This year, in a record-breaking scholarship year for Alpha, our Year 6 children have been awarded a tremendous EIGHTEEN scholarships for their September 2026 Ye…
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Admissions
The year group consists of seventeen children with fourteen children sitting the 11+ for the independent sector or for grammar school places.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
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School information
| URN | 102250 |
| Local authority | Harrow |
| Region | London |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Other independent school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 3-11 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Padraic Fahy |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | HA1 1SH |
| Latest pupils | 129 |
| FSM eligible | — |
Contact and identifiers
21 Hindes Road, Harrow, HA1 1SH
www.alpha.harrow.sch.uk2084271471| DfE number | 6050 |
| UKPRN | 10077606 |
| Opened | 27 Feb 1958 |
| GIAS updated | 24 Jul 2025 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 24 Jul 2025 |
| Latest KS4 year | — |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |