Surrey
Rydes Hill Preparatory School
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
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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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
Reception 4+ Reception £4,290 £578 £4,868
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Bursaries and scholarships
Academic & Scholarships
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Open events
Come to our Pre-Pre and Prep School Open Morning on 8 October 2026
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Come to our Pre-Prep and Prep School Open Morning on 10 March 2027
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Come to our Nursery School Open Morning on 11 March 2027
Source · checked 28 September 2026
Admissions
We do not require any formal entrance assessments as part of our admissions process.
Source · checked 28 September 2026
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School information
| URN | 125344 |
| Local authority | Surrey |
| Region | South East |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Other independent school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 2-7 |
| Headteacher | Headteacher Faye Messinger |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | GU2 8BP |
| Latest pupils | 153 |
| FSM eligible | — |
Contact and identifiers
Rydes Hill House, Aldershot Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 8BP
www.rydeshill.com1483563160| DfE number | 6049 |
| UKPRN | 10080506 |
| Opened | 1 Jan 1949 |
| GIAS updated | 16 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 16 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | — |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |