Rydes Hill Preparatory School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Rydes Hill House
 Aldershot Road
 Guildford
 Surrey GU2 8BP
Telephone: 01483 563160

School Type

Phase: Primary (ages 2-7)
Type: Independent School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 1949

Fees and Scholarships

Day Fees*: £1,920 to £5,006 (excl VAT)
Scholarships and Bursaries: Available
* Per term

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Faye Messinger (since October 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Sarah Norville (went to Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School)
Number of pupils: 153
Sex: Mixed (27% boys / 73% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 0.0% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 16.4%
Local child deprivation rate: 10.1% (2km radius)
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 40.0%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 2.5km
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Surrey
Constituency: Guildford
Electoral Ward: Worplesdon
School Number: 9366049
Associations: IAPS, AGBIS and ISBA

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: None
ISI* Report: 5th November 2024 (view report)
* Independent Schools Inspectorate

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
Independent Schools Council: View profile
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (0.1km) show on map
  2. Wey Valley College (0.5km) show on map
  3. The Hope Service (0.8km) show on map
  4. Kings College Guildford (0.9km) show on map
  5. Guildford Grove Primary School (1.0km) show on map
  6. Stoughton Infant School (1.0km) show on map
  7. Northmead Junior School (1.3km) show on map
  8. Worplesdon Primary School (1.5km) show on map
  9. Queen Eleanor's Church of England School (1.5km) show on map
  10. Wood Street Infant School (1.7km) show on map
  11. Christ's College, Guildford (1.7km) show on map
  12. Guildford Nursery School (1.8km) show on map
  13. Pond Meadow School (1.8km) show on map
  14. Onslow Infant School (1.9km) show on map
  15. Weyfield Primary Academy (2.1km) show on map
  16. Surrey Maths School (2.1km) show on map
  17. Guildford County School (2.3km) show on map
  18. Sandfield Primary School (2.5km) show on map
  19. St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School (2.7km) show on map
  20. Royal Grammar School Guildford (2.8km) show on map
  21. Guildford High School (2.9km) show on map
  22. Castle Garden School (3.0km) show on map
  23. Pewley Down Infant School (3.2km) show on map
  24. Tormead School (3.4km) show on map
  25. Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School (3.5km) show on map
  26. George Abbot School (3.8km) show on map
  27. Burpham Primary School (3.8km) show on map
  28. Boxgrove Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  29. St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School (4.3km) show on map
  30. St Peter's Catholic School (4.5km) show on map
  31. Shalford Infant School (4.7km) show on map
  32. Merrow Junior School (4.8km) show on map
  33. Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School (5.0km) show on map
  34. Freemantles School (5.2km) show on map
  35. Loseley Fields Primary School (5.3km) show on map
  36. Hoe Valley School (5.5km) show on map
  37. Puttenham CofE Infant School (5.6km) show on map
  38. Broadwater School (5.6km) show on map
  39. Prior's Field School (5.6km) show on map
  40. Normandy Village School (5.7km) show on map
  41. Bramley Oak Academy (5.8km) show on map
  42. Westfield Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  43. Tillingbourne Junior School (6.0km) show on map
  44. Farncombe Church of England Infant School (6.0km) show on map
  45. Knowl Hill School (6.1km) show on map
  46. Pirbright Village Primary School (6.1km) show on map
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  48. Barnsbury Primary School and Nursery (6.2km) show on map
  49. Charterhouse (6.2km) show on map
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  52. The Hermitage Infant School (6.5km) show on map
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  62. Woking College (7.2km) show on map
  63. Aldro (7.2km) show on map
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  66. St John the Baptist Catholic Comprehensive School (7.3km) show on map
  67. The Knaphill Lower School (7.3km) show on map
  68. Moss Lane School (7.3km) show on map
  69. North West Surrey Short Stay School (7.5km) show on map
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  71. Goldsworth Primary School (7.6km) show on map
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  78. St Mark and All Saints Church of England Primary (8.0km) show on map
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  85. Godalming College (8.4km) show on map
  86. Horsell CofE Junior School (8.4km) show on map
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  88. Halstead St Andrews School (8.4km) show on map
  89. Bisley CofE Primary School (8.5km) show on map
  90. St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School, Woking (8.5km) show on map
  91. Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary ... (8.6km) show on map
  92. Elysian, Shamley Green (8.7km) show on map
  93. Maybury Primary School (8.7km) show on map
  94. Walsh CofE Junior School (8.8km) show on map
  95. Walsh CofE Infant School (8.8km) show on map
  96. Woking High School (8.8km) show on map
  97. Greenfield School (8.9km) show on map
  98. Ash Manor School (8.9km) show on map
  99. St Paul's CofE Primary School & Nursery (8.9km) show on map
  100. Longacre School (9.1km) show on map
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