Aldenham School, Founded 1597

Key Facts and Figures

Head of Foundation
Alexandra Hems, MA (Oxon)
Type of school
Day & boarding school for boys and girls aged 11-18. (Aldenham Nursery & Prep School for boys and girls 3-11 also on same site)
Staff : Pupil ratio
1 : 8
Average class size
22 (below GCSE), 15 (GCSE), 11 (A Level)
Fees 2024 / 2025
£7,197 - £9,238 (Day)
£14,297 (Boarding)
Entry requirements at 11+
Assessment (tests), interview and school report (details available from the Admissions Co-ordinator)
Entry requirements at 13+
Assessment (tests), interview and school report (details available from the Admissions Co-ordinator)
Entry requirements at 16+
Interview and at least 5 GCSE passes at grade 6 or above (including Mathematics and English), preferably with grade 7 in any subjects to be taken at A Level (minimum grade 6). Pupils taking Maths and/or Economics at A Level should have a minimum grade 7 in Maths, and those wishing to take a Science A Level should achieve grade 7 in the relevant Science subject at GCSE .
Religious affiliation
Church of England
Registered charity number
298140

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Part of the
Aldenham Foundation

Educating children in Hertfordshire for more than 400 years, the Aldenham Foundation encompasses Aldenham Senior School for boys & girls 11-18, Aldenham Prep School (boys & girls 5–11), Aldenham Nursery (boys & girls rising 3-4), St Hilda's Prep School (girls 4-11) and Bluebird Nursery (boys & girls 2-4).

Kids learn at school

Aldenham School offers outstanding Boarding / Day options for boys and girls in a caring community. Set in a beautiful site of 110+ acres of green belt land within the M25 and close to the main London airports. Pupils enjoy an excellent all round education with room to express their individuality. Academic and social activities are given equal importance for the development of valuable life skills.

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Kids learn at school

At Aldenham Nursery and Aldenham Prep School we provide a happy, nurturing and warm environment where quality learning takes place and the needs of each individual child are fulfilled. Aldenham Prep School is a caring school where boys and girls from 3 to 11 develop and thrive. On the same glorious site as Aldenham Senior School set in 110 acres of countryside and with excellent facilities.

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Kids learn at school

St Hilda’s is a community of girls aged four to eleven years, whose infectious enthusiasm, politeness and busy purposefulness is immediately evident to visitors. The girls thrive in a caring yet challenging environment, which teaches them to be resilient and resourceful learners, and ultimately to be exceptionally well prepared to take their next step to the senior school of their choice.

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Kids learn at school

Our youngest children aged 2-4 years are encouraged to play, explore and learn, under the watchful and inspiring care of specialist staff. Our packed programmes of teacher and child-led activities are especially designed to develop the whole child in ways appealing and appropriate to their current age and stage, including specialist teaching in subjects such as dance, music, swimming, PE, French and Spanish.

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