Homefield Preparatory School

As one of the oldest prep schools in England, Homefield has been renowned for its academic success and family atmosphere since 1870. A safe and happy environment, with a real depth of specialist teaching ensures the fulfilment of our boys’ individual potential. We offer a truly cosmopolitan school, our rich diversity a real strength. A great education should be aimed at knowledge and skill, but also character so that our boys not only ‘do well’ but ‘do good’: This is our mission.

Our academic success and scholarship rates have remained exceptional. This year our boys received a phenomenal 27 grammar school offers. At Homefield we produce well-rounded boys who go on to some of the very best senior schools in the country. Personal interests and passions are cultivated; whether they are artistic, linguistic, sporting or social.

We challenge our boys and are very ambitious for each and every one of them. These expectations are not around undue pressure to pass exams. We encourage a young 'renaissance man’, that enlightened individual who "can do all things if he will". Depth and breadth are baked into our mix, all the way from our Pre-Prep right up to our teenage boys. ‘Creative’ subjects, like music flourish, but so do creative mind-sets and attitudes toward learning, questioning, toward being inquisitive and inventive.

As a charitable trust since the 1960s, a keen sense of civic and community responsibility is important to us. From an early age, our boys learn what good citizenship looks like. We believe that positive values influence character and attitude. In the 21st century it's more important than ever for our boys to feel rooted within a strong moral community and to benefit from being part of a bigger picture. They will make loyal friends here who, we hope, will stay by their side for life.

We have come to the realisation that the best schools not only focus on the development of pupils’ intellect, artistic creativity or physical health. The best schools go deeper still. They nurture the character and moral values of their pupils. As a preparatory school, not only are we preparing boys for life at senior school, but we are preparing them for the greatest adventure of all, life itself! Our passion is to help our boys hone an array of qualities – courtesy and commitment, courage and creativity, and long-lasting friendships.

Our outcomes speak for themselves with “exceptionally positive” boys who have “high levels of self-confidence, self-awareness and self-discipline…a well-developed sense of right and wrong…highly collaborative and supporting of each other…a strong appreciation of diversity.” (Inspectorate 2021).

Every year we receive an impressively high number of offers to both grammar schools and the top independents. We serve some of the very best senior schools in the country, either at 11+ or 13+. These expectations are not around undue pressure to pass exams but instead, a genuine “can-do” attitude with which our boys approach all things.

We have recently rebuilt our School to provide a truly remarkable learning environment. We hope to inspire all with our deep commitment to sustainability; two naturally made adventure playgrounds, a living ‘green’ roof, solar panels, and natural ventilation systems.

Homefield is also a great place to work, we care about our staff morale and their well-being. They are our greatest assets who form long-lasting memories through their lessons and help develop a genuine love for their subjects in the hearts and minds of our boys.