Merchant Taylors' Prep School
Merchant Taylors' Prep School is an independent school in Rickmansworth for boys aged 3 to 11. It has 330 pupils and room for 370.
Moor Farm, Sandy Lodge Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 1LW01923 825648mtpn.org.ukMr Miles Chester head of schoolAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test. As a Christian school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Hertfordshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 330 | 365 | 373 | 370 | 368 | 368 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 23% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 5% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchant Taylors' School | Independent (grammar) | 950 m | 1,051 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Harvey Road Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 240 | Outstanding 2023 | 100 | Compare |
| Eastbury Farm Primary School | Council | 1.0 miles | 346 | Good 2024 | 85 | Compare |
| Willow Tree Primary School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 185 | Requires improvement 2023 | – | Compare |
| Rickmansworth School | Academy | 1.1 miles | 1,575 | Outstanding 2023 | 92 | Compare |
| Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School | Council | 1.2 miles | 240 | No overall grade 2025 | 98 | Compare |
| St Martin's School | Independent (grammar) | 1.2 miles | 337 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Anthony's Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 1.2 miles | 448 | Report card 2026 | 65 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Merchant Taylors' Prep School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Merchant Taylors' Prep School yet.
How many pupils does Merchant Taylors' Prep School have?
330 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 370 places, so it is 89% full. It is a boys' school.
Does Merchant Taylors' Prep School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Moor Farm, Sandy Lodge Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 1LW
- Telephone
- 01923 825648
- Website
- www.mtpn.org.uk
- Head of School
- Mr Miles Chester
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Christian
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Moor Park & Eastbury
- Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1922
- URN
- 117651 · LAESTAB 9196225 · UKPRN 10073553
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.