Rydes Hill Preparatory School
Rydes Hill Preparatory School is an independent school in Guildford for boys and girls aged 2 to 7. It has 92 pupils and room for 200.
Rydes Hill House, Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8BP01483 563160rydeshill.comMrs Faye Messinger headteacherAll 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
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
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 Surrey 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 | 92 | 153 | 154 | 146 | 140 | 132 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 7% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 1% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 160 m | 717 | Good 2023 | 82 | Compare |
| Wey Valley College | Academy alternative provision converter | 530 m | 19 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| The Hope Service | Pupil referral unit | 840 m | 0 | Outstanding 2023 | – | Compare |
| Kings College Guildford | Academy | 860 m | 593 | Good 2024 | 48 | Compare |
| Guildford Grove Primary School | Academy | 960 m | 339 | Good 2024 | 25 | Compare |
| Stoughton Infant School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 294 | Good 2023 | 40 | Compare |
| Worplesdon Primary School | Academy | 0.8 miles | – | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Northmead Junior School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 352 | Good 2022 | 70 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Rydes Hill Preparatory School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Rydes Hill Preparatory School yet.
How many pupils does Rydes Hill Preparatory School have?
92 pupils aged 2 to 7 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 200 places, so it is 46% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Rydes Hill House, Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8BP
- Telephone
- 01483 563160
- Website
- www.rydeshill.com
- Headteacher
- Mrs Faye Messinger
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward
- Worplesdon
- Constituency
- Guildford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1949
- URN
- 125344 · LAESTAB 9366049 · UKPRN 10080506
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.