Holy Cross Preparatory School
George Road, Kingston upon Thames, KT2 7NU
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Hair
- Religious ethos
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Richmond Park
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 322
- Pupils on roll
- 289
- URN
- 102609
- Local authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089420729
About this school
Holy Cross Preparatory School is a girls' independent school in Kingston upon Thames. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 289 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Holy Cross Preparatory School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Holy Cross Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1943, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Holy Cross Preparatory School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 294 |
| 2023/24 | 289 |
| 2024/25 | 301 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 27
Location
Nearby schools
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Rokeby School0.1 miles
Independent schools · Kingston upon Thames
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Marymount International School0.2 miles
Independent schools · Kingston upon Thames
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Canbury School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Kingston upon Thames
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Spring School0.8 miles
Free Schools · Kingston upon Thames
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Kingston Grammar School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Kingston upon Thames
Common questions
- What year groups does Holy Cross Preparatory School teach?
- Holy Cross Preparatory School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is an independent school in Kingston upon Thames.
- Who is the headteacher of Holy Cross Preparatory School?
- The headteacher of Holy Cross Preparatory School is Mrs Sarah Hair, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holy Cross Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Holy Cross Preparatory School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Holy Cross Preparatory School?
- Holy Cross Preparatory School has 289 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Holy Cross Preparatory School full?
- Holy Cross Preparatory School has capacity for 322 pupils and 289 on roll (90%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Holy Cross Preparatory School a faith school?
- No. Holy Cross Preparatory School has no designated religious character.
- Does Holy Cross Preparatory School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Holy Cross Preparatory School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.