Loyola Preparatory School
103 Palmerston Road, Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5NH
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kirsty Anthony
- Religious ethos
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Epping Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 214
- Pupils on roll
- 138
- URN
- 115393
- Local authority
- Essex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085047372
About this school
Loyola Preparatory School is a boys' independent school in Buckhurst Hill. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 138 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Loyola 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
Loyola Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1945, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Loyola 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 | 158 |
| 2023/24 | 148 |
| 2024/25 | 151 |
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
- 18
Location
Nearby schools
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Daiglen School0.1 miles
Independent schools
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Bancroft's Preparatory School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Woodford Green
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Bancroft's School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Woodford Green
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Avon House Preparatory School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Woodford Green
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Oaklands School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Loughton
Other schools in Buckhurst Hill
Common questions
- What year groups does Loyola Preparatory School teach?
- Loyola Preparatory School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is an independent school in Buckhurst Hill.
- Who is the headteacher of Loyola Preparatory School?
- The headteacher of Loyola Preparatory School is Mrs Kirsty Anthony, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Loyola Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Loyola 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 Loyola Preparatory School?
- Loyola Preparatory School has 138 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Loyola Preparatory School full?
- Loyola Preparatory School has capacity for 214 pupils and 138 on roll (64%), 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 Loyola Preparatory School a faith school?
- No. Loyola Preparatory School has no designated religious character.
- Does Loyola 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 Loyola 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.