Charlotte House Preparatory School
88 The Drive, Rickmansworth, WD3 4DU
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Head
- Miss Penny Woodcock
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 149
- Pupils on roll
- 103
- URN
- 117635
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923772101
About this school
Charlotte House Preparatory School is a girls' independent school in Rickmansworth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 103 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Charlotte House 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
Charlotte House Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Charlotte House 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 | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 95 |
| 2024/25 | 89 |
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
- 6
Location
Nearby schools
-
Royal Masonic School for Girls0.3 miles
Independent schools · Rickmansworth
-
York House School1.4 miles
Independent schools
-
Merchant Taylors' Prep School2.1 miles
Independent schools · Rickmansworth
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Merchant Taylors' School2.7 miles
Independent schools · Northwood
-
Chessbrook Education Support Centre2.8 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Watford
Other schools in Rickmansworth
- Merchant Taylors' Prep School Independent schools
- Royal Masonic School for Girls Independent schools
- Arnett Hills Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Chenies School Primary
- Chorleywood Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Chorleywood CofE School Primary
- Harvey Road Primary School Primary
- Little Green Junior School Primary
- Malvern Way Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Maple Cross Junior Mixed Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Rickmansworth Park Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Sarratt Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Charlotte House Preparatory School teach?
- Charlotte House Preparatory School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is an independent school in Rickmansworth.
- Who is the head of Charlotte House Preparatory School?
- The head of Charlotte House Preparatory School is Miss Penny Woodcock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Charlotte House Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Charlotte House 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 many pupils are at Charlotte House Preparatory School?
- Charlotte House Preparatory School has 103 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Charlotte House Preparatory School full?
- Charlotte House Preparatory School has capacity for 149 pupils and 103 on roll (69%), 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 Charlotte House Preparatory School a faith school?
- No. Charlotte House Preparatory School has no designated religious character.
- Is Charlotte House Preparatory School a selective school?
- No. Charlotte House Preparatory School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Charlotte House 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 Charlotte House 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.