Merchant Taylors' Prep School
Moor Farm, Sandy Lodge Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 1LW
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 13
- Gender
- Boys
- Religious character
- Christian
- Head of School
- Mr Miles Chester
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South West Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 370
- Pupils on roll
- 330
- URN
- 117651
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01923825648
About this school
Merchant Taylors' Prep School is a Christian boys' independent school in Rickmansworth. It teaches children aged 3 to 13 and has 330 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Merchant Taylors' Prep School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Merchant Taylors' Prep School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1922, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Merchant Taylors' Prep 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 | 370 |
| 2023/24 | 373 |
| 2024/25 | 365 |
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
- 38
Location
Nearby schools
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Merchant Taylors' School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Northwood
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St Martin's School1.2 miles
Independent schools · Northwood
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Chessbrook Education Support Centre1.4 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Watford
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London School of Theology1.5 miles
Other types · Northwood
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St Helen's School1.5 miles
Independent schools · Northwood
Other schools in Rickmansworth
- Charlotte House Preparatory 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 year groups does Merchant Taylors' Prep School teach?
- Merchant Taylors' Prep School teaches children aged 3 to 13. It is an independent school in Rickmansworth.
- Who is the head of school of Merchant Taylors' Prep School?
- The head of school of Merchant Taylors' Prep School is Mr Miles Chester, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Merchant Taylors' Prep School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Merchant Taylors' Prep 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 Merchant Taylors' Prep School?
- Merchant Taylors' Prep School has 330 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 13.
- Is Merchant Taylors' Prep School full?
- Merchant Taylors' Prep School has capacity for 370 pupils and 330 on roll (89%), 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 Merchant Taylors' Prep School a faith school?
- Yes. Merchant Taylors' Prep School is designated Christian.
- Is Merchant Taylors' Prep School a selective school?
- Yes. Merchant Taylors' Prep School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Does Merchant Taylors' Prep 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 Merchant Taylors' Prep 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.