A Preparatory School for children aged 3-13

Hilden Grange School is dedicated to giving our children a broad and balanced education in a supportive and stimulating environment where every child’s potential can be realised.

The Nursery provides a wonderful introduction to school life. Children take part in a huge range of activities and enjoy themselves tremendously while playing.  The theme of making learning fun continues throughout the Pre-Prep where an exciting, varied curriculum and engaging teachers ensure that children thoroughly enjoy coming to school and progress rapidly.

By the time children progress to the Prep School, at age 7, they have a firm foundation for learning and are ready and equipped for greater challenges.  Here they benefit greatly from specialist teachers in every report and small class sizes.

Aim & Ethos

Our thriving co-educational IAPS Preparatory School was founded in 1929 and is now part of the Alpha Plus Group.

Our aim is to provide a stimulating, friendly and secure environment in which each child’s potential may be realised in the academic, creative, physical and spiritual areas.  Pupils strive for high standards, both inside and outside the classroom, take pride in their achievements and enjoy participating wholeheartedly in the life of the school.

Inspection Reports

Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) Report on Hilden Grange

Hilden Grange was visited by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) from 11^th to 13^th February, 2025.

Read the full report here

The school was found to be fully compliant in respect of all regulations and meets all the Independent Schools Standards in the regulatory compliance element of the inspection. These standards address:

Leadership and management and governance
Quality of education, training and recreation
Pupils’ physical and mental health and emotional wellbeing
Pupils’ social and economic education and contribution to society
Safeguarding

Reports no longer provide a formal classification in terms of ‘Excellent, Good, Satisfactory, etc.’ as for last time, and are less descriptive than before. We are, however, delighted at the many positive comments throughout and with the endorsement of the high quality of education provided at Hilden Grange.

There are many very positive comments, such as those below, that reflect well on our school:

The curriculum facilitates the development of skills over time, from the firm foundations built in the early years to the high achievements of pupils in their entrance examinations to senior schools.

Pupils behave well at school. The ‘Hilden Grange Way’ is an effective framework of statements… that leaders and staff use to promote positive and appropriate behaviour by pupils. It is well understood by pupils and helps them to show kindness and respect towards each other.

Leaders prioritise pupils’ wellbeing and treat it as a crucial factor that underpins academic success. They create an environment in which kindness and consideration is prominent…

Leaders foster an inclusive environment by promoting the principle that diversity should be celebrated and that all individuals are valued.

Malcolm Gough, Head of Hilden Grange, commented: ‘I am so proud of our school and thankful to all the constituent elements of the community, be they pupils, staff, parents and governors, who in their various ways contributed so fully and warmly to such a positive outcome. This endorsement of all we do as a school is greatly deserved, valued and appreciated.’

View March 2022 Inspection Report