Danes Hill School
School summary
Danes Hill School is a medium-sized independent prep in Oxshott, Surrey, educating around 600 boys and girls from age three through to thirteen. Its preparation spans the full primary and early secondary years, readying pupils for the move on to senior schools at 13. The Independent Schools Inspectorate awarded the school its highest grade of "excellent" for both education quality and personal development, with all compliance standards met. Around 15 per cent of pupils receive some form of SEN support, suggesting a school used to working with a range of learning needs.
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Inspection reports
- ISI rating
- excellent
- ISI personal development
- excellent
- Last inspected
- 1 October 2024
Teaching & academics
Modern languages feature early, with both French and Spanish on offer to widen pupils' horizons. An Academic Scholarship rewards strong performers, signalling a school that recognises and stretches its most able children. The ISI's "excellent" judgement for the quality of pupils' education underlines consistent standards across the age range.
Languages
Head · Colin Baty
School life & ethos
- Boarding
- No
- SEN support
- 15.32%
- EHC plans
- 0%
Fees & bursaries
- Day fees (per year)
- £19,110 - £27,030
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A well-regarded co-educational prep that carries pupils from nursery to 13 and earned the ISI's top marks for both academics and personal growth. Fees reflect its independent, day-school standing.
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Compiled from public data. Last checked 5 June 2026.