Clarendon Cottage Preparatory School
11+ Admissions Guide 2026

Clarendon Cottage School is an independent co-educational day school, founded in 1989 and moved to its current premises in 1994. The school is a limited company run by a board of directors and assisted by an advisory body. The current headteacher was appointed in September 2019. The school has three sections: the Early Years Foundation Stage, which includes Nursery and Reception; an infant school for pupils in Years 1 and 2; and a junior school for pupils in Years 3 to 6. Before and after school care and a holiday club are an integral part of what the school offers. The school aims to foster a love of lifelong learning and enquiry through a broad curriculum with a firm academic foundation, while building self-confidence and a strong community spirit where pupils show respect, courtesy and kindness to all. Most pupils come from professional families living within a 20-mile radius of the school.