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Haberdashers’ Boys’ Prep School

Girls’ · Boys’ · Co-educational | Tiptop editorial rankings

Boys’ Top 37 · Editorial rank 22Guide edition: 2026Last checked: 2026-11-01

School facts [1] [3]

Location
Elstree, Hertfordshire
Ages
4–11, including Pre-Prep
Intake
Boys; shared campus and joint activities with Habs Girls
Day / boarding
Day

Boys are taught in the Prep School, with joint activities across the Habs campus.

SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS [1] [2] [3]
  • Main entry points at 4+ and 7+
  • Joint activities with the girls’ school on the shared campus
  • Academic teaching, pastoral care and co-curricular opportunities
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About the school [1] [2] [3]

Habs Boys’ Prep is based at Elstree on a campus shared with Habs Girls. It combines boys’ classroom teaching with joint activities and collaborative learning, and provides a route into Habs Boys’ Senior School.

Progression to Habs Boys’ Senior School [1] [2]

The school describes a route for boys joining Reception to move into Year 3 and then, after Year 6, into its Senior School without the usual 11+ entrance examination.

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Current internal progression arrangements

This describes the school’s progression arrangements; annual transfer numbers for 2024–2026 are not given in the listed sources.

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