Beechwood Park School

Markyate, St Albans, AL3 8AW

Prep school in St Albans.

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Age range
2–13
Co-ed status
Mixed
Number of students
478
Day / boarding
Day & boarding
Religious affiliation
Church of England
Average fees
Day £22,834 · Boarding £32,328 (annual, inc. VAT)
Has a nursery
Yes

Fee profile

Pre-Reception —
Reception £17,982
Year 1 £20,592
Year 2 £20,592
Year 3 £21,042
Year 4 £21,042
Year 5 £26,064
Year 6 £26,064
Year 7 £26,064
Year 8 £26,064
Year 9 —
Year 10 —
Year 11 —
Year 12 —
Year 13 —

Bursaries

Yes

Scholarships

Yes

A-level results

No A-level results are currently published for this school.

Admissions

Beechwood Park’s admissions process looks polished, thoughtful and strongly prep-school in style. Families are encouraged to visit and ask practical questions early, and the school’s own material makes it clear that senior-school preparation sits close to the heart of the offer rather than arriving only in Year 8.

How the school describes itself

  • Beechwood Park is warm, aspirational and strongly future-focused.
  • The school stresses confidence, individual potential and preparing children well for life beyond the school.
  • The school is upbeat, polished and unmistakably prep-school minded.

Parents like

  • A convincing choice for families who want a happy prep with clear onward purpose.
  • The attraction is the balance between warmth, broad opportunity and serious senior-school preparation.
  • Parents who like visible destination data will find it easier to judge what the school is delivering.

Inspection snapshot

Families should read the latest inspection material directly and, because this is a day-and-boarding prep, weigh pastoral and boarding provision alongside academics. The school is promising both a happy childhood and strong onward outcomes, so the key test is how naturally those two things sit together in practice.

Beechwood Park School

Prep school in St Albans.

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How the school describes itself

  • Beechwood Park is warm, aspirational and strongly future-focused.
  • The school stresses confidence, individual potential and preparing children well for life beyond the school.
  • The school is upbeat, polished and unmistakably prep-school minded.

Fee profile

Annual fees including VAT. 2025-26.

Reception£17,982
Year 1£20,592
Year 2£20,592
Year 3£21,042
Year 4£21,042
Year 5£26,064
Year 6£26,064
Year 7£26,064
Year 8£26,064
Year 5£32,328
Year 6£32,328
Year 7£32,328
Year 8£32,328

Parents like

  • A convincing choice for families who want a happy prep with clear onward purpose.
  • The attraction is the balance between warmth, broad opportunity and serious senior-school preparation.
  • Parents who like visible destination data will find it easier to judge what the school is delivering.

Admissions

Beechwood Park’s admissions process looks polished, thoughtful and strongly prep-school in style. Families are encouraged to visit and ask practical questions early, and the school’s own material makes it clear that senior-school preparation sits close to the heart of the offer rather than arriving only in Year 8.

Scholarships

Scholarships and bursaries are a clear part of the public proposition. The school offers means-tested bursaries and has recently highlighted more than 24 scholarships for leavers, which gives the onward outcomes story real substance.

Bursaries

The school does not clearly publish bursary information, so families should contact it directly.

  • The school does not publish bursary entry points, so families should ask directly.
  • The school does not publish bursary award levels, so families should ask directly.
  • Families should contact the school directly to ask whether any bursary, hardship support or discretionary fee assistance is available.

Inspection snapshot

Families should read the latest inspection material directly and, because this is a day-and-boarding prep, weigh pastoral and boarding provision alongside academics. The school is promising both a happy childhood and strong onward outcomes, so the key test is how naturally those two things sit together in practice.

Assessment approach

Assessment appears closely tied to future-school readiness. Beechwood Park talks openly about scholarship guidance and life beyond the school, so families should expect regular progress checks, thoughtful target-setting and increasing preparation for 11+ or 13+ decision points without an unnecessarily frantic tone.

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