Open Day Information

Edge Grove School Open Morning

Event date: 23 May 2025

Event time: 9:15 am

"Edge Grove pupils are bold, bright, and curious, eager to learn, with impressive levels of confidence and independence."

Edge Grove is set in 48 acres of glorious Hertfordshire countryside and offers pupils an all-round education in an environment and atmosphere tailored to fulfilling the potential in each of them. Small class sizes, specialist teaching and a strong pastoral care system enable pupils to achieve highly within a supportive and nurturing environment. In the past five years an impressive number of scholarships have been awarded to a plethora of respected senior schools including Eton, Harrow, Haberdashers' Girls' and Boys'  Schools, Mill HIll, Merchant Taylors', Aldenham and St Albans School

Edge Grove School is a leading prep school for boys and girls aged 3 to 13, located in an impressive 48 acre site just a stone's throw from the M1, easily accessible from North London, Radlett, St Albans and Watford,.  Facilities are impressive for any school, with dedicated spaces for IT, DT, Art, Food and Nutrition, a theatre, outstanding sports facilities and Forest School.

We believe in the truly transformative effect of a preparatory Edge Grove education; from our Nursery, in a bespoke setting in Aldenham Village right through to Year 8, we provide boys and girls with a safe, happy and uniquely child-centred environment in which they can build friendships (often for life), belong, develop their own innate creativity, curiosity and character.

Our highly-qualified and experienced teaching staff encourage children to participate early as active learners, to take increasing ownership of their learning, to probe, question and develop an increasing Growth Mindset together with the self-discipline, perseverance and academic risk-taking that is our academic hallmark. Our education is resolutely focused on developing the ten core skills needed for future success and life fulfilment, as identified by the World Economic Forum. Our role as educators is to encourage our young adventurers not only to embrace and be an integral part of their own development and change, but to be excited by it, developing resilience and inspiring excellence in all that they do.

Edge Grove pupils are bold, bright, and curious, eager to learn, with impressive levels of confidence (but not arrogance) and independence. Opportunities for them to challenge themselves are plentiful, be that in the classroom, on the stage or on the sports field.

Pupils leave Edge Grove for a wide range of local and national day and boarding senior schools, all equipped with the skills and confidence to ensure future success and happiness.

It is the combination of all these elements which makes Edge Grove a unique offering to parents looking for a first class prep school in Hertfordshire.

At Edge Grove you will find happy, friendly and confident children who will talk enthusiastically about their life here. In this beautiful setting, life is never dull and, in their busy day, pupils will share a wealth of opportunity.

You can read our 2023  Independent Schools Inspection Report (ISI) here which identified the School to be excellent in all areas, with no recommendations for improvement.

OPEN EVENTS The School runs Open Mornings every term, but welcomes individual visits and meetings with the Head, Ed Balfour.  Please contact the  Admissions Team (admissions@edgegrove.com) to arrange this.