Lockers Park

Purposefully Small

Founded in 1874 by Henry Montagu Draper, Lockers Park was among the earliest purpose-built preparatory schools in the country, set in Hertfordshire parkland near Hemel Hempstead. Purposefully small and family-minded, it is devoted to the formative education of boys, with a values-led culture built on character, scholarship, and opportunity. In 2026 the school became part of the Harrow family of schools, while continuing on its own site under its own name, uniform, and distinctive ethos.


Key Facts

Location : Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Type : All-boys, boarding and day
Age Range : 4 to 13
Pupil Numbers : Approx. 190 boys
Founded : 1874
Ethos : Where every boy is known, valued, and encouraged to flourish


Academic Profile

Lockers Park prepares boys for Common Entrance and senior school scholarships, regularly won across academic, music, art, and technology categories. Destinations include Eton, Harrow, Haileybury, and Oundle.

Co-Curricular Life

Set across 23 acres of Hertfordshire parkland, Lockers Park offers a broad range of sport and outdoor activity alongside music and the arts. The school is deliberately small in scale, a quality it sees as central to its character, and boarding sits at the heart of school life.

Admissions Essentials

Boys join Lockers Park at a range of ages, most commonly into the lower years and continuing through to Year 8. Prospective pupils attend a taster day, designed to assess academic readiness and overall fit with the school, and most boys move on to their senior schools at the end of Year 8. Scholarships are available across a range of categories for boys in the upper years.

In Essence

For a boy who will thrive where every member of staff knows him well, Lockers Park's purposefully small scale gives him a real sense of belonging from his first day, and the confidence to step up to a leading senior school when the time comes.

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