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Perrott Hill British School Prague is a private British school in Prague 8, part of Perrott Hill Education with Perrott Hill Prep School in Somerset, Thames British School Madrid and Meridian Lyceum in Vilnius. Its former name, Meridian International School, still appears on its achievements page. Over 500 students from more than 50 nationalities, from nursery to A-Level. It follows the National Curriculum of England and Cambridge programmes: IGCSE in Year 11 and AS and A-Level in Years 12-13; Czech students may also take the Maturita. "We follow the National Curriculum of England, ensuring high standards with instruction in English, except for second and third languages", taught by native speakers. A bilingual Czech-English school for Czech children runs alongside.
Key facts
Tuition
≈ $12 468–29 324 a year
270 000–635 000 CZK
Programmes
Cambridge · IGCSE, A-Level
Admits from
3 years · Pre-School
Languages of instruction
English
Languages taught
Czech, French, German, Spanish
Class size
at most 12 children in Reception, 16 in Year 1 and 18 from Year 2 pupils
Registration fee
≈ $577
12 500 CZK
About the fees Fees for 2026-2027: from 270000 CZK (Reception, half day) to 635000 CZK (Years 11-13); Year 1 - 425000 CZK, Years 2-6 - 475000 CZK, Years 7-9 - 565000 CZK, Year 10 - 600000 CZK. 5% discount for annual payment. Meals cost extra, from 41400 CZK to 48620 CZK a year.
Admissions The school admits children from age 3 to Year 13, including foreigners: "If you're abroad, we can arrange an online meeting and pre-registration", and Early Years takes children with no English. Years 2 to 13: an interview and an entrance test in English on the previous year's curriculum (English and Mathematics, plus Science from Year 5) or a trial day; young children have a trial day. The most common entry ages are 11 and 14. For weak English the Admissions Manager advises on options.
Stages and year groups Grades Reception - Year 13. Early Years (Reception from age 3 and Year 1 on the EYFS), Primary Years 2-6, Key Stage 3 (Years 7-9), Key Stage 4 (Years 10-11) with Cambridge IGCSE, Sixth Form (Years 12-13) with Cambridge AS and A-Level. Czech students may also prepare for the Maturita. Teaching is in English; the separate bilingual Česká škola programme runs in Czech and English.
Address Frýdlantská 1350/1, 182 00 Praha 8 - Kobylisy
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
Cambridge · IGCSE, A-Level · authorised programmeBSO · accreditationPerrott Hill Education · school is part of the networkThe Cambridge register names the school as a Cambridge centre. Its British Schools Overseas (BSO) inspection, the latest in May 2023, is recorded under the school's former name, Meridian International School: the address is the same, and the school says so itself. The school is part of Perrott Hill Education.
school is in an official registryconfirmed by a school document, by membership or by taking part in a networkclaimed by the school, no confirmation, not counted in the scoreGuide to all organisations → What stands behind each entry
CambridgeCambridge International Education
Part of the University of Cambridge. It allows a school to teach the Cambridge programmes and to enter pupils for the exams. There are four stages and they are authorised separately: primary, lower secondary, IGCSE and A Level. If the stages are known they are named in the line below; if that line is missing, the school does not publish them, and the Cambridge registry does not show stages either - it gives only the name of the centre, the country and whether private candidates are accepted. Cambridge calls what it does registration rather than accreditation, and the network holds about ten thousand schools.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: IGCSE (ages 14-16), A-Level (ages 16-18). IGCSE means exams at around Year 10 or 11, the British counterpart of a lower secondary leaving certificate. A-Level is the senior years, and their results are what British and many other universities admit on.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →BSOBritish government inspection of schools overseas
A scheme of the UK Department for Education: a school abroad is inspected against the standards for independent schools in England, including safeguarding and the standards for boarding. The inspections are done by independent inspectorates approved by the department, and the inspectorates themselves are monitored annually by Ofsted. The reports are published in full on the government website.
What the badge means for this school. The school has been through this organisation's accreditation. It was judged as a whole: governance, safeguarding, staff, premises, teaching. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
Register to check for yourself, and the full guide →Perrott Hill Educationschool network
Perrott Hill Education is an independent education group that, on its site, describes itself as uniting four schools across Europe with a British curriculum. They are Perrott Hill Prep School in Somerset (UK, founded in 1946), Thames British School Madrid (established in 2014), Perrott Hill British School Prague (Czech Republic) and Meridian Lyceum in Vilnius (Lithuania); the site also names the online school Richmon Online School. The site does not give a founding year for the group itself. In Spain the group has one school, Thames British School Madrid, which teaches the British curriculum from Early Years up to A-Levels and the IB Diploma Programme. The group's site is perrotthilleducation.com.
What this means for this school. The network owns or operates the school. Its accreditation and programme authorisation the school obtains separately, in its own name.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
Exam results Results for 2024. A-Level: 3% of grades A* or A, 44% A* to C, 82% pass (in 2022 the A* or A share was 27%). IGCSE: 33% of grades A* or A, 76% A* to C, 100% pass.
Where leavers go: Charles University · Czech Technical University · Delft University of Technology · University of Amsterdam · Maastricht University · University of Toronto · Peking University · Uppsala University · University of Kent · University of Westminster
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
·Librarynot stated on the website
✓Catering
✓School transport
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Art studio · Playground
Clubs and activities: Robotics Club · Coding Club · STEM Club · Bricks4Kidz · Junior Duke Award · Rugby Club · Model United Nations · Duke of Edinburgh's Award · Math Club · The Paper Perrott · Open Art Studio
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
What the listings show: PGCE, QTS and Master's degrees among part of the staff.
English and core subject teachers are native English speakers; many hold UK PGCE or QTS, some hold Master's degrees and doctorates. Czech is taught by several native-speaker teachers.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
✓Security staff
·Access controlnot stated on the website
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
A safeguarding team with two Designated Safeguarding Leads and a School Counselor; the school publishes Safeguarding and Child Protection, Anti-Bullying, First Aid and Online Safety policies. School security staff work in the buildings.
Reviews
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)85 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data80 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data80 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)90 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data75 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data78 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
The score is counted from 8 of the 9 criteria.Only those with checkable data count: programmes and accreditations from official registers, the fee from a published price list. Where it says "scored on the median", the school has no data and the middle of the list is put in its place, so that a gap gives no advantage. Admissions, teaching staff and reviews come in as their data arrives.
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