Bryony School is a non-selective independent day preparatory school in Rainham, Kent. The school caters for boys and girls between the ages of two and 11. The school operates on two sites that are about two miles apart. The building at Marshall Road is a converted house in a residential area. It provides education for pupils between two and seven years old. This includes a pre-school class, a Nursery class and a Reception class that provide for children in the early years foundation stage. The second site, at Meresborough Road, is for pupils aged between seven and 11 years old. The building is a former farmhouse with additional outbuildings situated in a rural area. The school provides additional childcare before and after school. It also provides transport Inspection report: Bryony School, 19–21 June 2018 Page 8 of 11 by minibus between the school sites. There are no pupils with an education, health and care plan. The principal is the proprietor’s husband. They have together appointed an advisory board to provide support and challenge to school leaders. The last full inspection took place in May 2016, when the school was judged to be inadequate. A subsequent progress monitoring visit in January 2017 found that all the previously unmet independent school standards had been met.