Ranby House Preparatory School is a co-educational independent preparatory, day and boarding, school for boys and girls aged 3 to 13. It was founded by Nathaniel Woodard and is a member of the Woodard Schools. The school is the feeder to Worksop College which is located some 5 miles away. The school currently has around 260 pupils and the Head Master is Mr Christian S J Pritchard MA BA (Hons) QTS. The school has two main parts, the 'Pre-Prep' (3–7 years of age) and the 'Preparatory School'.