[1] The majority of IAPS' schools are in the UK, with other locations including Africa, the Middle East, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
In 1981 IAPS merged with the Association of Headmistresses of Preparatory Schools, and ten years later moved its headquarters from Kensington to offices in Leamington Spa, before relocating again in 2021 to its current headquarters at Bishop's House, Artemis Drive, Tachbrook Park, Warwick CV34 6UD.
The current Chair, serving until September 2027, is Tania Botting, formerly Head of Greenfield School in Surrey.
Dominic Norrish has been chief executive of IAPS since July 2023 and Emilie Darwin is currently Deputy CEO.
IAPS arranges a number of developmental courses for its members,[3] as well as sports events for its schools.