Benedict House Preparatory School
1-5 Victoria Road, Sidcup, DA15 7HD
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Mrs Laura Baker
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Old Bexley and Sidcup
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 170
- URN
- 101484
- Local authority
- Bexley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083007206
About this school
Benedict House Preparatory School is an independent school in Sidcup. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 170 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Benedict House Preparatory School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Benedict House Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1989, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Benedict House Preparatory School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 184 |
| 2023/24 | 217 |
| 2024/25 | 213 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 5
- Pupils on SEN support
- 52
Location
Nearby schools
-
West Lodge School0.1 miles
Independent schools
-
Merton Court School0.6 miles
Independent schools · Sidcup
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Rose Bruford College0.8 miles
Universities · Sidcup
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Cleeve Meadow School0.8 miles
Free Schools · Sidcup
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Marlborough School0.9 miles
Special schools · Sidcup
Other schools in Sidcup
- Merton Court School Independent schools
- Birkbeck Primary School Primary
- Burnt Oak Junior School Primary
- Chatsworth Infant School Primary
- Days Lane Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Lamorbey Church of England School Primary
- Hope Community School Primary
- Longlands Primary School Primary
- Orchard Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School Primary
- Royal Park Primary Academy Primary
- Sherwood Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Benedict House Preparatory School teach?
- Benedict House Preparatory School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is an independent school in Sidcup.
- Who is the headmaster of Benedict House Preparatory School?
- The headmaster of Benedict House Preparatory School is Mrs Laura Baker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Benedict House Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Benedict House Preparatory School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Benedict House Preparatory School?
- Benedict House Preparatory School has 170 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Benedict House Preparatory School full?
- Benedict House Preparatory School has capacity for 450 pupils and 170 on roll (38%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Benedict House Preparatory School a faith school?
- No. Benedict House Preparatory School has no designated religious character.
- Is Benedict House Preparatory School a selective school?
- No. Benedict House Preparatory School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Benedict House Preparatory School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Benedict House Preparatory School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.