Our Lady's Preparatory School
The Avenue, Crowthorne, RG45 6PB
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 0 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Michael Stone
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 272
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- URN
- 110154
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01344773394
About this school
Our Lady's Preparatory School is an independent school in Crowthorne. It teaches children aged 0 to 11 and has 234 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Our Lady's 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
Our Lady's Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 1962, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Our Lady's 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 | 229 |
| 2023/24 | 235 |
| 2024/25 | 228 |
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
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 54
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wellington College0.5 miles
Independent schools
-
Wellington College Prep1.1 miles
Independent schools · Sandhurst
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Hawthorn Academy1.4 miles
Free Schools · Wokingham
-
Holme Grange School1.9 miles
Independent schools · Wokingham
-
Ludgrove School2.2 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Crowthorne
- Crowthorne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hatch Ride Primary School Primary
- Oaklands Infant School Primary
- Oaklands Junior School Primary
- Edgbarrow School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Our Lady's Preparatory School teach?
- Our Lady's Preparatory School teaches children aged 0 to 11. It is an independent school in Crowthorne.
- Who is the headteacher of Our Lady's Preparatory School?
- The headteacher of Our Lady's Preparatory School is Mr Michael Stone, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Our Lady's Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Our Lady's 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 Our Lady's Preparatory School?
- Our Lady's Preparatory School has 234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 11.
- Is Our Lady's Preparatory School full?
- Our Lady's Preparatory School has capacity for 272 pupils and 234 on roll (86%), 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 Our Lady's Preparatory School a faith school?
- No. Our Lady's Preparatory School has no designated religious character.
- Is Our Lady's Preparatory School a selective school?
- No. Our Lady's Preparatory School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Our Lady's 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 Our Lady's 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.