Yarm Preparatory School
Grammar School Lane, Yarm, TS15 9ES
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Bill Sawyer
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stockton West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 416
- Pupils on roll
- 383
- URN
- 111771
- Local authority
- Stockton-on-Tees
- Telephone
- 01642781447
About this school
Yarm Preparatory School is an independent school in Yarm. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 383 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Yarm 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
Yarm Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 1994, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Yarm 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 | 394 |
| 2023/24 | 384 |
| 2024/25 | 382 |
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
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 14
Location
Nearby schools
-
Yarm School0.2 miles
Independent schools · Yarm
-
Teesside High School1.8 miles
Independent schools
-
Hartwell School3.2 miles
Special schools
-
Westlands Academy3.4 miles
Academies · Stockton-on-Tees
-
Green Gates Academy4.7 miles
Academies · Stockton-on-Tees
Other schools in Yarm
- Yarm School Independent schools
- Hutton Rudby Primary School Primary
- Kirklevington Primary School Primary
- Layfield Primary School Primary
- Levendale Primary School Primary
- Yarm Primary School Primary
- Conyers School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Yarm Preparatory School teach?
- Yarm Preparatory School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is an independent school in Yarm.
- Who is the headteacher of Yarm Preparatory School?
- The headteacher of Yarm Preparatory School is Mr Bill Sawyer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Yarm Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Yarm 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 many pupils are at Yarm Preparatory School?
- Yarm Preparatory School has 383 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Yarm Preparatory School full?
- Yarm Preparatory School has capacity for 416 pupils and 383 on roll (92%), 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 Yarm Preparatory School a faith school?
- No. Yarm Preparatory School has no designated religious character.
- Does Yarm 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 Yarm 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.