St Peter's Preparatory School
Harefield, Lympstone, EX8 5AU
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 13
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Head
- Mrs Charlotte Johnston
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Exmouth and Exeter East
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 328
- Pupils on roll
- 283
- URN
- 113587
- Local authority
- Devon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01395272148
About this school
St Peter's Preparatory School is an independent school in Devon. It teaches children aged 3 to 13 and has 283 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected St Peter'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
St Peter's Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1952, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How St Peter'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 | 298 |
| 2023/24 | 305 |
| 2024/25 | 305 |
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
- 24
Location
Nearby schools
-
Royal Deaf Education Trust2.5 miles
Other types · Exmouth
-
Royal Deaf Education Trust2.5 miles
Special schools · Exmouth
-
Exeter Pre-Prep School4.1 miles
Independent schools · Exeter
-
Mill Water School4.4 miles
Academies · Budleigh Salterton
-
Chances Educational Support Services5.0 miles
Independent schools · Dawlish
Common questions
- What ages does St Peter's Preparatory School teach?
- St Peter's Preparatory School teaches children aged 3 to 13. It is an independent school in Devon.
- Who is the head of St Peter's Preparatory School?
- The head of St Peter's Preparatory School is Mrs Charlotte Johnston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Peter's Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Peter'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 many pupils are at St Peter's Preparatory School?
- St Peter's Preparatory School has 283 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 13.
- Is St Peter's Preparatory School full?
- St Peter's Preparatory School has capacity for 328 pupils and 283 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 St Peter's Preparatory School a faith school?
- No. St Peter's Preparatory School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Peter'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 St Peter'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.