Alleyn Court Preparatory School
Wakering Road, Great Wakering, Southend-on-Sea, SS3 0PW
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Mrs Hannah Sanders
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Church of England
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Southend East and Rochford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 345
- Pupils on roll
- 218
- URN
- 115403
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01702582553
About this school
Alleyn Court Preparatory School is an independent school in Southend-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 218 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Alleyn Court Preparatory School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Alleyn Court Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1922, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Alleyn Court 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 | 285 |
| 2023/24 | 262 |
| 2024/25 | 244 |
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
- 16
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thorpe Hall School0.2 miles
Independent schools
-
St Nicholas School0.8 miles
Academies · Southend-on-Sea
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Victory Park Academy1.7 miles
Academies · Southend-On-Sea
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Sutton House Academy1.7 miles
Academies · Southend-On-Sea
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Southend YMCA Community School2.2 miles
Free Schools · Southend-on-Sea
Other schools in Southend-on-Sea
- Beis Chinuch Lebonos Westcliff Independent schools
- Barling Magna Primary Academy Primary
- Bournemouth Park Academy Primary
- Bournes Green Infant School Primary
- Bournes Green Junior School Primary
- Friars Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Great Wakering Primary Academy Primary
- Greenways Primary School Primary
- Hamstel Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Hamstel Junior School Primary
- Hinguar Community Primary School Primary
- Porters Grange Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Alleyn Court Preparatory School teach?
- Alleyn Court Preparatory School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is an independent school in Southend-on-Sea.
- Who is the headmaster of Alleyn Court Preparatory School?
- The headmaster of Alleyn Court Preparatory School is Mrs Hannah Sanders, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Alleyn Court Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Alleyn Court 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 Alleyn Court Preparatory School?
- Alleyn Court Preparatory School has 218 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Alleyn Court Preparatory School full?
- Alleyn Court Preparatory School has capacity for 345 pupils and 218 on roll (63%), 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 Alleyn Court Preparatory School a faith school?
- No. Alleyn Court Preparatory School has no designated religious character.
- Is Alleyn Court Preparatory School a selective school?
- No. Alleyn Court Preparatory School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Alleyn Court 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 Alleyn Court 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.