St Mary's Preparatory
13 St Andrew's Road, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 1HS
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Stephen Blundell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 200
- Pupils on roll
- 102
- URN
- 123280
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 441491573118
About this school
St Mary's Preparatory is an independent school in Oxfordshire. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 102 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected St Mary's Preparatory 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
St Mary's Preparatory has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How St Mary's Preparatory 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 | 126 |
| 2023/24 | 130 |
| 2024/25 | 110 |
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
- 27
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rupert House School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Henley-on-Thames
-
Shiplake College2.3 miles
Independent schools · Henley-on-Thames
-
Bishopswood School3.5 miles
Academies · Reading
-
Reading Blue Coat School4.2 miles
Independent schools · Berkshire
-
Aurora Rowan School4.4 miles
Special schools · Reading
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary's Preparatory teach?
- St Mary's Preparatory teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is an independent school in Oxfordshire.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Preparatory?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Preparatory is Mr Stephen Blundell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's Preparatory been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Mary's Preparatory 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 St Mary's Preparatory?
- St Mary's Preparatory has 102 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Preparatory full?
- St Mary's Preparatory has capacity for 200 pupils and 102 on roll (51%), 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 Mary's Preparatory a faith school?
- No. St Mary's Preparatory has no designated religious character.
- Is St Mary's Preparatory a selective school?
- No. St Mary's Preparatory is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does St Mary's Preparatory 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 Mary's Preparatory. 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.