Warwick Preparatory School
Bridge Field, Banbury Road, Warwick, CV34 6PL
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmistress
- Mrs Hellen Dodsworth
- Religious ethos
- Christian
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 520
- Pupils on roll
- 484
- URN
- 125780
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01926491545
About this school
Warwick Preparatory School is an independent school in Warwick. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 484 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Warwick 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
Warwick Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1945, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How Warwick 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 | 494 |
| 2023/24 | 497 |
| 2024/25 | 499 |
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
- 58
Location
Nearby schools
-
King's High School0.1 miles
Independent schools · Warwickshire
-
Warwick School0.1 miles
Independent schools · Warwick
-
The Emscote School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Warwickshire
-
Evergreen School1.2 miles
Academies · Warwick
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The Kingsley School2.0 miles
Independent schools · Leamington Spa
Other schools in Warwick
- Northleigh House School Independent schools
- Warwick School Independent schools
- Warwick Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints Church of England Academy Primary
- All Saints' CofE Junior School Primary
- Barford St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Budbrooke Primary School Primary
- Claverdon Primary School Primary
- Coten End Primary School Primary
- Emscote Infant School Primary
- Hampton Lucy CofE Primary School Primary
- Heathcote Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Warwick Preparatory School teach?
- Warwick Preparatory School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is an independent school in Warwick.
- Who is the headmistress of Warwick Preparatory School?
- The headmistress of Warwick Preparatory School is Mrs Hellen Dodsworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Warwick Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Warwick 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 Warwick Preparatory School?
- Warwick Preparatory School has 484 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Warwick Preparatory School full?
- Warwick Preparatory School has capacity for 520 pupils and 484 on roll (93%), 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 Warwick Preparatory School a faith school?
- No. Warwick Preparatory School has no designated religious character.
- Does Warwick 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 Warwick 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.