St James Preparatory School
Earsby Street, Olympia, London, W14 8SH
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hilary Wyatt
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Inter- / non- denominational
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hammersmith and Chiswick
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 320
- Pupils on roll
- 121
- URN
- 131268
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02073481777
About this school
St James Preparatory School is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 121 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected St James 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
St James Preparatory School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in February 1976, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How St James 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 | 180 |
| 2023/24 | 185 |
| 2024/25 | 157 |
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
- 4
- Pupils on SEN support
- 16
Location
Nearby schools
-
St James Senior Girls' School0.0 miles
Independent schools
-
Wetherby Pembridge0.1 miles
Independent schools · London
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Parayhouse School0.3 miles
Special schools · London
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Ecole Française de Londres Jacques Prévert0.4 miles
Independent schools · London
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St Paul's Girls' School0.4 miles
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Common questions
- What ages does St James Preparatory School teach?
- St James Preparatory School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of St James Preparatory School?
- The headteacher of St James Preparatory School is Mrs Hilary Wyatt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St James Preparatory School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St James 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 James Preparatory School?
- St James Preparatory School has 121 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is St James Preparatory School full?
- St James Preparatory School has capacity for 320 pupils and 121 on roll (38%), 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 James Preparatory School a faith school?
- No. St James Preparatory School has no designated religious character.
- Is St James Preparatory School a selective school?
- No. St James Preparatory School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does St James 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 James 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.