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St Andrew's Prep[1]

Independent · ages 0–14

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Headline results

No headline results are published for this school in the latest two years.

Results

No published data for this school.

Ofsted

Inspected by
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)[2]

ISI inspection

Inspection
December 2024[3]
Framework
Framework from September 2023[3]
Leadership and governance
Standards met[3]
Quality of education
Standards met[3]
Health and wellbeing
Significant strength[3]
Social and economic education
Standards met[3]
Safeguarding
Standards met[3]

Quality of education

  • ISI recommended: The school should improve the curriculum so that young pupils in Years 1 and 2 are challenged enough to make good progress in all subjects.

Health and wellbeing

  • ISI found (December 2024): Leaders work well to support pupils' physical, mental, and emotional health through the curriculum and training for staff.

Safeguarding

  • ISI recommended: The school should ensure that someone with a paediatric first aid certificate is present when Reception Year children go on trips.

Previous ISI inspections: 2021, 2018, 2015 (2021 report, 2018 report, 2015 report).

ISI's page for this school

Findings of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), restated in our own words: not ISI's wording. Read the full report on ISI's website.

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Fees

Pre-prep, day
£5,181–£5,307 a term 2026/27 · Reception; Years 1 to 2 · incl. VAT[4]
Prep, day
£7,763–£9,194 a term 2026/27 · Year 3; Year 4; Years 5 to 6 · incl. VAT[4]
Prep, weekly boarding
£11,742 a term 2026/27 · Years 3 to 8 Weekly Boarding · incl. VAT[4]
Prep, boarding
£13,344 a term 2026/27 · Years 3 to 8 Full Boarding · incl. VAT[4]
Senior, day
£9,388 a term 2026/27 · Years 7 to 8 · incl. VAT[4]

As published by the school on its own website for the year shown, quoted from our archived copy. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest fee the school lists for that stage. Check the school's current fees before deciding: extras (lunch, trips, exams) and bursaries are not included. Fees are never used to rank schools.

Type
Other independent school[1]
Ages
0–14[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
Boarding school[1]
Capacity
420[1]
Local authority
East Sussex[1]
Website
www.standrewsprep.co.uk[1]
Nursery classes
Has Nursery Classes[2]
Special classes
No Special Classes[2]
Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan)
Not approved[2]
District
Eastbourne[5]
Postcode
BN20 7RP[1]
URN
114652[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
324 2024/25[6]
SEN support
17.9% 2024/25[6]
EHC plan
0.3% 2024/25[6]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[6]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments (independent schools' inspectorate and provision). Period 2026-10-17, published 2026-10-17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Independent Schools Inspectorate: School inspection report, St Andrew's Prep, December 2024. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: all-rights-reserved (restated only, D71).
  4. standrewsprep.co.uk: standrewsprep.co.uk — Registration and fees. Period 2026-10-17. Archived copy; original. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (17)
    Reception £4,545 (p. 1)
    Year Termly fee without VAT Termly fee with VAT (p. 1)
    Reception £4,545 £5,181 (p. 1)
    Years 1 to 2 £4,655 (p. 1)
    Years 1 to 2 £4,655 £5,307 (p. 1)
    Year 3 £6,810 (p. 1)
    Year 3 £6,810 £7,763 (p. 1)
    Year 4 £7,495 (p. 1)
    Year 4 £7,495 £8,544 (p. 1)
    Years 5 to 6 £8,065 (p. 1)
    Years 5 to 6 £8,065 £9,194 (p. 1)
    Years 7 to 8 £8,235 (p. 1)
    Years 7 to 8 £8,235 £9,388 (p. 1)
    Years 3 to 8 Weekly Boarding £10,300 (p. 1)
    Years 3 to 8 Weekly Boarding £10,300 £11,742 (p. 1)
    Years 3 to 8 Full Boarding £11,705 (p. 1)
    Years 3 to 8 Full Boarding £11,705 £13,344 (p. 1)
  5. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.