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Prep schools in Dorset

Are you looking for a prep school in Dorset? Search here to find and compare independent preparatory schools.

You will find a list of all preparatory and junior schools in Dorset at the bottom of this page. You can use the search filters below to narrow your prep school search: you can choose day or boarding schools, girls' or boys' schools, or find and compare the schools nearest to you with our postcode search.

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These search results are from www.schoolsearch.co.uk, the online guide to independent schools in the UK, in partnership with John Catt's Which School? guidebook, first published in 1924, and John Catt's Preparatory Schools. We hope you find the perfect school for your child!

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Hanford School

Child Okeford,
Blandford Forum,
DT11 8HN,
Dorset

www.hanfordschool.co.uk

Girls, Boarding, Preparatory.

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Bournemouth Collegiate School (BCS Prep)

40 St. Osmund's Road,
Lower Parkstone,
Poole,
BH14 9JY,
Dorset

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Bryanston Prep

Durweston,
Blandford,
DT11 0PY,
Dorset

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Bryanston School

Blandford Forum,
DT11 0PX,
Dorset

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Castle Court School

Knoll Lane,
Corfe Mullen,
Wimborne,
BH21 3RF,
Dorset

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Clayesmore Preparatory School

Blandford Road,
Iwerne Minster,
DT11 8LL,
Dorset

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Clayesmore School

Blandford Road,
Iwerne Minster,
DT11 8LL,
Dorset

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Dumpton School

Deans Grove House,
Deans Grove,
Wimborne,
BH21 7AF,
Dorset

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Leweston Prep School

Sherborne,
DT9 6EN,
Dorset

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Park School

43 Queens Park South Drive,
Bournemouth,
BH8 9BJ,
Dorset

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Port Regis

Motcombe Park,
Shaftesbury,
SP7 9QA,
Dorset

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Sherborne International

Newell Grange,
Newell,
Sherborne,
DT9 4EZ,
Dorset

Co-educational, Boarding, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Sherborne Preparatory School

Acreman Street,
Sherborne,
DT9 3NY,
Dorset

Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

St Martin's School

15 Stokewood Road,
Bournemouth,
BH3 7NA,
Dorset

Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Sunninghill Preparatory School

South Court,
South Walks Road,
Dorchester,
DT1 1EB,
Dorset

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Talbot Heath

Rothesay Road,
Talbot Woods,
Bournemouth,
BH4 9NJ,
Dorset

Girls, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.

Talbot House Preparatory School

8 Firs Glen Road,
Talbot Park,
Bournemouth,
BH9 2LR,
Dorset

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.

Yarrells School & Nursery

Yarrells House,
Upton,
Poole,
BH16 5EU,
Dorset

Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.