Are you looking for a prep school in the South-West? Search here for independent preparatory schools in the South-West, including Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset.
You will find a list of all South-West preparatory schools at the bottom of this page. You can use the search filters below to choose day or boarding schools, girls' or boys' schools, or find the school 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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Deans Grove House,
Deans Grove,
Wimborne,
BH21 7AF,
Dorset
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Read more about Dumpton School
The Chantry,
Palace Gate,
Exeter,
EX1 1HX,
Devon
www.exetercathedralschool.co.uk
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Read more about Exeter Cathedral School
Northdown Road,
Bideford,
EX39 3LY,
Devon
www.kingsleyschoolbideford.co.uk
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Kingsley School
Hampton Court,
St Marychurch,
Torquay,
TQ1 4PR,
Devon
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Cranmore Hall,
Shepton Mallet,
BA4 4SF,
Somerset
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Milestones House,
Blundell's Road,
Tiverton,
EX16 4NA,
Devon
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
St Osmunds Road,
Parkstone,
Poole,
BH14 9JY,
Dorset
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Richmond Lodge, Homefield Road,
Heavitree,
Exeter,
EX1 2QR,
Devon
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Sunny Hill,
Bruton,
BA10 0NT,
Somerset
Girls, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Knoll Lane,
Corfe Mullen,
Wimborne,
BH21 3RF,
Dorset
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Fore Street,
Chard,
TA20 1QA,
Somerset
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Iwerne Minster,
Blandford Forum,
DT11 8PH,
Dorset
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Victoria Park Road,
Exeter,
EX2 4NS,
Devon
Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
88 North Road East,
Plymouth,
PL4 6AN,
Devon
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Hazlegrove House,
Sparkford,
BA22 7JA,
Somerset
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Taunton,
TA1 3LA,
Somerset
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Kingston Road,
Taunton,
TA2 8AA,
Somerset
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Hartley Road,
Mannamead,
Plymouth,
PL3 5LW,
Devon
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Durweston,
Blandford Forum,
DT11 0PY,
Dorset
Girls, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Sherborne,
DT9 6EN,
Dorset
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Mulberry House,
Victoria Park Road,
Exeter,
EX2 4NU,
Devon
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Edgarley Hall,
Glastonbury,
BA6 8LD,
Somerset
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Parkwood Road,
Tavistock,
PL19 0HZ,
Devon
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
45-49 Queens Park,
South Drive,
Bournemouth,
BH8 9BJ,
Dorset
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Park Road,
Dartington,
Totnes,
TQ9 6EQ,
Devon
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
North Perrott,
Crewkerne,
TA18 7SL,
Somerset
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Ford Park,
Plymouth,
PL4 6RN,
Devon
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
St Dunstan's Abbey,
The Millfields,
Plymouth,
PL1 3JL,
Devon
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Truro,
TR4 9AE,
Cornwall
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Motcombe Park,
Shaftesbury,
SP7 9QA,
Dorset
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Trull Road,
Taunton,
TA1 4QS,
Somerset
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Shebbear,
Beaworthy,
EX21 5HJ,
Devon
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Acreman Street,
Sherborne,
DT9 3NY,
Dorset
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Hood Manor, Buckfastleigh Road,
Dartington,
Totnes,
TQ9 6AB,
Devon
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Castle Corner,
Beckington,
Frome,
BA11 6TA,
Somerset
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Mount Barton,
Staverton,
TQ9 6PF,
Devon
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Broadway,
Sidmouth,
EX10 8RG,
Devon
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
15 St Stephen's Hill,
Launceston,
PL15 8HN,
Cornwall
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
15 Stokewood Road,
Bournemouth,
BH3 7NA,
Dorset
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Shaftesbury,
SP7 9LP,
Dorset
Girls, Boarding, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Harefield,
Lympstone,
Exmouth,
EX8 5AU,
Devon
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Ocean View Road,
Bude,
EX23 8NJ,
Cornwall
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Parkwood Road,
Boscombe,
Bournemouth,
BH5 2BH,
Dorset
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
25-29 St David's Hill,
Exeter,
EX4 4DA,
Devon
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
14 Trelissick Road,
Hayle,
TR27 4HY,
Cornwall
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Newton Abbot,
TQ12 6QG,
Devon
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
South Court,
South Walks,
Dorchester,
DT1 1EB,
Dorset
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Sunny Hill,
Bruton,
BA10 0NT,
Somerset
Boys, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Rothesay Road,
Bournemouth,
BH4 9NJ,
Dorset
Girls, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
8 Firs Glen Road,
Bournemouth,
BH9 2LR,
Dorset
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Staplegrove Road,
Taunton,
TA2 6AE,
Somerset
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Staplegrove Road,
Taunton,
TA2 6AD,
Somerset
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Denmark Road,
Exeter,
EX1 1SJ,
Devon
Girls, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Buckeridge Road,
Teignmouth,
TQ14 8LY,
Devon
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Falmouth Road,
Truro,
TR1 2HU,
Cornwall
Girls, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Trennick Lane,
Truro,
TR1 1TH,
Cornwall
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
South Street,
Wellington,
TA21 8NT,
Somerset
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
South Street,
Wellington,
TA21 8NT,
Somerset
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
8 New Street,
Wells,
BA5 2LQ,
Somerset
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Barnstaple,
EX32 0SX,
Devon
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Yarrells House,
Upton,
Poole,
BH16 5EU,
Dorset
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.