Are you looking for a prep school in the West Midlands? Search here for independent preparatory schools in Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands (county) and Worcestershire.
You will find a list of all West Midlands 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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Albrighton,
Wolverhampton,
WV7 3AF,
Shropshire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Read more about Birchfield School
Ellesmere,
SY12 9AB,
Shropshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Ellesmere College
25 Broadway North,
Walsall,
WS1 2QG,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Read more about Hydesville Tower School
Lucton,
HR6 9PN,
Herefordshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Lucton School
Weston Rhyn,
Oswestry,
SY11 3EW,
Shropshire
www.moretonhall.org/moreton-prep
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Moreton Hall Prep
Mount Pleasant,
Newcastle-under-Lyme,
ST5 1DB,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Newcastle under Lyme School
86-90 Binley Road,
Coventry,
CV3 1FQ,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Read more about Pattison School
39 Sir Harry's Road,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B15 2UR,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Priory School
Wood Road,
Tettenhall,
Wolverhampton,
WV6 8QX,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Tettenhall College
Stanley Road,
Wellington,
TF1 3LB,
Shropshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Read more about The Old Hall School
Penn Road,
Wolverhampton,
WV3 0EG,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about The Royal School Wolverhampton
24 St James's Road,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B15 2NX,
West Midlands
Boys, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Read more about West House School
Abberley Hall,
Worcester,
WR6 6DD,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Rocester,
Uttoxeter,
ST14 5BS,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Little Ness,
Shrewsbury,
SY4 2JY,
Shropshire
Girls, Boarding, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Stanfield House,
447 Warwick Way,
Birmingham,
B11 2JR,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Reddings Lane,
Tyseley,
Birmingham,
B11 3EY,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
15-17 Kenilworth Road,
Leamington Spa,
CV32 5TW,
Warwickshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Coundon Road,
Coventry,
CV1 4AU,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Preparatory.
Bedstone,
Bucknell,
SY7 0BG,
Shropshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Dunchurch,
Rugby,
CV22 6QU,
Warwickshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Peopleton,
Pershore,
WR10 2EE,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Chetwynd End,
Newport,
TF10 7JE,
Shropshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Lyncroft House,
St John's Road,
Cannock,
WS11 0UR,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
St Joseph's Park,
Kenilworth,
CV8 2FT,
Warwickshire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Uttoxeter,
ST14 5HN,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Smallwood Manor,
Uttoxeter,
ST14 8NS,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Westlands Avenue,
Newcastle-under-Lyme,
ST5 2PU,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Westbourne Road,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B15 3TS,
West Midlands
Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
14 Love Lane,
Stourbridge,
DY8 2EA,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
36 Wolverhampton Road,
Walsall,
WS2 8PR,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Warwick Road,
Solihull,
B91 1AT,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
472 Coventry Road,
Birmingham,
B10 0UG,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
48 Church Road,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B15 3SJ,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
730 Bordesley Green,
Birmingham,
B9 5PQ,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Wolverley,
Kidderminster,
DY10 3QE,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
28 Castle Street,
The Cathedral Close,
Hereford,
HR1 2NW,
Herefordshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
The Old Deanery,
The Cathedral Close,
Hereford,
HR1 2NG,
Herefordshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
10 Sutton Road,
Erdington,
Birmingham,
B23 6QL,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Kenilworth Road,
Coventry,
CV3 6PT,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Lock Lane,
Claines,
Worcester,
WR3 7SD,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Mill Street,
Worcester,
WR1 2NJ,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
St James Place,
Shirley,
Solihull,
B90 2BA,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
113 Soho Hill,
Hockley,
Birmingham,
B19 1AY,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
The Palace,
The Close,
Lichfield,
WS13 7LH,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
643 Foleshill Road,
Coventry,
CV6 5JQ,
West Midlands
Girls, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Abnalls Lane,
Lichfield,
WS13 8BL,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior.
Sutton Road,
Walsall,
WS1 2PD,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
51 Newbridge Crescent,
Tettenhall,
Wolverhampton,
WV6 0LH,
West Midlands
Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
4 Norfolk Road,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B15 3PS,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Long Street,
Atherstone,
CV9 1AE,
Warwickshire
Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Upper Brook Street,
Oswestry,
SY11 2TL,
Shropshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Ruyton XI Towns,
Shrewsbury,
SY4 1HX,
Shropshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
London Road,
Shrewsbury,
SY2 6NZ,
Shropshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Crutch Lane,
Droitwich,
WR9 0BE,
Worcestershire
Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Springfield,
Britannia Square,
Worcester,
WR1 3DL,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Grange Lane,
Claines,
Worcester,
WR3 7RR,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Oakfield House,
Droitwich Road,
Worcester,
WR3 7ST,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
1597 Stratford Road,
Hall Green,
Birmingham,
B28 9JB,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
17 Lode Lane,
Solihull,
B91 2AB,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
32 Town Walls,
Shrewsbury,
SY1 1TN,
Shropshire
Boys, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Malvern Hall,
Brueton Avenue,
Solihull,
B91 3EN,
West Midlands
Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Warwick Road,
Solihull,
B91 3DJ,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
21 Station Road,
Stone,
ST15 8EN,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
31 Calthorpe Road,
Birmingham,
B15 1RX,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
London Road,
Trent Vale,
Stoke-on-Trent,
ST4 5NT,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Belmont,
Shrewsbury,
SY1 1TE,
Shropshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
32 Bargate Street,
Brewood,
ST19 9BA,
Staffordshire
Girls, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Burton Manor,
Stafford,
ST18 9AT,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Church House,
Old Town,
Stratford-upon-Avon,
CV37 6BG,
Warwickshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Somerset Road,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B17 0HR,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Bawnmore Road,
Bilton,
Rugby,
CV22 7QH,
Warwickshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Alveston Hill,
Loxley Road,
Stratford-upon-Avon,
CV37 7RL,
Warwickshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Colwall,
Malvern,
WR13 6EY,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Colwall,
Malvern,
WR13 6EF,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Beauchamp Avenue,
Leamington Spa,
CV32 5RD,
Warwickshire
Girls, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Walmley Ash Road,
Walmley,
Sutton Coldfield,
B76 1HY,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Main Road,
Twycross,
Atherstone,
CV9 3QA,
Warwickshire
Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Bridge Field,
Banbury Road,
Warwick,
CV34 6PL,
Warwickshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Myton Road,
Warwick,
CV34 6PP,
Warwickshire
Boys, Boarding, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Heath Road,
Whitchurch,
SY13 2AA,
Shropshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Chaddesley Corbett,
Kidderminster,
DY10 4PW,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Yarlet,
Stafford,
ST18 9SU,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.