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The Prebendal School[1]

Independent · ages 2–14

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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
November 2025[3]
Framework
Framework from September 2023[3]
Leadership and governance
Standards met[3]
Quality of education
Standards met[3]
Health and wellbeing
Standards met[3]
Social and economic education
Standards met[3]
Safeguarding
Standards met[3]

Quality of education

  • ISI recommended: The school should embed strategies to identify and support pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.

Health and wellbeing

  • ISI recommended: The school should ensure that all boarding staff clearly understand the systems and procedures in the boarding house.

Previous ISI inspections: 2022, 2018, 2015 (2022 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
£3,854–£4,468 a term 2026/27 · Reception; Year 1 & Year 2 · incl. VAT[4]
Prep, day
£6,663 a term 2026/27 · Year 3 & Year 4 · incl. VAT[4]
Senior, day
£7,158 a term 2026/27 · Year 5 to Year 8 · incl. VAT[4]
Boarding
£7,657–£11,988 a term 2026/27 · Full Boarders; Choristers and Probationers**; International Boarders · 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
2–14[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Faith
Church of England/Christian[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
Boarding school[1]
Capacity
290[1]
Local authority
West Sussex[1]
Website
www.prebendalschool.org.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
Chichester[5]
Postcode
PO19 1RT[1]
URN
126122[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll
138 2024/25[6]
SEN support
10.1% 2024/25[6]
EHC plan
0.7% 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, The Prebendal School, November 2025. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: all-rights-reserved (restated only, D71).
  4. prebendalschool.org.uk: prebendalschool.org.uk — Nursery and school charges. Period 2026-10-17. Archived copy; original. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (9)
    Reception £3,854 (p. 1)
    Year Groups Termly Charges (p. 1)
    Year 1 & Year 2 £4,468 (p. 1)
    Year 3 & Year 4 £6,663 (p. 1)
    Year 5 to Year 8 £7,158 (p. 1)
    Full Boarders £10,209 (Year 3 & 4) £10,710 (Year 5 to Year 8) (p. 1)
    Boarding Termly Charges (p. 1)
    Choristers and Probationers** £7,657 (Year 3 & 4) £8,033 (Year 5 to Year 8) (p. 1)
    International Boarders £11,988 (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.