Chandlings Prep[1]

Independent · ages 2–11

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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: May 2026[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]

Leadership and governance

ISI recommended: The school should share with parents how many formal complaints were made in the last school year.

Quality of education

ISI recommended: The school should make sure that the way lessons start is consistent so students settle quickly and begin learning without delay.

Health and wellbeing

ISI recommended: The school should include all required information in the attendance policy and publish it on the website.

Safeguarding

ISI recommended: The school should record all pre-employment checks properly in the central appointment register.

Previous ISI inspections: 2023, 2019, 2016 (2023 report, 2019 report, 2016 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: £6,470 a term 2026/27 · Reception · VAT not stated[4]
Prep, day: £7,270–£8,380 a term 2026/27 · Year 2 and Year 3; Year 4 · VAT not stated[4]
Day: £2,291–£4,846 a term 2026/27 · Full-time (termly; Full-time with 15hrs funding (termly; 3 days per week (termly; 4 days per week (termly · VAT not stated[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: 2–11[1]
Boys / girls: Mixed[1]
Admissions: Selective[1]
Sixth form: No[1]
Boarding: No boarders[1]
Capacity: 460[1]
Local authority: Oxfordshire[1]
Website: http://www.chandlings.org.uk [1]
Nursery classes: Has Nursery Classes[2]
Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan): Not approved[2]
District: Vale of White Horse [5]
Postcode: OX1 5ND[1]
URN: 131981[1]

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

Pupils

Number on roll: 297 2024/25[6]
SEN support: 19.9% 2024/25[6]
EHC plan: 0% 2024/25[6]
Free school meals in the last 6 years: 0% 2024/25[6]

Sources

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.
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.
Independent Schools Inspectorate: School inspection report, Chandlings Prep, May 2026. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: all-rights-reserved (restated only, D71).
chandlings.org.uk: chandlings.org.uk — Fees bursaries. Period 2026-10-17. Archived copy; original. Licence: copyright-quoted.
Quotes (9)
Reception £6,470* (p. 1)
Year 2 and Year 3 £7,270* (p. 1)
Year 4 £8,380* (p. 1)
Full-time (termly) £4,846 (p. 1)
Full-time with 15hrs funding (termly) £3,819 (p. 1)
3 days per week (termly) £2,907 (p. 1)
4 days per week (termly) £3,877 (p. 1)
3 days per week (termly) £2,291 (p. 1)
4 days per week (termly) £3,055 (p. 1)
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.
Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.