Side by side
Donhead Preparatory School and Wimbledon Common Preparatory School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Donhead Preparatory School takes boys and girls; Wimbledon Common Preparatory School is a boys' school.
- Donhead Preparatory School takes ages 3 to 11; Wimbledon Common Preparatory School takes ages 4 to 7.
- Donhead Preparatory School has 293 pupils; Wimbledon Common Preparatory School has 158.
- Published day fees start at £6,431 a term at Donhead Preparatory School and £7,874 at Wimbledon Common Preparatory School.
- Donhead Preparatory School has published where its leavers went; we hold no published list for Wimbledon Common Preparatory School.
- The two schools are 0.1 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Donhead Preparatory School | Wimbledon Common Preparatory School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | Independent school DfE register | Independent school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 11 DfE register | 4 to 7 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Boys DfE register |
| Pupils | 293 DfE register | 158 DfE register |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic DfE register | Not published |
| Borough | Merton DfE register | Merton DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective DfE register | Selective DfE register |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | £6,431 to £6,701 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 | £7,874 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Inspected by ISI (no grade is published as data) DfE register | Inspected by ISI (no grade is published as data) DfE register |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Destinations published | 39 destinations named: Epsom College, Hampton School, Reed's School and others school's published list | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Receiving SEN support | 10.8% school census 2024/25 | 5.5% school census 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.