Side by side
Dulwich College and James Allen's Pre-Prep
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
- Dulwich College takes boys and girls; James Allen's Pre-Prep is a girls' school.
- Dulwich College takes ages 0 to 19; James Allen's Pre-Prep takes ages 4 to 18.
- Dulwich College has 1,923 pupils; James Allen's Pre-Prep has 1,223.
- Published day fees start at £6,336 a term at Dulwich College and £8,857 at James Allen's Pre-Prep.
- We hold a dated 2027 deadline for Dulwich College (16 October 2026) but none for James Allen's Pre-Prep.
- Dulwich College has published where its leavers went; we hold no published list for James Allen's Pre-Prep.
- The two schools are 1 mile apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Dulwich College | James Allen's Pre-Prep |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | Independent school DfE register | Independent school DfE register |
| Ages | 0 to 19 DfE register | 4 to 18 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Girls DfE register |
| Pupils | 1,923 DfE register | 1,223 DfE register |
| Borough | Southwark DfE register | Southwark DfE register |
| Boarding | Yes DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 16 October 2026 (closes in 6 days) school or council page | Not published |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | £6,336 to £10,706 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 | £8,857 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 |
| Results | ||
| A level: average grade | A- (2024/25) DfE | A (2024/25) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | 48.2 (2024/25) DfE | 50.8 (2024/25) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Universities published | 29 universities named: Brown University, Durham University, Harvard University school's published list | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Receiving SEN support | 9.1% school census 2024/25 | 17.3% 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.