Side by side
Dulwich Prep & Senior and Fidelis College
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 Prep & Senior is a boys' school; Fidelis College takes boys and girls.
- Dulwich Prep & Senior takes ages 2 to 16; Fidelis College takes ages 4 to 19.
- Dulwich Prep & Senior has 808 pupils; Fidelis College has 411.
- Published day fees start at £6,165 a term at Dulwich Prep & Senior and £4,860 at Fidelis College.
- We hold a dated 2027 deadline for Dulwich Prep & Senior (30 October 2026) but none for Fidelis College.
- Dulwich Prep & Senior has published where its leavers went; we hold no published list for Fidelis College.
- The two schools are 0.9 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Dulwich Prep & Senior | Fidelis College |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | Independent school DfE register | Independent school DfE register |
| Ages | 2 to 16 DfE register | 4 to 19 DfE register |
| Gender | Boys DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 808 DfE register | 411 DfE register |
| Borough | Southwark DfE register | Croydon DfE register |
| Boarding | Yes DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions policy | Selective DfE register | Non-selective DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 30 October 2026 (closes in 20 days) school or council page | Not published |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | £6,165 to £10,085 a term school's fees page, 2026-27 | £4,860 to £8,040 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 | Not published | C (2023/24) DfE |
| A level: points per entry | Not published | 31.1 (2023/24) DfE |
| Where leavers went | ||
| Destinations published | 33 destinations named: Alleyn's School, Brighton College, Bryanston School and others school's published list | Not published |
| Pupils | ||
| Receiving SEN support | 30.8% school census 2024/25 | 18.8% 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.