St Peter's Preparatory School, Lympstone
St Peter's Preparatory School is an independent school for pupils aged 3 to 13 in Lympstone. It is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted; its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in May 2024.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St Peter's Preparatory School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other independent schools to St Peter's Preparatory School are Exeter Pre-Prep School (4.1 miles); Chances Educational Support Services (5 miles, Good); and Exeter School (6.4 miles, selective).
Exeter Pre-Prep SchoolChances Educational Support ServicesExeter School
Who goes there
In 2026, 24 pupils (8.5%) received SEN support and 5 (1.8%) had an education, health and care plan.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Lympstone Village Rail Station, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Peter's Preparatory School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted.
Routine Inspection
14 May 2024
Educational Quality / Focused Compliance
10 March 2020
Regulatory Compliance
25 January 2017
Integrated
13 November 2012
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Keep up with St Peter's Preparatory School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 4
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Devon is 3 (the median across 426 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
86%
Available places
283 pupils
328 places
45 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Across Devon council
Places available
7,788
Applications
7,251
Got 1st preference
93.3%
Got preferred school
98.4%
All secondary applications across Devon council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
24
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
10.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
283
Total Pupils
150
Boys
133
Girls
2026 academic year
Linked Schools
Schools linked by geographic proximity
St Peter's Preparatory School
Questions parents ask about St Peter's Preparatory School
When was St Peter's Preparatory School last inspected?
St Peter's Preparatory School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in May 2024.
How many pupils go to St Peter's Preparatory School?
St Peter's Preparatory School has around 283 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to St Peter's Preparatory School?
St Peter's Preparatory School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near St Peter's Preparatory School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 4 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Devon is 3 (the median across 426 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Peter's Preparatory School?
St Peter's Preparatory School is at Harefield, Lympstone, Lympstone, EX8 5AU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)