Mayfield Preparatory School
Mayfield Preparatory School is an independent school in for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 178 pupils and room for 212.
Sutton Road, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 2PD01922 624107mayfieldprep.co.ukMr Matthew Draper headmasterAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Walsall council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 178 | 192 | 200 | 212 | 212 | 207 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 4% | 2% | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Mary's Grammar School | Academy (grammar) | 180 m | 1,399 | Outstanding 2023 | 98 | Compare |
| St Mary's The Mount Catholic Primary School | Roman Catholic | 340 m | 235 | No overall grade 2025 | 83 | Compare |
| Blue Coat Church of England Aided Junior School | Church of England | 430 m | 366 | Not inspected | 51 | Compare |
| Blue Coat Church of England Aided Infant School | Church of England | 490 m | 314 | Good 2022 | 23 | Compare |
| Blue Coat Church of England Academy | Academy | 540 m | 972 | Good 2023 | 35 | Compare |
| Chuckery Primary School | Council | 600 m | 465 | Good 2023 | 41 | Compare |
| Caldmore Primary Academy | Academy | 870 m | 436 | No overall grade 2025 | 46 | Compare |
| Whitehall Junior Community School | Council | 920 m | 340 | Good 2022 | 42 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Mayfield Preparatory School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Mayfield Preparatory School yet.
How many pupils does Mayfield Preparatory School have?
178 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 212 places, so it is 84% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Sutton Road, Walsall, West Midlands, WS1 2PD
- Telephone
- 01922 624107
- Website
- www.mayfieldprep.co.uk
- Headmaster
- Mr Matthew Draper
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Ward
- Paddock
- Constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1947
- URN
- 104265 · LAESTAB 3356000 · UKPRN 10078261
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.