Port Regis Preparatory School
Port Regis Preparatory School is an independent school in Shaftesbury for boys and girls aged 2 to 13. It has 305 pupils and room for 446.
Motcombe Park, Shaftesbury, SP7 9QA01747 857800portregis.comMr Titus Mills headteacherAll 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
Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
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 Dorset 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 | 305 | 317 | 300 | 289 | 297 | 337 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 18% | 21% | 15% | 16% | 11% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motcombe CofE Primary School | Academy | 670 m | 146 | Good 2023 | 47 | Compare |
| The Abbey CofE VA Primary School, Shaftesbury | Church of England | 1.4 miles | 201 | Good 2022 | 56 | Compare |
| Shaftesbury Church of England Primary School | Academy | 1.5 miles | 333 | Report card 2026 | 4 | Compare |
| Shaftesbury School | Academy | 1.7 miles | 782 | Good 2023 | 17 | Compare |
| St Mary the Virgin Church of England Primary School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 242 | Good 2023 | 69 | Compare |
| Coombe House School | Independent | 2.4 miles | 145 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Gillingham School | Academy | 2.6 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Gillingham Primary School | Academy | 2.8 miles | 233 | Report card 2026 | 4 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Port Regis Preparatory School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Port Regis Preparatory School yet.
How many pupils does Port Regis Preparatory School have?
305 pupils aged 2 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 446 places, so it is 68% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Motcombe Park, Shaftesbury, SP7 9QA
- Telephone
- 01747 857800
- Website
- www.portregis.com
- Headteacher
- Mr Titus Mills
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-13, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Ward
- Gillingham
- Constituency
- North Dorset
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1929
- URN
- 113915 · LAESTAB 8386010 · UKPRN 10017053
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.