Rosemead Preparatory School
Rosemead Preparatory School is an independent school in London for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 263 pupils and room for 400.
70 Thurlow Park Road, West Dulwich, London, SE21 8HZ020 8670 5865rosemeadprep.org.ukMr Christopher Woodward 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
Admissions policy not published.
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 Lambeth 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 | 263 | 291 | 283 | 285 | 307 | 306 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 15% | 14% | 12% | 8% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Elmgreen School | Academy | 350 m | 1,082 | Good 2022 | 27 | Compare |
| Alleyn's Oakfield | Independent (grammar) | 440 m | 215 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Rosendale Primary School | Academy | 780 m | 679 | Outstanding 2024 | 95 | Compare |
| Turney Primary and Secondary Special School | Foundation special school | 880 m | 161 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| Elm Wood School | Council | 930 m | 364 | No overall grade 2025 | 46 | Compare |
| Dulwich College | Independent | 970 m | 1,923 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Julian's School | Foundation | 0.6 miles | 908 | Good 2023 | 69 | Compare |
| City Heights E-ACT Academy | Academy | 0.7 miles | 460 | Report card 2025 | 19 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Rosemead Preparatory School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Rosemead Preparatory School yet.
How many pupils does Rosemead Preparatory School have?
263 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 400 places, so it is 66% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 70 Thurlow Park Road, West Dulwich, London, SE21 8HZ
- Telephone
- 020 8670 5865
- Website
- www.rosemeadprep.org.uk
- Headmaster
- Mr Christopher Woodward
- 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
- Lambeth
- Ward
- St Martin's
- Constituency
- Dulwich and West Norwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 10 February 1975
- URN
- 100645 · LAESTAB 2086151 · UKPRN 10077627
- Formerly
- Noah's Ark School
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.