St David's Prep
St David's Prep is an independent school in West Wickham for boys and girls aged 3 to 11. It has 204 pupils and room for 208.
Justin Hall, Beckenham Road, West Wickham, BR4 0QS020 8777 5852stdavidsprep.comMrs Julia Foulger 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
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an 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 Bromley 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 | 204 | 207 | 195 | 188 | 168 | 163 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 10% | 12% | 18% | 11% | 14% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Lodge Primary School | Academy | 450 m | 565 | Not inspected | 86 | Compare |
| Langley Park Primary School | Free school | 510 m | 399 | Not inspected | 70 | Compare |
| Langley Park School for Girls | Academy | 600 m | 1,714 | Good 2022 | 76 | Compare |
| Langley Park School for Boys | Academy | 630 m | 1,823 | Not inspected | 80 | Compare |
| Beckmead Park Academy | Academy | 710 m | 114 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Unicorn Primary School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 415 | Good 2019 | 70 | Compare |
| Wickham Park School | Independent | 0.7 miles | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Hawes Down Primary School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 447 | Good 2023 | 70 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St David's Prep a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St David's Prep yet.
How many pupils does St David's Prep have?
204 pupils aged 3 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 208 places, so it is 98% full.
Does St David's Prep have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Justin Hall, Beckenham Road, West Wickham, BR4 0QS
- Telephone
- 020 8777 5852
- Website
- www.stdavidsprep.com
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julia Foulger
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Bromley
- Ward
- West Wickham
- Constituency
- Beckenham and Penge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 9 December 1957
- URN
- 101690 · LAESTAB 3056066 · UKPRN 10077615
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.