The Croft Preparatory School
The Croft Preparatory School is an independent school in Stratford-upon-Avon for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has 325 pupils and room for 500.
Alveston Hill, Loxley Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 7RL01789 293795croftschool.co.ukMr Marcus Cook 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. As a Christian 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 Warwickshire 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 | 325 | 351 | 379 | 374 | 335 | 324 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 24% | 30% | 11% | 14% | 13% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alveston CofE Primary School | Church of England | 0.7 miles | 209 | Report card 2026 | 71 | Compare |
| Bridgetown Primary School | Council | 1.4 miles | 378 | Good 2022 | 49 | Compare |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 1.8 miles | 209 | Not inspected | 99 | Compare |
| King Edward VI School | Academy (grammar) | 1.9 miles | 879 | Outstanding 2021 | 99 | Compare |
| Stratford Preparatory School | Independent | 2.0 miles | 46 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Welcombe Hills School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 170 | Requires improvement 2023 | – | Compare |
| Loxley CofE Community Primary School | Church of England | 2.0 miles | 36 | Good 2024 | 86 | Compare |
| Thomas Jolyffe Primary School | Council | 2.1 miles | 322 | Good 2024 | 7 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Croft Preparatory School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Croft Preparatory School yet.
How many pupils does The Croft Preparatory School have?
325 pupils aged 2 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 500 places, so it is 65% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Alveston Hill, Loxley Road, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 7RL
- Telephone
- 01789 293795
- Website
- www.croftschool.co.uk
- Headmaster
- Mr Marcus Cook
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 2-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Ward
- Stratford Tiddington
- Constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1951
- URN
- 125778 · LAESTAB 9376016 · UKPRN 10071085
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.