Waverley Preparatory School & Day Nursery
Waverley Preparatory School & Day Nursery is an independent school in Berkshire for boys and girls aged 0 to 11. It has 280 pupils and room for 312.
Waverley Way, Finchampstead, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 4YD0118 973 1121waverleyschool.co.ukMr Guy Shore 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
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 Wokingham 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 | 280 | 264 | 259 | 263 | 247 | 259 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 9% | 8% | 7% | 5% | 7% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evendons Primary School | Free school | 0.8 miles | 413 | Outstanding 2024 | 96 | Compare |
| Gorse Ride Junior School | Council | 0.8 miles | 159 | Report card 2026 | 32 | Compare |
| Gorse Ride Infants' School | Council | 0.9 miles | 109 | No overall grade 2025 | 69 | Compare |
| Luckley House School | Independent | 1.0 miles | 372 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Nine Mile Ride Primary School | Academy | 1.0 miles | 375 | Good 2022 | 77 | Compare |
| CAMHS Phoenix School | Pupil referral unit | 1.4 miles | 0 | Outstanding 2024 | – | Compare |
| Ludgrove School | Independent | 1.6 miles | 187 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Windmill Primary School and Nursery | Academy | 1.6 miles | 218 | Not inspected | 62 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Waverley Preparatory School & Day Nursery a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Waverley Preparatory School & Day Nursery yet.
How many pupils does Waverley Preparatory School & Day Nursery have?
280 pupils aged 0 to 11 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 312 places, so it is 90% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Waverley Way, Finchampstead, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 4YD
- Telephone
- 0118 973 1121
- Website
- www.waverleyschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Guy Shore
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 0-11, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Wokingham
- Ward
- Finchampstead
- Constituency
- Wokingham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1951
- URN
- 110142 · LAESTAB 8726003 · UKPRN 10078229
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.