Are you looking for a prep school in the West Midlands? Search here for independent preparatory schools in Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands (county) and Worcestershire.
You will find a list of all West Midlands preparatory schools at the bottom of this page. You can use the search filters below to choose day or boarding schools, girls' or boys' schools, or find the school nearest to you with our postcode search.
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Uttoxeter,
ST14 5HN,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Denstone College
Westlands Avenue,
Newcastle-under-Lyme,
ST5 2PU,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Read more about Edenhurst Preparatory School
Westbourne Road,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B15 3TS,
West Midlands
Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Edgbaston High School for Girls
Ellesmere,
SY12 9AB,
Shropshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Ellesmere College
48 Church Road,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B15 3SJ,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Read more about Hallfield School
Weston Rhyn,
Oswestry,
SY11 3EW,
Shropshire
www.moretonhall.org/moreton-prep
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Read more about Moreton Hall Prep
Burton Manor,
Burton Manor Road,
Stafford,
ST18 9AT,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about Stafford Grammar School
Stanley Road,
Wellington,
TF1 3LB,
Shropshire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Read more about The Old Hall School
Penn Road,
Wolverhampton,
WV3 0EG,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Read more about The Royal School, Wolverhampton
Rocester,
Uttoxeter,
ST14 5BS,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
154 Wednesbury Road,
Walsall,
WS1 4JJ,
West Midlands
Boys, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Shelly Campus,
Scarborough Road,
Walsall,
WS2 9TY,
West Midlands
Girls, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Little Ness,
Shrewsbury,
SY4 2JY,
Shropshire
Girls, Boarding, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Stanfield House, 447 Warwick Way,
Tyseley,
Birmingham,
B11 2JR,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Reddings Lane,
Tyseley,
Birmingham,
B11 3EY,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
15-17 Kenilworth Road,
Leamington Spa,
CV32 5TW,
Warwickshire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Coundon Road,
Coventry,
CV1 4AU,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Preparatory.
Coundon Road,
Coventry,
CV1 4AU,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Bedstone,
Bucknell,
SY7 0BG,
Shropshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Dunchurch,
Rugby,
CV22 6QU,
Warwickshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Albrighton,
Wolverhampton,
WV7 3AF,
Shropshire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Main Street,
Peopleton,
Pershore,
WR10 2EE,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Worcester Road,
Bromsgrove,
B61 7DU,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Chetwynd End,
Newport,
TF10 7JE,
Shropshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Convent Close,
Cannock,
WS11 0UR,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
St Joseph's Park,
Kenilworth,
CV8 2FT,
Warwickshire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Smallwood Manor,
Uttoxeter,
ST14 8NS,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
14 Love Lane,
Stourbridge,
DY8 2EA,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
36 Wolverhampton Road,
Walsall,
WS2 8PR,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Warwick Road,
Solihull,
B91 1AT,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
472 Coventry Road,
Small Heath,
Birmingham,
B10 0UG,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
The Custard House,
29-43 Blake Lane,
Birmingham,
B9 5QT,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Wolverley,
Kidderminster,
DY10 3QE,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
28 Castle Street,
The Cathedral Close,
Hereford,
HR1 2NW,
Herefordshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
The Old Deanery,
The Cathedral Close,
Hereford,
HR1 2NG,
Herefordshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
10 Sutton Road,
Erdington,
Birmingham,
B23 6QL,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
25 Broadway North,
Walsall,
WS1 2QG,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Warwick Road,
Coventry,
CV3 6AQ,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Lock Lane,
Claines,
Worcester,
WR3 7SD,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Mill Street,
Worcester,
WR1 2NJ,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
St James Place,
Shirley,
Solihull,
B90 2BA,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
113 Soho Hill,
Hockley,
Birmingham,
B19 1AY,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
The Palace,
The Close,
Lichfield,
WS13 7LH,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
643 Foleshill Road,
Coventry,
CV6 5JQ,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Lucton,
HR6 9PN,
Herefordshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
15 Avenue Road,
Great Malvern,
WR14 3BA,
Worcestershire
Girls, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Abnalls Lane,
Lichfield,
WS13 8BL,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Sutton Road,
Walsall,
WS1 2PD,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
51 Newbridge Crescent,
Tettenhall,
Wolverhampton,
WV6 0LH,
West Midlands
Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Mount Pleasant,
Newcastle-under-Lyme,
ST5 1DB,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
4 Norfolk Road,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B15 3PS,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Long Street,
Atherstone,
CV9 1AE,
Warwickshire
Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Upper Brook Street,
Oswestry,
SY11 2TL,
Shropshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Ruyton XI Towns,
Shrewsbury,
SY4 1HX,
Shropshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
86-90 Binley Road,
Coventry,
CV3 1FQ,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
London Road,
Shrewsbury,
SY2 6NZ,
Shropshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
39 Sir Harry's Road,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B15 2UR,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Dodderhill Road,
Droitwich Spa,
WR9 0BE,
Worcestershire
Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Springfield,
Britannia Square,
Worcester,
WR1 3DL,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Grange Lane,
Claines,
Worcester,
WR3 7RR,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
17 Lode Lane,
Solihull,
B91 2AB,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
32 Town Walls,
Shrewsbury,
SY1 1TN,
Shropshire
Girls, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Malvern Hall,
Brueton Avenue,
Solihull,
B91 3EN,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Warwick Road,
Solihull,
B91 3DJ,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
31 Calthorpe Road,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B15 1RX,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Rookery Lane,
Trent Vale,
Stoke-on-Trent,
ST4 5RF,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Belmont,
Shrewsbury,
SY1 1TE,
Shropshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
32 Bargate Street,
Brewood,
ST19 9BA,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
37 Station Road,
Stone,
ST15 8ER,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Church House,
Old Town,
Stratford-upon-Avon,
CV37 6BG,
Warwickshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Wood Road,
Tettenhall,
Wolverhampton,
WV6 8QX,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Somerset Road,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B17 0HR,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Bawnmore Road,
Bilton,
Rugby,
CV22 7QH,
Warwickshire
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Alveston Hill,
Loxley Road,
Stratford-upon-Avon,
CV37 7RL,
Warwickshire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Brockhill Road,
Malvern,
WR13 6EY,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Colwall,
Malvern,
WR13 6EF,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Beauchamp Hall,
Beauchamp Avenue,
Leamington Spa,
CV32 5RD,
Warwickshire
Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Oakfield House,
Rose Bank,
Worcester,
WR3 7ST,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior.
Walmley Ash Road,
Walmley,
Sutton Coldfield,
B76 1HY,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
The Green,
Twycross (Near Atherstone),
CV9 3PQ,
Warwickshire
Co-educational, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Banbury Road,
Warwick,
CV34 6PL,
Warwickshire
Girls, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Myton Road,
Warwick,
CV34 6PP,
Warwickshire
Boys, Boarding, Day, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
24 St James's Road,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
B15 2NX,
West Midlands
Boys, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Chaddesley Corbett,
Kidderminster,
DY10 4PW,
Worcestershire
Co-educational, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.
Compton Road,
Wolverhampton,
WV3 9RB,
West Midlands
Co-educational, Day, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory, Senior, Sixth Form.
Yarlet,
Stafford,
ST18 9SU,
Staffordshire
Co-educational, Boarding, Day, Nursery, Pre-Preparatory, Preparatory.