St Peter’s Preparatory School is non-selective yet, in 2025, 52% of our Year 8 pupils were offered places at academically selective Exeter School with one achieving an Academic Scholarship, another an Academic Exhibition, two were awarded Drama Scholarships and two Sports Scholarships. 56% of Year 8 leavers were offered places at Wellington School, with 73% of these being offered scholarships in Academics, Art, Drama, Music, Performing Arts and Sport.
Our 2025 Year 8 leavers were also offered senior school places at Blundell’s School with a Design & Technology Scholarship, Drama Scholarship and Sports Scholarship, Bryanston School with a Performing Arts Exhibition, King’s College with a Performing Art Scholarship and two Sports Scholarships, Queen’s College with a Performing Arts & Sports Scholarship, Taunton School with a Sports Scholarship and The Maynard.
The majority of our pupils leave us at Year 8; however, we do have other leaving transition points, when pupils join academically selective schools such as Colyton Grammar School.
Children at St Peter’s study the following subjects: Art & Design, Drama, English, French, Games & physical education, Geography, History, Information & communications technology, Mathematics, Music, Personal, social, health & citizenship education, Religion & philosophy, Science and Spanish.
Children are given the opportunity to learn in a variety of ways: through exploration and research; to break down subject boundaries and to acquire a mix of knowledge and skills.
St Peter’s Preparatory School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) and the school’s latest inspection reports can be accessed below:
"Pupils achieve a high number of academic, sporting, musical and artistic scholarships every year. This is the result of the extensive programme of extra-curricular activities, the comprehensive system of pastoral care, and the St Peter's School Baccalaureate programme. This broad provision for pupils' personal development is a significant strength of the school."
“Data from externally marked assessments show excellent rates of progress and attainment for pupils at all ages and defined groups, including the gifted and able pupils.”
