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St Paul’s Prep School (formerly St Paul’s Juniors)

Girls’ · Boys’ · Co-educational | Tiptop editorial rankings

Boys’ Top 37 · Editorial rank 01Guide edition: 2026Last checked: 2026-11-01

School facts [1]

Location
Barnes, London
Ages
7–13
Intake
Boys
Day / boarding
Day (Prep School)

Boys’ prep school.

SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS [1]
  • Shares some facilities with St Paul’s School
  • Teaching organised across the 7–9, 9–11 and 11–13 age groups
  • Engineering, classics and philosophy within the curriculum
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About the school [1]

St Paul’s Prep School, formerly St Paul’s Juniors, is the preparatory school within St Paul’s. Its curriculum brings together academic study, engineering, the arts and sport, with progression to St Paul’s School as its principal senior-school route.

Progression to St Paul’s School [2] [3]

Under the June 2026 Assessment Policy, Prep pupils hold a senior-school place and transfer at the end of Upper Third, subject to satisfactory learning, conduct and academic suitability. There is no separate threshold examination for this transfer.

Reporting period
June 2026 Assessment Policy

These are the conditions for internal transfer; the school has not published annual transfer totals for 2024–2026.

About this ranking

Tiptop’s editorial order considers senior-school destinations and internal progression. It is not calculated from a standardised admissions rate.

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