Dorset
Sunninghill Preparatory School
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
No Progress 8 data is available for this school in the years we hold.
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Admissions and catchment
Independent schools run their own admissions outside the council process, so there is no catchment area or last offer distance to compare against. Registration and assessment dates are on the school’s website.
Entry, tests and fees
Entrance test
● Scholarship assessment week takes place week commencing 25th January 2027
Source · checked 27 October 2026
● The outcome of the assessments will be announced on 1st February 2027
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Bursaries and scholarships
We offer means tested bursaries to families. Please contact the school for more information – registrar@sunninghill.dorset.sch.uk
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Academic and music scholarships are available for pupils joining Years 5 to 8.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Admissions
applicants, and attend an interview with the Head or a member of the Senior Leadership Team.
Source · checked 27 October 2026
Copied from the school's and test organisers' own pages; check them before registering or applying.
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School information
| URN | 113927 |
| Local authority | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Other independent school |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 2-13 |
| Headteacher | Headmaster David Newberry |
| Trust | — |
| Admissions | Non-selective |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | DT1 1EB |
| Pupils | 171 |
| FSM eligible | — |
Contact and identifiers
South Court, South Walks Road, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1EB
http://www.sunninghillprep.co.uk1305262306| DfE number | 6029 |
| UKPRN | 10018673 |
| Opened | 16 Oct 1957 |
| GIAS updated | 3 Feb 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 3 Feb 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | — |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | — |