Earsby Street, Olympia, London W14 8SH
10 reasons to choose St James Preparatory School, Olympia
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St James Preparatory School, Olympia has a Schoolsmith Score® of 83. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Olympia and one of the 7 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
St James Preparatory School, Olympia is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (40%/60%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to St James Senior Girls (at the same site) and St James Senior Boys (in Ashford), both 11-18 schools. St James Preparatory School, Olympia fees are £8,615 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
St James Preparatory School, Olympia has one, sometimes two, classes per year, and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
At least 80% of St James Preparatory School Year 6 girls transfer to the Senior Girls’ School. Up to a quarter of the boys head to the Senior Boys’ School in Ashford. Otherwise, pupils move on in their ones and twos to one of 30, usually independent, South West London day schools.
The St James Preparatory School, Olympia curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, philosophy, reasoning, Sanskrit, French. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers. Forest School to Year 1. Residential trips from Year 3. ‘The Pause’ at the beginning and end of lessons is a moment to reflect, gather, and experience stillness. There is a ‘Long Pause’ in philosophy lessons.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama, art and languages throughout, for DT from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at St James Preparatory School, Olympia
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in gymnastics.
The Arts at St James Preparatory School, Olympia
Art, music, dance and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir, orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
No wraparound care as such. The school day runs from 7.55am to 3.15/3.45pm depending on age. With after school clubs the day can extend to 6.00pm.
Find another school near St James Preparatory School, Olympia
Bute House Preparatory School (0.7 miles); Fulham School (0.9 miles); Norland Place School (1.2 miles).
Larmenier & Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles); St Barnabas and St Philip’s Church of England Primary School, Kensington (0.6 miles); Sir John Lillie Primary School (0.8 miles).
St James Senior Girls School, Olympia (0 miles); St Paul’s Girls’ School (0.6 miles); The Godolphin and Latymer School (1.1 miles).
Sacred Heart High School (0.8 miles); The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School (0.8 miles); The London Oratory School (1.2 miles).