- Age range
- 3–11
- Co-ed status
- Mixed
- Number of students
- 305
- Day / boarding
- Day only
- Religious affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- Average fees
- £17,715 (annual, inc. VAT)
- Has a nursery
- Yes
How the school describes itself
- Donhead presents itself through the language of curiosity, creativity and compassion. The school is confident, humane and quietly ambitious.
Fee profile
Annual fees including VAT. 2025-26.
Pre-Reception£11,730
Reception£17,922
Year 1£18,678
Year 2£18,678
Year 3£18,678
Year 4£18,678
Year 5£18,678
Year 6£18,678
Parents like
- A persuasive option for families who want a Wimbledon prep with academic bite, strong pastoral instincts and a thoughtful 11+ culture.
Admissions
Admissions at Donhead are clearly shaped around families looking for a strongly academic prep with an equally strong pastoral and values framework. The published material is refreshingly direct about registration, 11+ preparation and finding the right senior-school fit for each child.
Scholarships
Prep-level internal awards are less important here than the school's role in preparing children for external scholarships and selective entry. The stronger story is guidance, fit and confident preparation for the next school.
Bursaries
Donhead says its Governors operate a Bursary Fund where the continued payment of fees becomes a major difficulty. The school says applications are considered for compassionate reasons or financial hardship, are means-tested and are not currently awarded to new entrants.
- The official page says bursaries are not currently awarded for new entrants.
- No standard remission range is published.
- Families should contact the school directly if continuing payment of fees has become difficult and ask for the current bursary and hardship process.
Inspection snapshot
The overall picture is strong because the school is explicit about what it is trying to do. Parents can see the school's tone around curiosity, creativity, compassion and life after Donhead before they even visit.
Assessment approach
Assessment at Donhead is deliberately senior-school-facing, with bespoke support for 11+ assessments and scholarship applications rather than a one-size-fits-all conveyor belt. That should reassure families who want ambition but not blunt over-coaching.
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