St Edward's Prep
With just 132 pupils on roll, St Edward's Prep is among the smaller independent schools in Reading, an intimacy that allows staff to know each child individually. The co-educational prep welcomes boys and girls as day pupils, and inspection falls under the Independent Schools Inspectorate. Mr Jonathan Parsons leads the school as Head. Families drawn to a close-knit, fee-paying environment rather than a large institution may find the scale particularly appealing.
Where every mark matters.
Places are limited and demand is high, so exam performance is what sets candidates apart. Passmate turns the months ahead into ten focused minutes a day on the exact topics this school tests.
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Inspection reports
Teaching & academics
As an ISI-inspected independent prep, St Edward's operates within the fee-paying sector. Its small roll lends itself to close attention to each pupil's progress.
Head · Mr Jonathan Parsons
School life & ethos
- Religious character
- None
- Boarding
- No
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Answer as a child would. Left: what they see. Right: what it learns about them.
A small, mixed prep in Reading where a modest roll keeps the focus firmly on the individual child.
That’s where Passmate comes in. Tutoring is the most effective thing in a child’s preparation - a well-tutored child can outperform the vast majority of their peers. Passmate works alongside your tutor, not instead of them: it learns how your child thinks, finds the gaps, and shows the tutor exactly where to spend each session - so the limited time you have lands on what actually decides a place.
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Compiled from public data. Last checked 5 June 2026.