The Manor Preparatory School

Faringdon Road, Shippon, OX13 6LN

Independent school for ages 2–11 in Shippon. Mixed intake, Anglican/Church of England.

The Manor Preparatory School is a non-selective Anglican independent prep school in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, for boys and girls aged 2 to 11. It has nursery classes.

Its ISI inspection in November 2024 found the relevant standards and safeguarding standards met.

The school describes itself as a down-to-earth co-educational day school that challenges, cherishes and inspires every child. It says it was founded in 1907, is based around a Georgian manor house in nine acres, and has joined Abingdon School and Abingdon Prep School in the Abingdon Schools Group.

Ages 2–11 · Primary age

387 pupils · On roll

Independent school · Mixed

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