The Prebendal School

The Prebendal School
Location

England
Information
TypePreparatory
Private
MottoLatin: Fons Sapientiae Verbum Dei
(The Word of God is the Fountain of Wisdom)
Religious affiliation(s)Church of England
Established1497 (1497)
FounderBishop Edward Story
Chair of GovernorsDean Edward Dowler
HeadAlison Napier
GenderMixed
Age3 to 13
Enrolment≈120
Houses4
Colour(s)  Red
PublicationThe Prebendalian
Former pupilsOld Prebendalians
Websitehttp://prebendalschool.org.uk/

The Prebendal School is a private preparatory school in Chichester, situated adjacent to the Chichester Cathedral precinct. It is a boarding and day school educating the cathedral choristers. The school has ancient origins as the medieval cathedral song school at the thirteenth-century school house in West Street.

In 2020, The Telegraph named The Prebendal School as one of the best-value independent schools in the country. In January 2023, the school announced that its recent ISI inspection in November had found the school to be Excellent in all areas.