Hill House A GSG School
- Hill House
17 Hans Place
London
SW1X 0EP - Head: Mr Edmund Townend
- T 020 7584 1331
- F 020 7591 3938
- E registrar@hillhouseschool.co.uk
- W hillhouseschool.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 4 to 13.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Kensington & Chelsea
- Pupils: 600
- Religion: Multi-faith
- Fees: £16,800 - £21,000 pa
- Open days: Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday during term time 8.30am at 17 Hans Place or by appointment.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Comfortable in its own skin, it fulfills its mission to provide an English education to an international set of children.‘We’re not aggressively selective, really what we’re about is the all-round,’ says head, one of the dynastic Townend family who started and still own the school. We sensed a tolerant, relaxed, purposeful atmosphere. Children spoke of a ‘happy place, where there’s always something going on’...
What the school says...
Hill House is a family run school welcoming children from all over the world. We celebrate the individual and together we enjoy an energetic, inclusive and diverse community.
Our school offers a nurturing environment that encourages each child to take risks, realise their full potential and develop and a life long love of learning.
We believe a broad based curriculum is the best way to kindle children's curiosity. We are passionate about music, art, drama and sport as a way for young people to explore their world.
www.hillhouseschool.co.uk ...Read more
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Other features
Choir school - substantial scholarships and bursaries usually available for choristers.
Sports
Fencing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since September 2022, Edmund Townend, who took over the family reins on his father’s retirement. School was founded by his grandfather, Colonel Townend, in 1951 and he grew up on top floor. Read physiology and pharmacology at UCL, thinking he might become a doctor but ‘I hated exams’ and so headed off to the English National Opera and then to Wigmore Hall before ‘embracing my destiny’. His brother, William, is bursar, and his parents are listed proprietors. Over the years, has taught ‘everything – you fill the gaps’. Now teaches maths to year 5. Originally employed by his grandfather, his wife also teaches here. Younger of two sons now in his last year. An all-embracing family affair.
Head’s office is a vast Victorian engine cum drawing room on the third floor,...
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Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas's Kensington | 2023 | 1 |
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