Willington School A GSG School
- Willington School
Worcester Road
Wimbledon
London
SW19 7QQ - Head: Mr Keith Brown
- T 020 8944 7020
- E admissions@willingtonschool.co.uk
- W www.willingtonschool.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 11.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Merton
- Pupils: 179
- Religion: None
- Fees: £16,170 - £18,165 pa
- Open days: Saturday Open Mornings twice a year and regular Headmaster's Coffee Mornings
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Willington is now the only independent, co-educational prep school in Wimbledon and numbers are healthy. ‘One of my pet hates is an obsession with exams and outcomes,’ declared the head. Parents are grateful for initiatives such as maths clinics which help them understand methods taught at school so they can support their children at home. The only gripe...
What the school says...
At Willington Prep, our sole purpose is to provide the best possible childhood experience in collaboration with parents. Childhood is not a practice run, but life's foundation.
We are proud to offer a co-educational learning community for girls and boys aged 3 to 11 in the heart of Wimbledon. With over 135 years of experience in providing an education for life, we have recently welcomed girls into our community, making Willington a truly family friendly school.
We believe in providing a high-quality education that cultivates self-confidence and happiness in our pupils. We uphold the values of kindness, honesty, respect, and humility in all that we do.
Our dedicated teachers are passionate and supportive, ensuring a broad curriculum and rich co-curricular programme from Nursery onwards. At Willington, we instil in our pupils the school's motto - "non scholae sed vitae discimus" - we do not learn for school, but for life.
Our Year 6 pupils are quietly confident and go on to a vast range of destination schools, many with scholarships from academic, sport, music, and art. We are committed to providing an exceptional education that equips our pupils with the skills and values they need for a successful and fulfilling life.
In the latest ISI Inspection (2023) the School was awarded Excellent in All Areas. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2018, Keith Brown. Born, raised and educated in the Scottish borders. Mother and grandmother both teachers (PE and classics respectively). A move south and a job teaching PE at St Benedict’s Junior School (Ealing) led to a degree in sports science. After ten years, a transfer to the senior school with promotion to deputy head of sixth form. Appointed pastoral deputy at St John’s School (Northwood) in 2013.
While at St Benedict’s, he completed an MA (computers and education). Describing himself as ‘an AI enthusiast’, he’s all for using technology effectively in schools but does not underestimate the challenges involved. Believes children (and adults) should be taught to understand the potential, and the limitations, of such technologies.
The shelves beside his desk are rammed: biographies and autobiographies,...
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