Francis Holland Preparatory School A GSG School
- Francis Holland Preparatory School
15 Manresa Road
London
SW3 6NB - Head: Suzy Dixon
- T 020 7824 5014
- F 020 7823 4066
- E [email protected]
- W www.francishol…andprep.org.uk/
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 4 to 11 with a linked senior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Westminster
- Pupils: 230
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: £24,060 - £26,430 pa
- Open days: Monday 23rd September 2024, Wednesday 16th October 2024
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: Francis Holland School, Sloane Square
What The Good Schools Guide says..
School is academic but favours a non-competitive ethos, with girls encouraged to reach their own personal best, rather than wanting to beat their friends. Whole curriculum is delivered with care and kindness, backed up by diligence and resilience. We loved watching a year 1 number jumping game and found the year 6 discussion of Journey to the River Sea gripping and stimulating. Not aggressively competitive in sport but amply releases pressure of the elegant urban surroundings. ‘We’re not the best,’ said one girl, ‘but it’s fun.’ Other outdoor pursuits include...
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head of prep
Since 2019, Suzy Dixon, previously acting head, after which she took a 10-month break from school leadership to focus on educational research and consultancy work. Has previously held senior roles at Daneshill Prep, Highfield and Brookham Prep (while studying for her master’s in educational management at King’s College London), Downe House and Gateways School.
An English graduate (Leeds) with an artistic background, she told us she ‘married very young’ and ‘qualified later’ (PGCE from York). Her own three children – ‘now grown up’ – means she understands at a personal level the need to avoid pressurising the girls and to respond to different needs: ‘All mine are so different.’
Genial and smiley, her natural warmth is a hit with the girls, all of whom she greets...
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Special Education Needs
As a school we really do not cater particularly for Special Needs Children - indeed one might struggle here. We have the occasional mild dyslexic but that is all but they do not get "special" treatment. I hope that is helpful.
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