Merlin School A GSG School
- Merlin School
4 Carlton Drive
London
SW15 2BZ - Head: Mrs Kate Prest
- T 020 8788 2769
- E [email protected]
- W www.merlinschool.net
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 4 to 8.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Wandsworth
- Pupils: 140
- Religion: Church of England/Christian
- Fees: £15,123 pa
- Open days: A virtual tour is also available on the school website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
As one parent remarked, ‘The Merlin is aspirational and taps into each individual child’. Another added, ‘they give pupils lots of confidence, spotting opportunities and putting them their way’. The first head chose the school name with its distinctive wizard hat logo prior to tales of Harry Potter. Over the years this has become more embedded and developed and there is a sense of magic about the school and what it achieves...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmistress
Since 2003, Kate Prest BA Music/Ed PGCE (Oxford Brookes), formerly head of pre- prep at The Harrodian. Welcoming, personable, caring, with tremendous enthusiasm, Mrs Prest (late 40s) teaches music to all and knows every child by name. She champions creative thinking and teamwork in a school, which parents agree is ‘like a big family, where all are made to feel welcome and are well looked after’. Apart from the head, her PA and a long-serving member, staff are known by Christian names. Mrs Prest is proud of the Merlin spirit of ‘have a go’, which underpins confidence-building, and parents agree confidence is a hallmark of Merlin pupils. Mother of three, children attended the school, with husband in the City and no plans to move on, Mrs Prest thoroughly understands London pressures, the intense competition...
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Special Education Needs
On-site SENCo offering support in school. If additional SEN support is required this is a further cost.
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| King's College Junior School (Wimbledon) | 2020 | 6 |
| King's House School | 2020 | 6 |
| Rokeby School | 2020 | 6 |
| Shrewsbury House School | 2020 | 6 |
| Bute House Preparatory School for Girls | 2020 | 5 |
| Feltonfleet School | 2020 | 3 |
| The Harrodian School | 2020 | 3 |
| Dragon School | 2019 | 2 |
| Ibstock Place School | 2020 | 2 |
| Latymer Prep School | 2019 | 2 |
| Putney High Junior School | 2019 | 2 |
| Thomas's Fulham | 2020 | 2 |
| Broomfield School | 2019 | 1 |
| Broomwood Hall (Upper School - Lower School on two sites close by) | 2020 | 1 |
| Caldicott | 2019 | 1 |
| City of London Freemen's Junior School | 2019 | 1 |
| Fairley House School | 2019 | 1 |
| Falcons Preparatory School for Boys | 2020 | 1 |
| Hampton Court House School | 2020 | 1 |
| Hampton Pre-Prep and Prep School | 2020 | 1 |
| Hanford School | 2020 | 1 |
| Milbourne Lodge School | 2019 | 1 |
| Newton Prep | 2019 | 1 |
| Northcote Lodge School | 2019 | 1 |
| Queen's Gate Junior School | 2019 | 1 |
| St Paul's Juniors | 2020 | 1 |
| Summer Fields | 2019 | 1 |
| The Beacon School | 2019 | 1 |
| Westbourne House School | 2019 | 1 |
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