Newland House School A GSG School
- Newland House School
32-34 Waldegrave Park
Twickenham
TW1 4TQ - Head: Chris Skelton
- T 020 8865 1234
- F 020 8744 0399
- E [email protected]
- W www.newlandhouse.net
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 3 to 13.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Richmond Upon Thames
- Pupils: 405
- Religion: None
- Fees: £17,445 - £19,464 pa (last updated on 26/02/2025)
- Open days: October, December
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Previously had a reputation for its very traditional prep-school approach academically, but this is clearly changing under the current head. Parents say the school is more inclusive and the curriculum is ‘more modern and flexible’. Pupils who stay on in years 7 and 8 follow a Personal Development Programme to help ‘develop them as global citizens’. They learn entrepreneurship and...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2019, the energetic Chris Skelton. Born in Jordan, his father worked for the British Council and he remembers an itinerant existence, swapping schools frequently in his primary years as the family moved from Peru to Cardiff, Zambia and Hamburg.
His secondary years were spent as a boarder at King Edward’s, Witley while his parents travelled on to Jerusalem and Nairobi. ‘I loved it, it was an adventure, new countries, experiences, meeting really different types of people,’ says the head, who became adept at ‘establishing friendships from scratch’ and developing emotional intelligence.
He took a degree in psychology at the University of Birmingham with a view to becoming an educational psychologist, but caught the teaching bug during his primary teacher training and hasn’t looked back. He spent 10 years...
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Special Education Needs
10-09
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