The Mall School A GSG School
- The Mall School
185 Hampton Road
Twickenham
TW2 5NQ - Head: Sam Gosden
- T 020 8977 2523
- F 020 8977 8771
- E [email protected]
- W www.themallschool.org.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 0 to 11.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Richmond-Upon-Thames
- Pupils: 131
- Religion: Not Applicable
- Fees: £16,860 - £17,730pa
- Open days: Annual open evening in September; individual visits available most days.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Teaching lauded as ‘really inspiring’ and throughout our visit we observed pacey, purposeful learning, with hands shooting up to answer questions. Rationale for well-researched move to coeducation (partly in response to parental demand) has been clearly articulated to parents and generally welcomed; anxieties carefully managed through parental input and phased introduction. Some slight concern (purely social) about smaller size classes....
What the school says...
An independent school and nursery for children aged 6 months to 11 years.
Entry to the nursery is in order of registration. All children at the nursery are automatically offered a place in the school's Reception class(es).
The school is moving towards a fully co-educational model with girls joining Reception in September 2023. In September 2024 girls can join in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2.
Admission is at 4+ (non-selective). Entry into all other year groups follows a successful taster day including computerised tests in English and mathematics; bursarial assistance available.
Popular 11+ leavers' destinations include: Hampton, KCS Wimbledon, Tiffin, Kingston Grammar, Latymer Upper, Reed's, Halliford, St George's and St James.. The curriculum puts great emphasis on sport, music and drama and parents praise the way the school advises on senior school choice and preparation for exams. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since September 2024, Sam Gosden, previously head of Dolphin School in Clapham. Before that he was head of the lower school (pastoral) at Kensington Park School and director of music and head of digital strategy at Newland House School in Teddington. He studied music with drama and theatre studies at the University of Surrey and completed his teacher training with the West London Partnership. An accomplished musician, he has three sons and enjoys kayaking, photography and supporting Arsenal.
Entrance
Since 2022, co-ed nursery from six months (minimum three days a week) with automatic transition into reception. Otherwise, non-selective entry into reception – school committed to no formal assessment process at that stage, considering it an unreliable indicator of fit and potential, but holds various settling-in days to ensure children will thrive. Co-ed started in reception in...
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Special Education Needs
In reception to year 3, children receive additional help, if required, from our learning support assistant lead or by the school's SENCo, who also works with boys either individually or in a small group. This is in addition to the support boys receive from the class teacher. Additionally, in reception and year 1, we have full time teaching assistants for each class who can work with children on programmes of support developed and monitored by the class teacher and SENCo. There are two full time teaching assistants in years 2 and 3 who share their time between the four classes and work in a similar way. Parents of children who are receiving this support are kept informed through a series of termly meetings, parents' evenings and the twice yearly school report. Children in years 4 to 6 who have a diagnosed special educational need, for example dyslexia, are supported through the provision of individual education plans (IEP). The SENCo, with input from parents and teachers, writes IEPs which highlight an individual's strengths and offers strategies for teachers to use in the classroom to support them. In addition, we have differentiated groups in maths from year 4, small group support teaching in English from year 5 and academic tutors for children who need some extra support or guidance.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | Y |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description | Link (URL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halliford School | 2024 | 12 | 1 | Academic Scholarship | |
| Hampton School | 2024 | 7 | 1 | Sports Scholarship | |
| King's College School (Wimbledon) | 2024 | 2 | |||
| Royal Grammar School (RGS) Guildford | 2024 | 2 | |||
| St James Senior Boys' School | 2024 | 2 | 1 | Academic Scholarship | |
| Cranleigh School | 2024 | 1 | |||
| Ibstock Place School | 2024 | 1 | |||
| Kew House School | 2024 | 1 | |||
| Kingston Grammar School | 2024 | 1 | |||
| Leighton Park School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship | |
| Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet | 2024 | 1 | |||
| Reed's School | 2024 | 1 | |||
| St George's College, Weybridge | 2024 | 1 | |||
| St Paul's School | 2024 | 1 | |||
| Sutton Grammar School | 2024 | 1 | |||
| Wilson's School | 2024 | 1 |
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