Twickenham Preparatory School A GSG School
- Twickenham Preparatory School
Beveree
43 High Street
Hampton
Middlesex
TW12 2SA - Head: Mr Oliver Barrett
- T 020 8979 6216
- F 020 8979 1596
- E [email protected]
- W twickenhamprep.org.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 4 to 13.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Richmond-Upon-Thames
- Pupils: 284
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: £10,995 - £12,210 pa
- Open days: Virtual Open Event 17th November 2020
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Open door at the back and the light, airy pre-prep kingdom is revealed. Freeflow rules outside with communal areas for all, while reception, year 1 and year 2 each have side-by-side plant-filled little gardens, with a secret leafy nature trail at the back, venue for (low) risk activities like building dens. Details-driven head of maintenance has fitted nest boxes round the pre-prep building (RSPCA occasionally called in to rescue stranded fledglings) and there’s real grass over chilly perfection of artificial version (hurrah!), everywhere bar reception garden, where nature proved incompatible with over-enthusiastic scootering.
What the school says...
'TPS seems to be blessed with an ambience second to none. I have been in most of the schools in the area at some time or another and I can assure you that none of them come close in terms of staff attitude and the general `feel` of the school' - ex Parent & local teacher. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since September 2020, Oliver Barrett, previously academic deputy head at St George’s Junior, Weybridge. Brought up locally, he was educated at Hampton School before studying environmental studies (BA with QTS) at Roehampton, having initially contemplated a career as a zoologist during his schooldays. After realising teaching was his calling, he worked at Ashton House School in Isleworth as head of PE, games and maths, before moving to St George’s in 2006 as head of year 6. Married with two daughters, both at senior school. A keen sportsman and triathlete, he competes regularly when time allows. Is also active in charity work and volunteering and currently a governor at Manby Lodge School.
Entrance
Non selective at 4+. Otherwise, occasional places only from reception onwards after assessments in English, maths and reasoning. Often take on a handful in...
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Special Education Needs
Twickenham Preparatory School caters for pupils with a specific learning difficulty within the average range of ability. As the School is academic and feeds many highly selective senior schools we do not take pupils with above average learning difficulties. Pupils are screened for literacy related problems from Year 2. Where a specific learning difficulty of a minor nature is identified the appropriate course of action is made in close consultation with parents.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton School | 2020 | 5 | 1 | Performing Arts Scholarship |
| St George's College, Weybridge | 2020 | 5 | ||
| Kingston Grammar School | 2020 | 4 | ||
| St James Senior Boys' School | 2020 | 4 | ||
| Notre Dame School | 2020 | 3 | ||
| Sir William Perkins's School | 2020 | 3 | 1 | Art Scholarship |
| Cranleigh School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Epsom College | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Sports Scholarship |
| Halliford School | 2020 | 1 | ||
| Lady Eleanor Holles School | 2020 | 1 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| St John's School (Leatherhead) | 2020 | 1 | ||
| The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe | 2020 | 1 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Hampton Pre-Prep and Prep School | 2020 | 1 |
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