Twickenham Preparatory School A GSG School
- Twickenham Preparatory School
Beveree
43 High Street
Hampton
TW12 2SA - Head: Mr D Malam
- T 020 8979 6216
- F 020 8979 1596
- E [email protected]
- W www.twickenhamprep.co.uk
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 4 to 13.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Richmond-Upon-Thames
- Pupils: 289
- Religion: Christian
- Fees: £11,055 - £11,970 pa
- Open days: May
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Open the door and the light, airy kingdom of the 4 to 7-year-olds is revealed. ‘It’s about being loved, nurtured, feeling secure and taking risks,’ says pre-prep head. 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. Sense of being looked after is palpable. One of our guides may have done 40 or so tours but insists that the 41st (ours) is a treat...
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
What the parents say...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2005, David Malam BA Southampton (history), PGCE King Alfred’s College, Winchester (50s). Clever, very comfortable in his own skin and refreshingly candid. Like every other London prep head offering both the 11+ and 13+, he’s reviewing the situation, though says there’s no danger of losing common entrance, as long as leading senior schools (notably Hampton) retain 13+ entry. With odds slightly better at 13+ than at 11+ and those extra two prep years to enjoy – far better than being bottom of the heap in a senior school – what’s not to like, he says.
Dreamed of pro career in either football or chess, taking both to a high level before studying history. Previous experience of running youth club at local church made teacher training a natural step. Initially worked...
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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 |
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Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton School | 2015 to 2018 | 23 | 5 | Sports Scholarship; Academic Scholarship; Academic Scholarship; Performing Arts Scholarship; Academic Scholarship |
| Sir William Perkins's School | 2015 to 2018 | 11 | ||
| Notre Dame School | 2015 to 2018 | 9 | 2 | Art Scholarship; Art Scholarship |
| Reeds School | 2015 to 2017 | 9 | ||
| St Catherine's School | 2015 to 2018 | 9 | 1 | Art Scholarship |
| Lady Eleanor Holles School | 2016 to 2018 | 8 | ||
| Surbiton High School | 2015 to 2018 | 8 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| St George's College, Weybridge | 2015 to 2018 | 7 | 2 | Music Scholarship; Academic Scholarship |
| St James Senior Boys' School | 2015 to 2017 | 7 | ||
| Radnor House School | 2015 to 2018 | 6 | ||
| Epsom College | 2016 to 2018 | 4 | ||
| Halliford School | 2016 to 2018 | 4 | ||
| Kingston Grammar School | 2015 to 2018 | 4 | ||
| King's College School (Wimbledon) | 2015 to 2017 | 3 | 1 | Art Scholarship |
| St John's School (Leatherhead) | 2016 to 2018 | 2 | ||
| Tiffin School | 2015 to 2017 | 2 | ||
| Wimbledon High School | 2015 to 2016 | 2 | ||
| ACS Cobham International School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| Claremont Fan Court School | 2018 | 1 | ||
| Cranleigh School | 2015 | 1 | ||
| St James Senior Girls' School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| St Paul's School | 2017 | 1 | ||
| St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School | 2016 | 1 | ||
| The Green School for Girls | 2016 | 1 | ||
| The Tiffin Girls' School | 2018 | 1 | ||
| Turing House School | 2015 | 1 | ||
| Waldegrave School | 2016 | 1 | ||
| Westminster School | 2018 | 1 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Hampton Pre-Prep and Prep School | 2017 | 1 |
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