Wetherby School A GSG School
- Wetherby School
11 Pembridge Square
London
W2 4ED - Head: Mr Paul David
- T 020 7727 9581
- F 020 7221 8827
- E learn@wetherbyschool.co.uk
- W www.wetherbyschool.co.uk/
- An independent school for boys aged from 4 to 8.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Kensington & Chelsea
- Pupils: 360
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £26,835 pa
- Open days: Individual visits
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Wetherby Preparatory School, Wetherby Senior School, Wetherby School Kensington
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Learning here is fun, whether it’s a project on the Romans or a fabulous end of year party, which incorporates an ice cream van and a bouncy castle. School is lucky enough to be able use the square opposite and the boys get lots of fresh air and exercise during breaks throughout the day. Plenty of music too – a choir in each of years 1, 2 and 3 as well as the wonderful Wetherby singers, created for those who couldn’t make it into the choir but still love to sing. More than half...
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since September 2023, Paul David, previously head of Dulwich Prep Cranbrook. Educated at the University of Exeter, where he studied maths and PE. He started his teaching career at secondary school level and was housemaster of City of London Freemen's. He was deputy head of Colet Court (now St Paul's Juniors), where he taught maths in both the prep and senior school. He then became head of Eaton Square School for eight years. A keen sportsman and musician, he's married to Nicky and has two grown up children.
Entrance
Non-selective. Register the month your baby is born, and ideally the day he is born. If your baby is over a month old, you're too late. School gets approximately 35 applications a month - or about 360 a year for 88 places (four classes in each...
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Special Education Needs
Wetherby has a strong team of specialist teachers who work alongside the class teachers and are able to provide 1:1 support for children with difficulties in literacy and maths. All staff at Wetherby are conversant with different learning styles and the learning support provided is a particular strength of a school with high academic standards.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places |
|---|---|---|
| Arnold House School | 2023 | 2 |
| King's House School | 2023 | 2 |
| Merlin School | 2023 | 1 |
| Newton Prep | 2023 | 1 |
| North Bridge House Preparatory School | 2023 | 2 |
| Thomas's Fulham | 2023 | 1 |
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