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This school is like no other. Comfortable in its own skin, it fulfills its mission to provide an English education to an international set of children (including our King, who came here). Produces tolerant children, curious about the world around them. ‘My children all adore it – and I’ve got four here.’
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 600 ·
- Religion
- None
- Fees
- £21,060 - £24,300 pa
- Local authority
- Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council
Headteacher
Headmaster
Mr Edmund Townend
Since September 2022, Edmund Townend, who took over the family reins on his father’s retirement. School was founded by his grandfather, Colonel Townend, in 1951 and he grew up on top floor. Read physiology and pharmacology at UCL, thinking he migh
Entrance
‘We’re not aggressively selective, really what we’re about is the all-round,’ says head. No nursery, with most joining at reception. After a tour and registration (daily tours on offer), parents are invited to a social evening a year before entry,
- Open days
- Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday during term time 8.30am at 17 Hans Place or by appointment.
Exit
To a diverse assortment of day and boarding schools. Almost all girls leave at 11+, regularly heading to Francis Holland (NW1 and SW1), Godolphin and Latymer, Queen’s Gate, Downe House and GDST schools. A few to state schools including Grey Coat H
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Pupils
Money matters
Fees lower than similar schools. No bursaries.
- Fee information
- £21,060 - £24,300 pa
Our view
School spreads across four sites in Knightsbridge and Chelsea where pupils, clad in the famous rusty-coloured knickerbockers, are constantly seen crocodiling their way around. Only reception - housed in a church hall off the King’s Road – has a pl
The last word
This school is like no other. Comfortable in its own skin, it fulfills its mission to provide an English education to an international set of children (including our King, who came here). Produces tolerant children, curious about the world around
