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Forward-thinking, buzzy environment with an ‘informal, happy vibe’ and a ‘multitude of opportunities’ for bright girls who are keen to learn. ‘It’s the real deal,’ say parents, ‘where your girls can really thrive.’
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 307 ·
- Religion
- Non-denom
- Fees
- £18,426 pa
- Local authority
- London Borough of Ealing
- Linked schools
Headteacher
Head
Ms Kate Bevan
Since 2021, Kate Bevan, previously head of the junior school at Ibstock Place. Read history at Exeter, then a PGCE at Cambridge, where she discovered that ‘teaching is the best job; children are a joy’. She kicked off her teaching career in
Entrance
The two main entry points are 4+ and 7+. At 4+, 100 applicants try for 40 places – two reception classes of 20 each. The girls are observed in groups of three or four doing ‘nursery style activities’ (playing, interacting and talking to teachers) –
- Open days
- November
Exit
Virtually all progress to the senior school at the end of year 6 (‘such a relief not having the stress of 11-plus,’ say parents). A few leave at 11 for other senior schools (eg St Paul’s Girls’, Godolphin and Latymer, Lady Eleanor Holles) but the
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Teaching & learning
Learning support & SEN
Mobile phone policy
A clear mobile phone policy is a really important part of modern schooling. This school has provided us with their policy.
Mobile phone policy
Provided by the school and not part of our review From Year 5, if the girls are walking home alone they are allowed a ‘brick’ phone, and it must be given to the class teacher at the start of the day.
Pupils
Money matters
- Fee information
- £18,426 pa
Our view
The pioneering spirit at the heart of the school’s DNA is encapsulated in its stunning new eco-friendly, carbon-neutral building, opened to great excitement in November 2023: ‘So much love and thought has gone into it,’ we heard. This is a genuinely
The last word
Forward-thinking, buzzy environment with an ‘informal, happy vibe’ and a ‘multitude of opportunities’ for bright girls who are keen to learn. ‘It’s the real deal,’ say parents, ‘where your girls can really thrive.’
