Ages 
A lovely, friendly and unassuming school. Facilities may not be as shiny and cutting-edge as some other preps in southwest London, but care is taken to keep fees reasonable and there are exciting changes underway. The four pillars – humility, kindness, respect and honesty – are constantly reinforced by the head and his team with the impact of their endeavours clearly in evidence. Not the place for excessively ambitious or massively aspirational parents, it is a school for parents who want their child to be valued, to be happy, to be refreshingly ‘normal’ in the often frenetic and highly-pressurised London prep-school world. Brave but necessary decisions have been made and, as confidence builds, one suspects applications will rise and waiting lists will grow. Worth getting a child’s name down early.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 227 ·
- Religion
- None
- Fees
- £20,160 - £22,625 pa
- Local authority
- London Borough of Merton
- Area guides
Headteacher
Head
Mr Keith Brown
Since 2018, Keith Brown. Born, raised and educated in the Scottish borders. Mother and grandmother both teachers (PE and classics respectively). A move south and a job teaching PE at St Benedict’s Junior School (Ealing) led to a degree in sports
Entrance
Relatively tight catchment area, most pupils hail from Wimbledon, Raynes Park, Southfields, South Wimbledon and Earlsfield. About 40 per cent walk to school (although our observation was more that they skip or run). Ostensibly non-selective (but
- Open days
- Saturday Open Mornings twice a year and regular Headmaster's Coffee Mornings
Exit
Most popular destinations in 2025 were St John's Leatherhead, Ewell Castle and Whitgift. Others to ACS Cobham, Claremont Fan, Epsom College, Ibstock Place, King's College, Wimbledon, Kingston Grammar and Reed's. Head and team now focused on building
Latest results
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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 Only pupils in year 5 and 6 who walk to/from school may bring in mobile phones and these must be handed into the school office before entering the school and collected after dismissal. Under no circumstances may pupils use their phone on school grounds without the express permission of a member of staff.
Pupils
Money matters
Fees notably competitive. Means-tested bursaries (up to 100 per cent ‘in extreme circumstances’) available.
- Fee information
- £20,160 - £22,625 pa
Our view
When the head arrived, following the sudden departure of the previous incumbent and a period under an interim leader, the school was in a parlous state. Numbers were falling: boys were jumping ship early and the perception was that you would approach
The last word
A lovely, friendly and unassuming school. Facilities may not be as shiny and cutting-edge as some other preps in southwest London, but care is taken to keep fees reasonable and there are exciting changes underway. The four pillars – humility,
