68-74 Nightingale Lane, Balham, London SW12 8NR
10 simple reasons to choose Broomwood Hall
Independent prep school in Balham.
For pupils aged 4 to 13 years.
Girls' school (mixed pre-prep).
Day school.
Religious character; Christian.
Academically selective admissions policy from Year 4..
Large school with an average of three classes per year.
Standalone prep school with a senior division, Northwood Senior, to age 16.
Broomwood Hall fees range from £5,820 (Rec) to £7,140 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose Broomwood Hall
Schoolsmith Score®; 82.
One of the best independent prep schools in Battersea and one of the 5 best primary schools within 0.5 miles.
On average, 16.1 pupils per class and 12.4 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 3, most boys leave Broomwood Hall Lower School for Northcote Lodge, Northwood Schools' boys' prep. Girls join Broomwood Hall Upper School. From there, on average, 40% of girls leave at 11+ and 60% at 13+ for one of 40 or so schools. Perhaps Benenden is the most popular (14% of leavers). Otherwise 8 schools each account for about 5% of leavers; Emanuel, Downe House, Bradfield, JAGS, Marlborough, St Mary's Ascot, Wellington, Streatham and Clapham High. 25% win scholarships and awards, one third of those academic.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, French, Spanish, Latin. The curriculum is thematic to Year 3, after which all subjects are taught separately. It is a knowledge curriculum, but learning skills taught through the school's Five Learning Powers. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, art and languages throughout, for computing, history and RE from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 5.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips from Year 4.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in karate.
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and over half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Five choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
At the Lower School, there is before school care from 7.30am run by school staff, and after school care to 6.00pm run by external contractors. At the Upper School, the school day runs from 8.00am to 6.00pm with clubs.
Find another school near Broomwood Hall
Independent Prep Schools
Northcote Lodge (0.5 miles); Hornsby House School (0.5 miles); Thomas's Clapham (0.5 miles).
State Primary Schools
Holy Ghost Catholic Primary School, Balham (0.4 miles); Honeywell Infant & Junior Schools (0.4 miles); Belleville Primary School (0.6 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Emanuel School (0.9 miles); Thames Christian School (1.5 miles); Streatham and Clapham High School (2.8 miles).
State Senior Schools
Chestnut Grove School (0.5 miles); Ernest Bevin College (0.8 miles); La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School (1 mile).