Luxemburg Gardens, Hammersmith, London W6 7EA
10 simple reasons to choose Bute House Preparatory School
Independent prep school in Hammersmith.
For pupils aged 4 to 11 years.
Girls' school.
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Academically selective admissions policy from Year 3.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Bute House Preparatory School fees are £6,380 per term (2021/22).
10 better reasons to choose Bute House Preparatory School
Schoolsmith Score®; 84.
One of the best independent prep schools in Hammersmith and one of the 10 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 21.2 pupils per class and 12.4 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for Bute House Preparatory School leavers are one of 25 independent schools. On average, 85% go on to day schools, 15% to boarding schools. Of the day schools, about 30% of girls go on to St Paul's Girls', 20% to Godolphin & Latymer, 10% to Latymer Upper, and 5%-10% to each of Putney High School and the Francis Holland Schools. Of the pupils who move on to boarding schools, 30%-50% go on to Wycombe Abbey.
School curriculum is guided by the National Curriculum, using cross-curricular links where appropriate, and also includes PSHE, philosophy, French, Spanish. The school has a set of six 'Learning Powers' to encourage good learning habits. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in maths.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, art, DT, dance, drama throughout, for languages from Year 1, for science from Year 4, and for all subjects from Year 5.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips from Year 3.
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 athletics, gymnastics, netball, swimming.
Art, music, drama and dance 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. Six choirs, orchestra and over 10 instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
School hours are from 8.30am to 3.45pm. There is a breakfast club from 7.30am. Clubs can extend the day to 4.30pm.
Find another school near Bute House Preparatory School
Independent Prep Schools
St James Preparatory School, Olympia (0.7 miles); Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School (0.8 miles); Latymer Preparatory School (0.9 miles).
State Primary Schools
Larmenier & Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (0.1 miles); West London Free School Primary (0.5 miles); Brackenbury Primary School (0.9 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
St Paul's Girls' School (0.1 miles); The Godolphin and Latymer School (0.6 miles); St James Senior Girls School, Olympia (0.7 miles).
State Senior Schools
Sacred Heart High School (0.3 miles); The Cardinal Vaughan Memorial RC School (1 mile); Fulham Cross Girls' School and Language College (1.2 miles).