49 Woodside Avenue, Woodside Park, London N12 8SY
10 simple reasons to choose Dwight School London Lower School
Independent prep school and nursery in Woodside Park.
For pupils aged 2 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Non-selective admissions policy.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Junior division of Dwight School London, an all-through school to age 18.
Dwight School London Lower School fees range from £6,500 (Rec) to £6,800 per term (2022/23).
10 better reasons to choose Dwight School London Lower School
Schoolsmith Score®; 76.
One of the best independent prep schools in Woodside Park and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
On average, 18 pupils per class and 11.3 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
At the end of Year 6 most Dwight School Lower pupils graduate to the Upper School.
School follows the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme. Half-termly combined 'units of inquiry' draw the academic strands together. Curriculum also includes PSPE, French. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages and computing throughout.
School enhances the curriculum with 'Wow' lessons which explore non-traditional skills such as first aid, ballroom dancing, magic, and sign language. Regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, and residential trips from Year 3.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
There is a breakfast club from 7.45am, and after school care to 5.00pm. Clubs can extend the school day till 6.30pm. School minibus service.
Find another school near Dwight School London Lower School
Independent Prep Schools
Lyonsdown School (2 miles); Salcombe Preparatory School (2.7 miles); Nancy Reuben Primary School (3.2 miles).
State Primary Schools
Northside Primary School (0.7 miles); Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School (0.8 miles); Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Whetstone (1.2 miles).
Independent Senior Schools
Dwight School London (1.7 miles); Susi Earnshaw Theatre School (2.7 miles); Brampton College (3.4 miles).
State Senior Schools
Finchley Catholic High School (0.2 miles); St Michael's Catholic Grammar School (0.7 miles); Woodhouse College (1.1 miles).