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Falkner House, South Kensington, London SW7

19 Brechin Place, South Kensington, London SW7 4QB

Falkner House, South Kensington, London SW7

10 simple reasons to choose Falkner House

Independent prep school and nursery in South Kensington.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 60% girls). Girls' school and mixed nursery located at Brechin Place. Boys' school is one mile away at Penywern Road.
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Academically selective admissions policy.
Medium sized school with an average of two classes per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Falkner House fees are £7,320 per term (2022/23).

10 better reasons to choose Falkner House

Schoolsmith Score®; 80.
One of the best independent prep schools in South Kensington and one of the 7 best primary schools for 0.5 miles.
On average, 22.9 pupils per class and 11.5 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for Falkner House girls are one of 25 schools. On average, 85% of girls go on to day schools, 15% to boarding schools. Of the day schools, 36% of girls go on to St Pauls Girls, 25% to Godolphin & Latymer, 10% to Latymer Upper, and 3% to each of Francis Holland Schools, Putney High and Lady Eleanor Holles. Of the boarding schools, nearly half go on to Wycombe Abbey. 50% of girls win awards and scholarships. The first Year 6 boys' cohort will graduate in 2023.
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes history of art, PSHEE, reasoning, classical studies, Spanish, Mandarin, Latin. The school offers a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, computing, history of art, and languages throughout, and for maths, science, art, and English from Year 4.
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, and visiting speakers. Residential trips from Year 5.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3. In recent years the school has enjoyed national success in netball.
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. As is dance to Year 4. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, four string orchestras, two wind bands and several other instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care from 7.45/8.00am to 5.00pm.

Find another school near Falkner House

Independent Prep Schools

St Philip's School (0.2 miles); Glendower Preparatory School (0.3 miles); Queen's Gate Junior School (0.3 miles).

State Primary Schools

Bousfield Primary School (0.2 miles); Our Lady of Victories Catholic Primary School, Kensington (0.2 miles); Servite Roman Catholic Primary School, Brompton (0.6 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

Mander Portman Woodward School, London (0.2 miles); Queen's Gate School (0.3 miles); Kensington Park School (0.4 miles).

State Senior Schools

Kensington and Chelsea College (0.8 miles); The London Oratory School (0.9 miles); Saint Thomas More Language College (0.9 miles).

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