200 Greyhound Road, West Kensington, London W14 9SD
10 reasons to choose Fulham School
Top line
Fulham School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 81. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around West Kensington and one of the 3 best primary schools for 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Fulham School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 3 and 13 years. The school has an academically selective admissions policy from Year 1. It is a standalone prep school and is a member of the Inspired Education group. Fulham School fees range from £7,638 (Rec) to £8,841 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Fulham School has two or three classes per year, and an average class size of 18 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Leavers’ destination schools for Fulham School pupils are a wide range of 50 schools at 11+ or 13+. On average, 50% of pupils leave at 11+, for a London day school (90%) or a boarding school (10%). No school accounts for more than 7% of leavers at 11+. Ibstock Place, the Francis Holland Schools, Latymer Upper, Godolphin & Latymer, Wimbledon High, King’s College Wimbledon, and Emanuel School take 40% of leavers. Around 10% leave for a local state school (Lady Margaret School, West London Free, or Fulham Boys’). At 13+ two-thirds leave for day school, one-third for a boarding school. Dulwich College, King’s College Wimbledon, St Paul’s, Hampton, and Charterhouse account for 30% of leavers.
The Fulham School curriculum
School curriculum follows the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum. It also includes PSHE, philosophy, French, Latin, Greek. Topic approach for humanities in pre-prep. International Primary Curriculum for topic based teaching of geography, history and science in Years 3 and 4. Each pupil may participate in over 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
‘There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for music, sport and languages throughout, for computing from Reception, for art and drama from Year 1, and for all subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Fulham School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Fulham School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and 80% take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Five choirs, orchestra and over 10 instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
There is no formal wraparound care but some extra-curricular clubs can extend the day from 8.00am to 5.00pm. School minibus service.
Find another school near Fulham School
St James Preparatory School, Olympia (0.9 miles); Bute House Preparatory School (1.1 miles); Falkner House (1.5 miles).
Sir John Lillie Primary School (0.2 miles); St Augustine’s Catholic Primary School, Hammersmith (0.2 miles); Melcombe Primary School (0.6 miles).
St James Senior Girls School, Olympia (0.9 miles); St Paul’s Girls’ School (1.1 miles); Collingham Independent College (1.3 miles).
Fulham Cross Girls’ School and Language College (0.5 miles); The London Oratory School (0.8 miles); Sacred Heart High School (1.1 miles).