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Notting Hill Preparatory School, London W11

95 Lancaster Road, Notting Hill, London W11 1QQ

Notting Hill Preparatory School, London W11

10 simple reasons to choose Notting Hill Preparatory School

Independent prep school in Notting Hill.
For pupils aged 4 to 13 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Not a school of religious character.
Academically selective admissions policy from Year 3.
Large school with an average of three classes per year.
Standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Notting Hill Preparatory School fees are £7,326 per term (2021/22).

10 better reasons to choose Notting Hill Preparatory School

Schoolsmith Score®; 79.
One of the best independent prep schools in Notting Hill and one of the 10 best primary schools for 0.5 miles.
On average, 17.2 pupils per class and 12.7 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
Destinations for Notting Hill Preparatory School leavers are a wide range of 30 independent day and boarding schools. Most of the girls and some boys leave after Year 6. For those who stay on till Year 8, 25% win awards and scholarships and awards, mostly academic, art and music.
School curriculum follows the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum. It also includes PSHCE, philosophy, French, Latin, Greek. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages and art throughout, and for all subjects from Year 5.
The school is an accredited 'Advanced Thinking School' and promotes higher order thinking strategies with its 'NHP Thinking Skills Toolbox'. The toolbox includes De Bono’s 'Six Thinking Hats' and 'Habits of Mind', thinking maps, questioning techniques, graphic organisers, and Bloom’s taxonomy.
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Competitive 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 most take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Four choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
There is no formal wraparound care. The school day is from 8.10/8.25am up to 3.15/3.45pm, though clubs can extend the day from 7.30am to 5.00pm.

Find another school near Notting Hill Preparatory School

Independent Prep Schools

Chepstow House School (0.2 miles); The Lloyd Williamson Lower School (0.4 miles); Bassett House School (0.5 miles).

State Primary Schools

Thomas Jones Primary School (0.2 miles); Bevington Primary School (0.4 miles); Colville Primary School (0.4 miles).

Independent Senior Schools

David Game College (1 mile); Young Dancers Academy (1.5 miles); Bales College (1.5 miles).

State Senior Schools

St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College (0.4 miles); Ark Burlington Danes Academy (0.9 miles); Paddington Academy (1 mile).

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