95 Lancaster Road, Notting Hill, London W11 1QQ
10 reasons to choose Notting Hill Preparatory School
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Notting Hill Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 79. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Notting Hill and one of the 10 best primary schools for 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Notting Hill Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 13 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school, and is a member of the Dukes Education group. Notting Hill Preparatory School fees are £8,783 per term (2024/25). Fees exclude VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Notting Hill Preparatory School usually has three classes per year to Year 6, one from Year 7, and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
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.
The Notting Hill Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum follows the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum. It also includes PSHCE, philosophy, French, Latin, Greek. 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. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 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 sport, music, languages and art throughout, and for all subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Notting Hill Preparatory 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 Notting Hill Preparatory School
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 two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Four choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
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.
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