188 Sheen Lane, East Sheen, London SW14 8LF
10 reasons to choose Tower House School, East Sheen
Main point of differentiation
Tower House School, East Sheen has a Schoolsmith Score® of 79, and is the value-for-money all-rounder of prep schools in Barnes and Mortlake. A boys-only school, it is the smallest and the only standalone prep in the area. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
Tower House School, East Sheen is an independent prep day school for boys 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. Tower House School, East Sheen fees range from £6,626 (Rec) to £7,513 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Tower House School, East Sheen has one class per year and an average class size of 20 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for Year 8 Tower House School leavers are one of 20 independent day and boarding schools. St Paul’s School and King’s College School Wimbledon are the most popular.
The Tower House School, East Sheen curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, French, Latin. 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, art, music, computing and languages throughout, and for all subjects from Year 5.
Sport at Tower House School, East Sheen
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Tower House School, East Sheen
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. Two choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 5.30pm.
Find another school near Tower House School, East Sheen
King’s House School, Richmond (1.4 miles); The Harrodian Prep & Pre-Prep School (1.7 miles); Falcons School (1.7 miles).
Sheen Mount Primary School (0.5 miles); St Mary Magdalen’s Catholic Primary School, Mortlake (0.6 miles); East Sheen Primary School (0.7 miles).
The Harrodian School (1.7 miles); Ibstock Place School (2.4 miles); Kew House School (2.6 miles).
Christ’s Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School (1.2 miles); Orleans Park School (2.7 miles); Ashcroft Technology Academy (2.9 miles).