43 High Street, Hampton, Surrey TW12 2SA
10 reasons to choose Twickenham Preparatory School
Main point of differentiation
Twickenham Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 81, and is a value-for-money all-rounder prep school in Twickenham and Hampton. Its curriculum emphasises thinking skills.
School fundamentals
Twickenham Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 4 and 13 years. It is a Christian school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Twickenham Preparatory School fees range from £4,540 +VAT (Rec) to £5,060 +VAT per term (2024/25).
Average class size
Twickenham Preparatory School usually has two classes per year to Year 6, one from Year 7, and an average class size of 18 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for Twickenham Preparatory School leavers are one of 30 different schools with Kingston Grammar, Hampton School and St George’s being the most popular. Girls typically go to a London day school, most boys stay till 13 and go to an independent day or boarding school.
The Twickenham Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum and also includes PSHE, Think Tank, French, Latin. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in chess, Think Tank (Mind Lab).
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, computing, ‘Think Tank’, and languages throughout, for art from Year 3, and for most subjects from Year 4.
Sport at Twickenham 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 Twickenham Preparatory School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Two choirs, orchestra and a few instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Breakfast club from 7.30am run by school staff. After school childcare to 6.30pm provided onsite and is run by external contractors. Minibus service.
Find another school near Twickenham Preparatory School
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The Lady Eleanor Holles School (1.1 miles); Hampton Court House School (1.3 miles); Hampton School (1.3 miles).
Waldegrave School (2 miles); St Paul’s Catholic College (2.5 miles); St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School (2.8 miles).