238 Kew Road, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3JX
10 reasons to choose Unicorn School, Richmond
Main point of differentiation
With a Schoolsmith Score® of 78, Unicorn School, Richmond is one of the smallest, and best value Richmond and Kew prep schools. It majors on thinking skills and music.
School fundamentals
Unicorn School, Richmond is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Unicorn School, Richmond fees range from £6,228 (Rec) to £6,708 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Unicorn School, Richmond has one class per year and an average class size of 22 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for most Unicorn School leavers are one of 25 independent day and boarding schools with no particular school usually accounting for more than one or two leavers. Up to one quarter of leavers accept ISEB Pre-Entry offers to boarding schools.
The Unicorn School, Richmond curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, thinking skills (‘Brain Time’), philosophy, French. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups and visiting speakers. Thursday afternoons are for extra-curricular activities to broaden the pupils’ experiences. Residential trips from Year 3.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout, and for computing and science from Year 3.
Sport at Unicorn School, Richmond
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 Unicorn School, Richmond
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils, as is drama from Year 3. All pupils learn an instrument in class and two-thirds take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir, orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs. Annual Arts Week.
Wraparound care
After school care to 5.00pm.
Find another school near Unicorn School, Richmond
Broomfield House School (0.3 miles); Kew College Prep (0.7 miles); Kew Green Preparatory School (0.9 miles).
The King’s Church of England Primary School, Kew (0.5 miles); Kew Riverside Primary School (1 mile); Marshgate Primary School (1.1 miles).
Kew House School (1.2 miles); Arts Educational School (2.8 miles).
Christ’s Church of England Comprehensive Secondary School (1.3 miles); Brentford School for Girls (1.9 miles); Orleans Park School (2.2 miles).