Kew House is an independent secondary day school providing education for boys and girls aged between 11 and 18 years. It is owned and operated by London Preparatory Schools Ltd, which also runs two independent schools in the near vicinity. The school occupies a newly-refurbished building, formerly used as offices by a multi-national company, adjacent to Kew Bridge railway station in South West London. It makes use of additional facilities nearby to extend the students’ opportunities for physical education and sports. The school opened in September 2013. It is registered for 600 pupils and in this first year of operation there are 84 students in Years 7, 8 and 9. A substantial minority of students have joined the school since the beginning of the school year. One student has a statement of special educational needs and a number of others have additional learning needs. One student is looked after by the local authority. A small number of students are of ethnic minority heritage, primarily from Europe. Some regularly speak other languages at home, but all are competent speakers of English. This is the school’s first inspection. The school aims to ‘pursue excellence in all areas of study. Each student will be respected as a valuable individual and staff will work in partnership with both students and parents to promote their success, welfare and happiness’.