Independent preparatory schools do not have to follow the National Curriculum or submit test results to the Department for Education so there is no individual school performance data or star rating.
Visit the school's website to learn more about their unique curriculum, policies on testing and common leaver destinations (a good indicator of pupil progress). See our About page for information on Choosing A Prep School.
School Description
We welcome prospective parents to visit the school and meet our Headmaster, ideally during term time.
For all enquiries regarding admissions please click on the link below or contact:
Mrs Geraldine Baird,
Headmaster's PA,
01843 862991
[email protected]
Simon O' Malley has been Headmaster since 2006. Before gaining his PGCE, Mr O'Malley read English at the University of Aberdeen and went on to gain extensive experience in preparatory schools both in the UK and abroad. He was Head of English at The Banda School, Nairobi in 1987, joined Newland House in Twickenham in 1994 and became Deputy Head of Beaudesert Park in 1997.
Who/what inspired you to become a teacher?
Two things; people who taught me, including my grandfather, and people I worked with when I took a gap year following university, with no intention of teaching, but, working in a school.
What achievement are you most proud of as Head?
The pupils. The children who have moved on and are now successful, happy, motivated, interested. Hopefully creating an environment which has had a positive influence on them, giving them courage and vitality.
What does a successful school look like to you?
Busy, happy, productive, forward thinking, energetic, creative, motivated staff, messy. Schools are living, breathing and dynamic.
What is the most important quality you want every child to have when they leave your school? And why?
Explorers – willing to give life a go, with integrity, kindness and decency and to have an awareness of others. You want them to feel that the world is theirs and that they are ready. You want them to be triers and doers and not be afraid of having a go. Being good citizens. Because life is all about discovery, but you also want them to have integrity.
Please give 5 words to describe the ethos of your school.
Happy, kind, imaginative, adventurous, thoughtful.
This school is independently managed and its admission criteria may be selective. There is no set catchment area as pupils are admitted from a wide variety of postcodes and, in the case of boarding schools, from outside the UK. Contact the school directly or visit their website for more information on Admissions Policy and Procedures.
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