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“Eaton House School was founded in 1897 and it is with great pride that I carry on this wonderful traditional education more than 125 years later. Whilst the school has expanded across two sites in Clapham and Belgravia, and the education has become more rounded, interactive and high tech over the years, the fundamental core ethos remains the same.
We aim to provide a first-class education, striving for excellence in all academic, cultural and sporting pursuits, giving every child the confidence to discover where their gifts lie and to enjoy their talents. Wellbeing is at the core of everything we do. We are non-selective at our 3+ and 4+ entry points, because we believe that children develop emotionally and academically at different paces and without the pressures of early exams. We also champion single-sex education, as we know from numerous studies that younger children learn best when alongside peers of the same gender.”
“Our results speak for themselves. Despite being non-selective our girls and boys obtain outstanding academic results and receive a wide range of scholarships to superb senior schools, including Westminster, St Paul’s School, Dulwich College, James Allen’s Girls’ School (JAGS), Winchester, Wycombe Abbey and Eton.
Alumni that have passed through Eaton House include former Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, plus many great talents such as Laurence Olivier, Eddie Redmayne, Bear Grylls, Anthony Asquith and Philip Pullman. Our most important legacy, however, continues to be the many happy children who have discovered a love of learning at Eaton House Schools and go on to pass on their knowledge to many future generations.
Eaton House Schools share a common promise – the promise of an outstanding education for your child based on a 125 year heritage of academic excellence and founded on a caring culture of wellbeing that allows children to blossom both academically and emotionally on a non-selective entry at 4+.
Pupils in both Belgravia and Clapham receive a range of scholarships and attend many prestigious schools, including Westminster, St Paul’s School, Dulwich College, James Allen’s Girls’ School (JAGS), Charterhouse, Winchester, Wycombe Abbey and Eton.
We have an unashamedly aspirational culture –whether in academics, music, sport, drama or any other endeavour – where there is a place for every single child to shine. All Eaton House Schools’ children are immersed in a rich world of creativity, extra-curricular clubs, trips and value-added extras that are designed to support their learning and to help them to achieve their full potential.
Our Headteachers
Sarah Segrave
Principal, Eaton House Schools / Head, Eaton House The Manor Prep School
Ross Montague
Headmaster, Eaton House Belgravia
Roosha Sue
Head, Eaton House The Manor Nursery
Claire Fildes
Head, Eaton House The Manor Girls
David Wingfield
Head, Eaton House The Manor Pre-Preparatory School
Where Bright Minds Excel
Where children receive a happy, confident and ambitious start to their education.
Eaton House Schools is a group of academic independent schools based in Belgravia and Clapham.
Hampton Court House is a place of magic, wonder and inspiration, where the children are at the heart of everything we do. As Head, I am unashamedly and unapologetically idealistic about the power of education to transform young people, and HCH is the perfect environment for this to happen. Walking through the gates at HCH transports our children to a special place where they can thrive and flourish, where they are respected and valued as independent and autonomous individuals, and where they are known and deeply cared for by every member of staff. Our children are empowered, enabled, and treasured.
Our ethos and vision focuses on sparking creativity, curiosity, and critical thinking through an exciting and progressive curriculum facilitated by passionate subject specialists who have chosen to teach because they love their subject and are lifelong learners in themselves, but also because they wish to share this knowledge with young people. As well as being a place that buzzes with scholarship and academic enquiry, we also celebrate experiential learning and all of the so-called ‘soft-skills’ learned through the performing and expressive arts, sport, and activities where our children can be challenged outside of their comfort zone, celebrated for their intrinsic passions and skills, and where they can learn so much about who they are and what makes them tick.
Most importantly, however, HCH prioritises the mental health and wellbeing of each and every member of our community; pastoral care is the golden thread that runs through everything we do. Our children are nourished and nurtured as we help them navigate their way through developing their sense of self. Our guiding principles are kindness, respect and compassion for others and this is reflected in our ‘inner curriculum’ based on empathy, emotional literacy, and emotional intelligence. We want our children to be happy, confident, and understand themselves, but also understand and care for those around them. It is this combination that will help them make the world a better place.
There are so many other attributes that make HCH such a special school, whether that is our French immersion programme and focus on languages, ballet provision, informal dress code, late Sixth Form start, or how all staff are referred to by their first name. Our beautiful buildings and garden provide our students with the physical space to run, play, imagine and enjoy the freedom and other wondrous aspects of being young. HCH is unique and distinct, and we are proud to be so because we know how motivating, inspiring and nurturing this is for the young people in our care and how it helps them achieve their highest potential.
I cannot wait to welcome you to the school so you can see the magic, vibrancy, and collective joy of HCH first-hand.
It is important to us that children enjoy being here and look forward to coming to school. We wish to lay the foundations of a lifelong love of learning.
We believe that children need some (guided) freedom in order to develop their own style with taste and discretion. Pupils and staff have mutual respect for each other. The staff, including the Principal, are addressed by their first names. Whilst there is a dress code, there is no uniform.
Hampton Court House is an ‘all through’ school teaching pupils aged 2–18. Some students choose to move on after 11+ in Year 6 or through Common Entrance or Scholarship papers in Year 8. But most pupils elect to stay on to GCSE in Year 11 and A-levels in the sixth form.
The Nursery and Reception classes provide a highly stimulating and welcoming environment for children to learn through interaction with each other and adults. They learn through play with songs and games and through the enthusiasm of their teachers.
Children hear spoken French around them each day, which prepares them for the Lower Years (Years 1–4) which is a fully bilingual environment. After this, in Year 6, all pupils sit internal 11+ examinations, and 13+ examinations in Year 8 in English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography, French, Spanish, Mandarin, and Latin. In the Upper Years, students will make their own decisions that will shape their future and can select specialisms from a wide range of subjects.
Hampton Court is a co-educational all-through school.
Welcome to Bassett House School. We are a leading co-ed prep school for boys and girls aged 3-11 in Notting Hill, West London, known for its nurturing and inclusive ethos.
I’ve yet to meet a child who isn’t naturally curious. Sometimes this instinct lies dormant, but it’s always there. Our job is to develop this curiosity so it becomes a lifelong love of learning.
We achieve this through a regime of creativity, encouragement, and reward; but first, we need to make sure every child feels safe, secure, and welcome. I would say Bassett House School’s outstanding characteristic is its warm and nurturing atmosphere.
I believe a teacher’s enthusiasm is infectious, and can safely say we’re not lacking in that department at Bassett. Through an enticing mix of lessons and activities, we inspire all our pupils to be inquisitive about the world and to recognise its endless possibilities.
I would like to invite you to visit Bassett House, where you can meet me and some of the teachers but, most importantly, see the children in action: their confidence and enthusiasm is something you need to experience for yourself.
Bassett House School was founded in 1947 by Sylvia Rentoul. What began as a small school for only six pupils, over the years grew into a happy and vibrant community of around 200 children, across eight year groups.
Until this day, the school’s outstanding results repeatedly show that all children can excel, or “learn to fly”, regardless of early learning ability.
Great minds think for themselves; nurturing individuality is at the heart of our teaching. The staff believe tailor-made teaching opens up young minds to endless possibilities, and that a growth mindset approach encourages children to think creatively and form their own ideas.
The pupils mostly call it having fun.
We call it being the best they can be.
Children at Bassett House benefit from an excellent support system that enables them to grow their confidence and build lasting relationships.
The school has several systems in place that help students settle in, voice their problems, or encourage them to discover their interests and talents. The buddy system, the school’s different houses, and a weekly ‘communication stations’ are only some of the wonderful aspects of life at Bassett.
Music, Drama, and excursions add diversity to the school day.
Students can take part in sports and other physical activities.
Bassett House is a co-educational school located in Notting Hill
3 - 11
Ages
3 - 11
Bassett House School
60 Bassett Road, North Kensington, London, W10 6JP
“The pastoral care is excellent too – there are off-timetable enrichment sessions, an in-house life coach and peace lilies (which, according to NASA, purify the air) placed in every classroom.”
Tatler Magazine, 2020
3 - 11 YEARS
Broomfield House School
A very warm welcome to Broomfield House School.
Built in 1876, Broomfield is a wonderful school in every sense. We are constantly building on our rich history, through a forward-thinking approach to our curriculum. Our entrepreneurial mindset and authentic, holistic approach to teaching puts children at the very heart of all that we do. Broomfield is the oldest private school in Kew with a focus on preparing children for the ever changing social, cultural, political, economic and futuristic landscape.
We are a small school, but punch well above our weight in all areas of school life. Despite being non- selective, academically, year after year we achieve excellent results, not only at 11+ but across the entire school. We celebrate neurodiversity with the belief that every child, no matter their starting point, can achieve excellent academic results.
We pride ourselves on providing individualised learning enhancement for every child, ensuring the right amount of challenge and support, whenever it is needed, throughout their journey with us. Our 2022 ISI inspection highlighted the excellent educational experience that we provide and
awarded us excellent in all areas, both in respect of pupils’ academic and other achievements and their personal development.
We are a family school in every sense. Generations of local families have trusted the school to provide an academically excellent and pastorally nurturing early years and prep school education for their boys and girls from the age of 3 up to 11. The school has numerous pupils whose parents, and even grandparents attended Broomfield themselves. The school is a friendly and inclusive academic family and we welcome pupils and their parents from all over the world, maintaining close and long- lasting relationships with many of them when they move on to other countries and schools.
Our values: Curiosity, Creativity, Courage and Kindness, were born out of consultation with the children. The children articulated ways in which they can demonstrate the values each day through their actions, and these are written in our Code of Conduct. On a daily basis it is a joy to see the children encourage each other to be curious in their learning, being creative when problem-solving, courageous when tackling new things and, above all, being kind, and to recognise the kindness of others.
I would be delighted to welcome you to Broomfield, to give you a personalised tour and to learn more about you and your family.
Broomfield House School is Kew’s oldest private school. The first printed reference to the school was in the Richmond & Twickenham Times on 29th January 1876 and records allow us to trace lineage back to the Head Teacher, Miss Sara Eliza Mead (1830 – 1918) who was leading the school at that time. Miss Mead gave the school its motto, Lo Here is Fellowship.
Since then, the school has become a feature of the community. The school’s original building, Broomfield House, is one of the largest Victorian houses in the village. Broomfield House now provides welcoming accommodation for our Years 4, 5 and 6 classes, a practical science room; the Green Room, new study rooms for one-to-one and small group teaching, as well as a dedicated computer room, staff room and school office.
The school welcomes children from 3 – 11. It is also partnered with two wonderful local nursery schools. In 2007, Broomfield took ownership of Kew’s oldest Montessori School, Kew Montessori, based at St Luke’s House, five minutes’ walk away on Sandycombe Road in Kew – a nursery that Ofsted judged ‘Outstanding’ in September 2016. In 2014, St Margaret’s Montessori in Twickenham also joined, so that children from age two have a clear pathway into a leading school.
Broomfield is a co-educational school in the heart of Kew.
The staff are professionals and know very well what are the needs of each child at school. Broomfield is like a family and everybody knows each other, this creates a very good environment for the children to gain confidence, to develop themselves and to learn.
Broomfield Parent, 2018
Little Dukes
Kew Montessori & St Margaret's Montessori
Broomfield House School is partnered with two local Montessori schools: Kew Montessori School and St Margaret’s Montessori Nursery School, which means children from age two have a clear pathway into the school.
“I am delighted to have been given the opportunity of introducing you to Eaton Square School. Almost 40 years ago we opened our doors to our first class of boys and girls when we were situated in St. Peter’s Church, Eaton Square.
At Eaton Square we passionately believe that each and every child has the capacity to excel. All of the boys and girls are given the opportunity to flourish, be it in a single subject area or across the range of curriculum areas they are introduced to should they so wish. There are no barriers to the students being given the opportunity to do their very best within the warm, supportive and caring environment which encompasses the school…”
Our vibrant Nursery Schools feed into the thriving and flourishing Reception classes of our Prep. This brings a feeling of continuity, togetherness and family into all areas of school life; and in doing so helps children feel safe and happy at all times – a goal we share with all parents.
In 2018, Eaton Square became a part of the Dukes family and it is quite fitting that this union was made. The Dukes approach and philosophy is closely aligned to our own and the support which they have given, and continue to give, allows the school at all levels to grow and improve accordingly, whilst at no time affecting who we are.
It has been an amazing journey for the school during the last 40 years and the future is no less exciting.”
At Eaton Square, we ignite a passion for learning within all pupils, exposing them to a broad curriculum which enables them to explore their individual talents and interests.
Our vibrant Nursery Schools feed into the thriving and flourishing Reception classes of our Prep. This brings a feeling of continuity, togetherness and family into all areas of school life; and in doing so helps children feel safe and happy at all times – a goal we share with all parents.
Children are afforded every opportunity to discover who they are and we encourage them to engage with their future and understand the place they will take in the world. High on the agenda is our presentation and public speaking programme (impressively, we are a TedX accredited School); climate change initiatives (in 2022 we achieved the prestigious ‘Green Flag’ official Eco Schools status); and a commitment to cultural diversity and inclusion (as demonstrated in our being named in the Top 3 Schools for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion by the Independent Schools Association).
Excellent academic standards are reached by exposing the children to a range of specialist teaching staff, each a champion in their subject. It is no wonder that our 11+ pupils go onto many of the UK’s best senior schools – day and boarding. With streamed lessons for Mathematics and English from Year 1 onwards, we are able to stretch and challenge each and every child.
A strong focus on pastoral care creates a ‘home from home’ feeling for all; at whatever stage you join us. We warmly invite you to visit us so you can experience this first-hand.
An exceptional, co-educational Prep and Nursery School in peaceful, leafy corner of London’s Belgravia.
At Eaton Square, we ignite a passion for learning within all pupils, exposing them to a broad curriculum which enables them to explore their individual talents and interests.
“Older pupils display an enthusiastic interest in the world around them and have an infectious attitude to their learning. They strongly appreciate the support they receive, and relish the opportunities to explore and research when provided the opportunity.”
ISI Inspection Report, 2016
2 - 11 YEARS
Heathside School Hampstead
A message from the Head
“I’m delighted to welcome you to view a glimpse of Heathside on this page. Anyone who visits Heathside will tell you it is a special place.
Our independent, happy, friendly, and academic school is known among the local community for putting children at the heart of everything we do. The school is set in historic buildings in the heart of Hampstead, a few minutes’ walk from Hampstead Heath, where the children play at lunchtimes….”
Heathside maintains an informal atmosphere while fostering a high level of individual responsibility and self-motivation. We encourage the development of the whole person and, as a result, Heathside is a relaxed and happy place and academic standards are high.
Heathside has been providing child-centred education for more than 25 years. We joined the Dukes family in 2019, and are delighted to gain from the added support and to find ourselves amongst a wider team of fellow schools. I’m so excited for the future of Heathside – please do take a look at our website or, even better, come visit us!”
Founded more than 25 years ago, Heathside School has built a reputation as an environment where children spend their time happy and fulfilled.
Full advantage has always been taken of the local surroundings, with ‘Heath’ being a timetabled part of the curriculum.
The school is home to dedicated teachers who focus on keeping childhood special, while delivering a rich academic curriculum and preparing children to go on to leading London senior schools.
Our Ethos
The vision at Heathside is to empower students to acquire, demonstrate, articulate and value knowledge and skills that will support them, as independent lifelong learners, to make a positive difference to the world they will inherit. Our three core values are:
Knowledge
Confidently rowing away from the tide, this is knowledge the Heathside way. We offer children a genuinely unique learning experience, from being on first-name terms with one another to ditching restrictive uniform, from welcoming dogs to never putting an age limit on play – we are proud to teach children differently.
Nature
The Heath is an extension of our school and one of our most cherished teachers. Whether it’s welly boot shelves in the halls, ducklings in the classroom, Forest School on the Heath or our bid to ban single-use plastic, our children learn to respect and thrive within the natural world.
Nurture
We believe in raising children who value empathy and compassion, who treat one another with generosity and respect. Our teaching is firm but kind, patient but with clear boundaries. At Heathside, we’re a family. Explore our website to learn more about our unique approach to education, our nurturing community, and our commitment to providing an exceptional learning journey for every child at Heathside School Hampstead.
Our daughter has flourished and grown exponentially before our eyes under Heathside’s tutelage, she has adored her years at Heathside, made beautiful life long friends and we are so very grateful for her experience with all that she has achieved and the young person she has become.