Copperfield International School Verbier

In March 2020, Dr Hugh McCormick founded a college in London dedicated to helping students affected by the pandemic. Copperfield London supported many young people as they battled with the most unpredictable educational conditions.

In October 2020, Hugh moved to Switzerland to open a school in the Swiss Alps with British investor John Porter.
Like for so many who have now spent years in Verbier, one visit was persuasive enough: the challenge now was to recruit students, staff and find a campus.
By January 10 2021, Copperfield’s 12-strong team was ready to open its doors to 30 curious students and their families. 18 months later, we have 28 teaching staff with 211 years of teaching experience, 55 university degrees, and are expecting over 60 students in January 2023.

Dr Hugh McCormick

string(0) ""

VISIT THE COPPERFIELD WEBSITE

About
Copperfield International School Verbier

The world’s only ski-in, ski-out IB school!

We are an international school founded in 2021 to fulfill a vision of a world-class school in the Swiss Alps: an international community in a unique and inspiring setting.
We teach young people to live with both compassion and courage, developing the moral compass, strength of character and technical skill that they will need, whatever they wish to do.
Our school will always be student-centred. We start each day, each lesson and each interaction by asking ‘what is best for the student?’, and each of our decisions flow from that principle.
We offer all of this under three of the world’s best academic programmes for international schools: the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, A–Levels, the Cambridge IGCSE, and the International Baccalaureate Diploma.

3 - 18 YEARS

3 - 18

Ages

3 - 18

Rue de la Bérarde 10, Le Hameau 1936 Verbier, Switzerland

WEBSITE

Copperfield International School Verbier

Rue de la Bérarde 10, Le Hameau 1936 Verbier Switzerland

Our parents say...

It’s no exaggeration that everyone in the school knows each other’s names and faces. That’s special.”

2 - 11 YEARS

Radnor House Prep School

– A letter from the Head

Hello, I am delighted to introduce myself as Head of the new Radnor House Prep School, opening in September 2023. Having lived and worked in Richmond and Twickenham for over 20 years, I am very aware of the excellent reputation of Radnor House senior school. I am so excited to be given this opportunity and I look forward to working closely with parents, children, and the wider Dukes community to build upon Radnor’s established success…

I am very proud to be taking the school forward into its next chapter as a prep school for girls and boys aged 2-11. Education should provide the best preparation for next steps into senior school and life beyond, and in my view children should receive an education based on encouragement rather than pressure. The very best results come from a broad base, an interesting and challenging curriculum, and a strong and supportive network of parents, pupils and school.

We have the chance to create something new and exciting at Radnor House Prep School. But please be assured, the new prep school will be founded on the same core principles as the current senior school: courage, excellence, perseverance and respect, and those values will underpin everything we do. As a prep school, we will benefit from the wonderful riverside site, and the refit planned for summer 2023 will provide us with more outstanding resources for an exceptional educational experience. Our children will also have the chance to progress directly into Kneller Hall School, the new Dukes senior school opening in Twickenham in September 2023.

I look forward to welcoming parents to Radnor in the autumn term. Meanwhile, please register your interest so that we can keep in touch and update you on our progress as we move towards an exciting new future.

Best wishes,

Stephanie Piper

Stephanie Piper, Head

string(0) ""

Visit the website

About
Radnor House Prep School

Radnor House Prep School is a new independent co-educational day school, opening in September 2023. The school will educate and inspire girls and boys from ages 2-11, with four main entry points in Nursery, Reception, Year 3 and Year 5. The school will enjoy a stunning location on the banks of the River Thames in Twickenham, which is currently home to Radnor House Twickenham senior school.

Life at Radnor House will be shaped by the school’s commitment to providing an active learning environment for limitless minds. Everyone firmly believes that all pupils are capable of great things if effectively taught, motivated and inspired by their school environment. Pupils will thrive in small classes with a strong focus on individual attention. This vision is underpinned by four key values which are central to school life:

Resilience – encouraging a sense of balance and humour in dealing with mishap and failure, and encouraging pupils to use difficulties as learning opportunities.

Respect – teaching children to listen to others, to value and understand difference, and to show a respect of themselves and others.

Reflection – showing pupils how to make good judgements, to review what they know and learn, to evaluate and analyse success and failure with a view to growing potential.

Resolve – enabling pupils to have the courage to take a chance, to face a challenge with confidence.

Radnor House Prep School will occupy the beautiful, historic Pope's Villa, originally built in 1842, on the banks of the Thames in Twickenham. Pope's Villa is the current home of Radnor House Twickenham senior school, which will be moving to its majestic new home Kneller Hall in September 2023.

Radnor House Prep School will welcome girls and boys aged 2-11 from September 2023.

2-11

Ages

2-11 YEARS

RADNOR HOUSE PREP SCHOOL

Pope's Villa, Cross Deep, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 4QG

+44 (0)20 3040 0633

WEBSITE

Radnor House Prep School

2 - 13 YEARS

Devonshire House Preparatory School

Letter from the Head:

Devonshire House offers an intellectual, creative learning environment in which girls and boys of all character and learning profiles can thrive and maximise their potential.

We believe that parents shouldn’t have to choose between academically rigorous and pastorally nurturing schools: their children can have both at Devonshire House.

Strong core subject teaching is combined with a great breadth of study in specialist rooms and taught by expert teachers in their respective fields. A wide range of sports is on offer at our state-of-the-art facility and there is a keen focus on S.T.E.M, the creative arts, languages and the Humanities.

We encourage children to think critically by assimilating different perspectives with an open mindset, able to find nuanced positions as they wrestle with problems. We believe that learning and play represent a symbiotic relationship, one feeding the other.

Children learn as much from studying bugs in our wild area as they do in the classroom. The great outdoors are critical to a child’s development and at Devonshire House, we ensure that the children spend as much time outdoors as possible.

Henry Keighly Elstub

string(0) ""

Visit our website

About
Devonshire House Preparatory School

Devonshire House provides an outstanding education from nursery age through to entry to Senior Schools. Its staff nurture and care for the children throughout their time at the School. Devonshire House has fine premises, with spacious grounds, two onsite AstroTurfs and walled gardens.

Children can join the School’s Nursery, The Oak Tree Nursery, (ages 2½ – 3½), in Pre-Reception or Reception and at later stages, where vacancies arise.

Devonshire House has exceptional results, including for Senior Schools and in their Scholarship examinations. The School has strong links with Senior Schools and ensures every family has good advice about their child’s next school.

Devonshire House is co-educational from 2-11 years at which time the girls take the 11+, while boys can continue the journey in preparation for the 13+.

2-13

Ages

2 - 13

Devonshire House Preparatory School

2 Arkwright Rd, London NW3 6AE

+44 (0)20 7435 1916

WEBSITE

Devonshire House Preparatory School

2 Arkwright Rd, London NW3 6AE

“The Devonshire House gang are the brightest of buttons, bagging places at some of London’s most competitive senior schools. DH is spread over three Victorian redbricks just off Hampstead High Street, and there’s a cosmopolitan vibe to match – with lengthy waiting lists too. Energy is expended at Lords, the Saracens’ training ground or the much- envied running club on Hampstead Heath. Last year, they raised enough money to build a staff room for their link school in Rwanda. They’re chuffed with their Green Flag eco credentials too – so much so that there are plans for a Forest School. Last term’s performance of ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ was a total show stopper – and, yup, they had ‘real’ rain.”

Tatler Schools Guide

8-13 YEARS

Broomwood Hall Upper School

Broomwood Hall Upper School provides a forward-thinking, holistic education in an attractive environment, tailored to the needs of the modern world. We’re big enough to stretch and stimulate, yet small enough to know each girl as an individual.

Over the years we’ve embraced and championed the latest advances in educational thinking and technology. Yet we hold fast to the things that have always made us special. We care about traditional values such as good manners and giving each girl a fully rounded education. We take as much pride in out girls’ successes in art, drama, sport and music as we do in their academic scholarships and prizes – of which we always have a good number each year.

However, we are not a hot-house. We do not want girls to feel the pressures faced by too many this age. We’re immensely proud of our pastoral care, which remains our crowning glory. We have a fantastic tutorial system that nurtures and protects, and ensures that there is always an adult, out of the home, who takes an interest – a real interest – in every child’s triumphs, disasters and achievements, and who is always on hand to talk about their problems, real or imagined. This, I believe, is what truly sets us apart.

With wonderful buildings and surroundings, superb and dedicated staff, supportive parents who believe in what we are trying to do, girls who are rewarding and a joy to teach. I personally couldn’t want for anything more. We believe our approach and ethos is the best way to help your daughter realise her potential. But don’t take my word for it – please come and see us for yourselves and discover the Broomwood difference.

I look forward to welcoming you.

Louisa McCafferty

string(0) ""

Visit the website

About
Broomwood Hall Upper School

Broomwood Hall Upper School is our preparatory school for girls aged 8-13.

Times change, but our school’s philosophy has never wavered:

if a child is happy, they will learn and thrive.

We exist to provide a traditional, rounded education, tailored to meet the needs of the modern world, where our girls collaborate closely with the boys at Northcote Lodge. Our pupils are hardworking, focused and confident – and they relish the challenges and opportunities that Broomwood Hall Upper School provides. Visitors and staff alike seldom fail to notice the constant buzz of laughter and the sense of happiness that come from time and effort well spent. Our motto, ‘To do your best to be your best’ exemplifies the ethos of our school.

We are the only all-girls’ day school in South West London geared towards delivering outstanding academic success for entry to leading day and boarding schools at both 11+ and 13+.

Independent Schools Inspectorate 2022: Excellent in all areas

Broomwood Hall Upper School is a preparatory school for girls aged 8-13.

8 - 13

Ages

8 - 13

Broomwood Hall Upper School

68-74 Nightingale Lane, SW12 8NR

020 8682 8810

WEBSITE

Broomwood Hall Upper School

68-74 Nightingale Lane, SW12 8NR

8-13 YEARS

Northcote Lodge

“Welcome to Northcote Lodge.

I hope that you enjoy finding out more about this wonderful school and come and see the magical alchemy of academic excellence, sporting prowess, musical achievement and dramatic performance that makes it so special and successful. More importantly, I hope that we can convey the vibrancy and happiness that permeates the place; because that, above all is what really matters. Happy boys will enjoy school and do well – and that is what we offer here, in spades.

We combine the very best in modern education within a traditional setting and moral framework to ensure that we educate the ‘whole boy’. This means that alongside academic excellence, we also place great value on manners and respect for others. It is these softer, but essential skills that will equip a boy for life beyond his senior school into a future workplace where collaboration, creativity and innate self-confidence will matter more than ever.”

“Most boys leave us at 13 although some boys leave (and join) at 11 too. Boys regularly win places and scholarships in all subjects to some of the country’s leading public schools – both day and boarding. Above all, we will work with parents to ensure that a boy goes to the school that is right for him.

With 250 boys and no plans to get any bigger, we are small enough for everyone to know each other well and large enough to field teams that can hold their own against much bigger schools. Sport is a large part of a Northcote boy’s life and we are lucky to have the green expanse of Wandsworth common just across the road. With a long but rewarding school day we can offer boys the opportunity for plenty of extra-curricular opportunities and the benefit of doing all homework at school so that come 6.00pm a boy can go home and relax, knowing his day’s work is done.

So – a wonderful setting, dedicated staff, exemplary pastoral care and a rewarding day provide an excellent preparation for boys as they move on to the next stage in their education and life beyond. If this is something that you feel would be right for your son, please come and meet us. Please remember that as part of the Northwood Schools family, most boys come to Northcote Lodge from Broomwood Hall Lower School, so a place there guarantees a place with us. For those looking for a place at 8 from another school, you are most welcome – but do be aware that these places are limited. Above all, I hope you enjoy learning more about us and we look forward to meeting you and showing you around a school of which we are all extremely proud.”

Clive Smith-Langridge

string(0) ""

Visit the website

About
Northcote Lodge

Northcote Lodge is a single-sex prep school for boys aged 8 to 13 who collaborate closely with the girls from Broomwood.

We are a small school, with around 250 boys, and with no plans to grow significantly. This means we are big enough to field winning teams, but small enough to know all of our boys by name.

We are a day school in the heart of London. We adhere to traditional values that are as important today as they’ve ever been, whilst using the latest technological innovations to equip boys with the skills they need for a changing world.

Our motto, ‘Si je puis’ (I will if I can) – exemplifies our desire to give boys the confidence to know that by trying to do their best, they reap the rewards of personal satisfaction and achievement. During his time at Northcote Lodge, every boy should be able to find something he can shine at and thus know the pleasure in achievement – be it in the classroom, on the sports pitch, or in music and drama.

So while we’re rightly proud of our boys’ outstanding successes in Common Entrance, we’re just as proud of their achievements on the sports fields and in the music, art and drama that are embedded into our curriculum. Perhaps more than this, we measure our success, as a school, by the character and manners of our boys. We pride ourselves on being a friendly school that places importance on the traditional values that boys carry with them for life. Things like kindness, compassion, teamwork and consideration for others – the basics of good manners. We call this ‘The Northcote Way’.

Do your best to be your best self
Listen
Share
Forgive
Be helpful
Be kind
Be truthful
Treat others as you would like to be treated

Independent Schools Inspectorate 2022: Excellent in all areas

Northcote Lodge is a traditional boys prep school in South West London

8 - 13

Ages

8 - 13

Northcote Lodge Prep School

Northcote Lodge, 26 Bolingbroke Grove, SW11 6EL

020 8682 8888

WEBSITE

Northcote Lodge

Northcote Lodge, 26 Bolingbroke Grove, SW11 6EL

2-13 YEARS

Eaton House Schools

“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.

We look forward to welcoming you soon!”

Sarah Segrave

string(0) ""

Visit the website

About
Eaton House Schools

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