7+ admission to The Mall/ Twickenham Prep/ Hampton Pre Pep

[MomsTheWorld]

Hi,

Apologies for asking this question which may have been asked earlier

• I wanted to ask if any of you have children who have moved from state schools to private schools in year 3 (7+).
• What prep did you do for the 7+ exams in the following schools - the Mall, Twickenham prep and Hampton pre - prep, ?
• Can you help rank the schools in terms of your preference (we are looking for a school which is not just academically focussed but provides all round development (which is one of the reasons we are considering a private school for our son), has a good mix - culturally and socio economic.
• Any other private schools you would recommend in the Hampton, Twickenham area?

Thanks in advance for your inputs.

[Rainbowsandunicorns88]

Claremont prep in esher is fabulous

[4448daybreak]

They are all super schools for boys but Hampton Prep feeds into Hampton Boys, Twickenham Prep goes to age 13 and The Mall to age 11. You need to visit Hampton School for Boys to help you make a decision. Have you visited Newland House? Lots of children move from the state system to these schools for Year 3.

[notthe1Parrot]

The Mall goes to age 13.

[4448daybreak]

The Mall announced last week that the current Year 4 will leave at the end of year 6 in 2019.

[MomsTheWorld]

Thanks for your feedback 4448daybreak, notthe1Parrot and Rainbowsandunicorns88.

Good to know that it is not uncommon for children from state schools to move to independent schools in year 3. Have your children studied in any of these schools and please can you provide any tips on how one can prepare the child for the tests ? i want to avoid putting too much pressure on my DS at a young age. Don't want to make a big deal of things so just prepping by doing some practice sheets for about 15 minutes a day 3-4 times a week. He is good at reading so is happy to read everyday.

The mall - i was also of the understanding that it went up to age 13, but i am not surprised that they have changed this to age 11 as most boys usually sit the 11+ and move to secondary schools or grammar schools - so very few students continue till age 13. They have also recently announced the year 3 intake to increase from a 2 form to a 3 form entry

Hampton - we are going to see Hampton prep school, so will check with them about seeing the Hampton Boys school as well.

I will add Newland House to my list of schools to visit.

[Tw1mum]

My son's are at the Mall and will have an extra class joining at 7+ next year. They're capping the 3 classes at x 15 which is great. We're very happy there. A lot of boy's do seem to join in year 2 (I guess to avoid sitting the exam) if that's an option for you / might take the pressure off :)

[Flowerbloom9]

Hi @MomsTheWorld - I just came across this thread and was wondering which school did you land up choosing and how you went about preparing your child? I am in a similar situation like you were when you posted this msg so any insight from you would be very valuable.

[MomsTheWorld]

Hi@Flowerbloom9- we finally went with The Mall. We practiced some Maths and English on a daily basis - just about 15-20 minutes a day. My DS enjoyed reading, so that made things a bit easier. Usually the boy is called for a full day assessment as the and spends the day with the class so that the teachers can observe their work, personality etc.

You can contact the school to understand how they are managing the assessments given the Covid situation. Happy to help if you have any further questions. Good luck!