Independent secondary school options

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MellowLemonTraybake · Yesterday 15:16

Hi ,
I am an Indian mum whose boy is preparing for 11+ . we are not based in London but are willing to relocate .
I am keen on learning more about -
Haberdashers' Boys' School ;
Highgate School
King's College School, Wimbledon
Latymer Upper School
Sevenoaks School
Tonbridge School

I am looking at options like -
(1) Sports facilities available for these schools?
(2) How diverse are these schools and how welcoming is it for indian kids ? How many asian kids go to these schools please?

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quequerido · Yesterday 16:17

Haberdashers at be at least 50% Asian kids now if not more. Merchant Taylor’s which is not on your list is even higher, about 80%

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MellowLemonTraybake · Yesterday 17:24

thank you @quequerido - I am more keen on kings and latymer upper with possibly Habs and Merchant Taylor's as backup. Do you know anything about kings or latymer uppper pls?

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LULULULau · Yesterday 17:40

Lots of Asian boys at Kings and girls and boys at LU. Neither nowhere as high as 50% though. Lots of different nationalities at both as well.
Good sports facilities at both- the pitches are offsite at LU as are some at Kings. Both have swimming pools on site and big sports halls. Rowing big at both. Kings will
be stronger in terms of competitiveness as have much more boys in a year.
Very different feel to both as one is Co-Ed and one all boys ( except in sixth form) for now. Also LU is a much smaller site and feels more urban. Kings in leafy Wimbledon and draws boys from a wider area due to its location and coach network. Definitely need to visit both.

Fleabagpeabag · Yesterday 17:42

Sevenoaks is pretty diverse. It's an IB school so you need to take that into consideration.

LIZS · Yesterday 17:54

Tonbridge is 13+ entry

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