Seeking: diverse school for DD - Putney Junior School - Wimbledon High School/Ibstock/Highgate etc seems unwelcoming for ethnic children ?

[Thewriterofthewind]

Hello everyone,
Hope you're all getting along well with this stern but accommodating tutor we all have called Life. I am a fairly older mum of one and I am mixed race - by mixed I mean 1/4 this/1/4 that/1/8th this/1/8th that etc. I married someone similar to me, so our daughter is very mixed. I need to send her to a a good school and we are moving from abroad. Having been "the only coloured girl" at school, I don't wish for my daughter to be. It is extremely lonely being the only one (or the only two or three) and all those people bleating that people like us, should try being uninvited from sleepovers (constantly) because (sorry, we're having a makeup session and no one would be able to style your hair) or being constantly told "you win because you have muscles like a boy" because you're good at athletics. I'm a mensa member and my DD is fairly academic (at the moment) and loves to play tennis. I would also prefer an all girls school. I know NLCS is perfect, but it is too far away from where we will be living (Wimbledon village or Putney). How diverse is Putney High School Junior School? What proportion of girls are of ethnic origin? Does anyone have any knowledge of any excellent other schools with at least 15% of the girls of ethnic origin? Is there anyone out there with similar experiences to mine? Can you please provide me with advice? Are there any other junior or prep schools anyone can recommend in London for a 3 year-old who is new to the city and which can help her prepare thoroughly for entry to the better private girls schools? I have had a look at Wimbledon High School's website and there are no ethnic faces, so I have disregarded this school. However, most of the private school's websites are non-diverse and off-putting for ethnic parents, so am I wrong to disregard WHS? Are there any other schools in London that we should consider, if necessary we will consider moving to somewhere else, once it's within the A406. Thank you very much in advance for your help.

Actually where one lives does not matter. I do however like the look of the houses in Esher.

I find Kingston a little to crowded nowadays.

Although to be honest I would prefer to live in Surrey somewhere near Guildford. Which is near enough to London but far enough away..

Londinium, OP's DD is 3. I think Tiffins may be a bit of a stretch, even though she's academic :)

An interesting post.
From my own experience (I am black) and as someone who has travelled to the US a lot, many of the issues we have here in the UK are class related not necessarily ethnic like the US. Proportionally in the UK there are more mixed black/white couples than the US. In many areas of London especially there are many affluent black/white and mixed couples. In many of the private schools especially in west London you tend to always find a mixed/African and the odd African Caribbean child as well as Asian and white of course.