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Private Schools in London

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spook · 07/10/2004 18:17

Hi everyone. Am moving down to London soon I hope and have two DS's 7 & 5. They go to a tiny little private school at the moment don't have a problem with state school atall but I just think (esp DS1) would find it incredibly hard to adjust to bigger classes.
Can anyone recomend any good schools to us? I am hoping to move to Fulham but schooling is so important I am very open to suggestion. Hill House in up on my list-my God-Daughters went three and really rate it. Any ideas?? TIA

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Ameriscot2004 · 09/10/2004 09:51

Are you getting a longer school day for part of the extra fees? At my boys' school, they stay until 5.30pm, which is ~30% longer than a typical schoolday, so is obviously going to cost more. Are lunches and books included?

alexsmum · 09/10/2004 10:04

Just out of curiousity,if anyone saw 'seven up 2000' was Hill House the school one of the little boys went to?? Brown knickerbockers,mustardy yellow tank tops? They said grace in latin before meals?? He was a delightful little boy, just wondered if it was same school??

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spook · 09/10/2004 10:13

I never saw that alexsmum but the uniform certainly fits the bill! Grace in Latin OMG! I will go and look round Hill House-if I see happy smiling faces I will be satisfied. The prospectus came this morning and their academic results certainly look top notch.
Hi Ameriscot2004. At Hill House the day is a little longer-alot longer for the older ones. But they get Friday afternoons off. I quite like that idea. Everything seems to be included but at say-ravenscourt which also arrived this morning the fees are a thousand pounds more and even the juice and biscuit at break is an extra. Way out of my league I'm afraid!

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Yorkiegirl · 09/10/2004 10:14

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spook · 09/10/2004 10:15

Newlands Yorkiegirl. Well that's blown my cover!!Its tiny.

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Yorkiegirl · 09/10/2004 10:19

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spook · 09/10/2004 10:23

I know honey. It's OK! It's not rocket science who I am if anyone from my neck of the woods comes on Mumsnet. It's a gorgeous little school.I will be very sorry to leave it. The pastoral care is wonderful.

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Yorkiegirl · 09/10/2004 11:13

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Tanzie · 10/10/2004 12:01

Knockerblockers sound like a Minimiser bra! I like the sound of Hill House and will be ringing them for a prospectus on Monday.

Happy smiling faces would fit my criteria for a good school too. Sorry for the crap you've got on here. I think we all want what would be best for our children. I know my "quirky" DD would sink in our local primary back in Sarf Landan so I am looking to bankrupt myself and go private.

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spook · 10/10/2004 13:14

Hi Tanzie. We could be Hill House parents together-bankrupt together! It does look like a gorgeous school. Was talking to my friend today and she said the only thing she didn't like about HIll House was that the `Art Dept was pretty crap but everything else was wonderful. I think I could live with that. There are so many extra-curricular arty things in London anyway that it wouldn't be a problem. lett me kow how oyu get on. Don't worry about the crap I got. I can live with myself. Who gives a sgit what Victoriabloodypeckham thinks.

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JJ · 10/10/2004 13:28

Spook (and Tanzie!) I didn't visit the school, but talked to people and went with the Good Schools Guide description (email me at jj at flubus dot com for the entry -- it's a great guide : here and well worth the subscription).

This time (this year) when looking for schools it was pretty low down my list as I think it would overwhelm my son. He's in a non-selective small school now with a great outdoor space which he needs and teachers who I think will handle his, um, uniqueness bordering on peculiarity. There are loads of guys teaching and about, too, which appeals to me as I have two sons. (He's going to Gatehouse in E London.)

Know how stressful it is. Good luck to both of you!

anorak · 10/10/2004 13:37

Hi spook, I hope I didn't start all this furore with my remark about knickerbockers! I do think it's funny though! Love duster's post about getagrip.com.

Of course you are entitled to choose where you send your sons and no one else should be ordering you to look round the schools they think you should be considering. If you want to pay for your son's schooling and pay the government for state schools in your taxes as well, why should anyone gripe about that!

I hope you find somewhere lovely for the boys.

Tanzie · 10/10/2004 19:47

We will be looking for our two to go somewhere in September 06 unless we can string out our expat lifestyle a bit longer! I am afraid I am panicking about it already.

HH is not in too bad a location for me to get to work. I will, at least be travelling in the right direction - ie into central London. I also like the sound of it having an international feel to it - DDs are at an international school now, and that will probably be their future.

JJ I will e-mail you!

JJ · 11/10/2004 07:01

Tanzie, have you thought about Alleyn's Junior School in Greenwich? The reason I'm asking about that particular school is that they are accepting applications now (I think) for next year.. they only accept them the autumn before.

Alleyn's Junior School

If I don't respond to email right away it's because we're moving tomorrow!

soapbox · 11/10/2004 22:25

JJ - Alleyn's is in Dulwich I think - not Greenwich???

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