Broadhurst v Devonshire v Mulberry v HH

[babamama123]

Hi mums,

We are considering broadhurst, devonshire house, mulberry house and hampstead hill school as options for our DS to go to ahead of preparing for either the 4+ or 7+. Does anyone have any recent feedback? Thank you in advance!

IMO Broadhurst is the sweetest, loveliest school. The building feels small and homely and nurturing, and it doesn't have huge volumes of children, like some of the other pre preps do, so the kids feel really safe and secure. The teachers are all at the very sweet, and at top of their game and seem they seem to get the children into the best schools year on year, ie ucs, highgate, south hampstead, channing etc. It's a fun, happy place so wd get my vote every time.

Thanks Carly1000 for the message. Yes the results are fantastic. Can we ask if you send your children there and if you are at all concerned by the changes to the deputy/ headmistress that will be happening?

HHS doesn't prep for 4+ and is a hothouse for 7+ so you would need to be prepared for LOADS of homework and dropping extracurricular activities in year 2 or maybe even y1. The good thing is they know what they are doing and are very efficient at that, have connections with all local schools and will make sure DC get their places. It's not a nasty hothouse - no ranking of children, preventing less academic children from applying to top schools etc. Just lots and lots of hard work and focused prepping to exam format.

It's not to everyone's taste that's for sure, and some children may struggle - but then it's up to the parents to recognise that aiming at London super selective schools is probably not the right thing for their DC, or at least not at an early age. The school does exactly what it sells - targeted prep for top schools, no more no less.

If you decide to do 4+ they won't keep you on the register for next year and it's stressful but this may change with VAT and enrolment numbers falling everywhere.

DC got multiple offers to top schools at 4+ and left but still has many happy memories of the school.

Not sure what they are doing with prep extension but I think the school ethos won't change much as it's a family business and Andrea is still in charge.

yes it’s a real shame that both the deputy and headmistress are leaving, they were both exceptional. Very hard to replace imo.