Former student here. I’m very late to this thread but I thought I would offer my insight. I attended Pembridge Hall 2011-2018. I had mixed experiences, but the negatives far outweigh the positives.
I agree with others on here that it is a very “posh” crowd. Some of the parents are extremely stuck-up and arrogant. This behaviour often passes onto the children and creates a toxic school environment. Teachers almost always land on the side of the child with the richest/most famous parents.
I don’t deny the quality of the education or that certain children couldn’t flourish here, but in my experience as a quiet, creative child on the shy-side, it was soul-crushing.
I had some lovely teachers, but many of them were, in my opinion: bullies. I was verbally put down. I was laughed at. I was humiliated.
I had a female PE teacher who recorded me during a dance recital. Being a 9-10 year old with low self esteem, I froze up. She played the recording in front of the other students and then told me she would show it to all of the parents at parents evening and that I should be embarrassed.
My art teacher (Madame Le-“something”), didn’t utter a word of encouragement or approval to me once, despite my great interest in the subject, attendance of clubs and natural talent in drawing. After looking at my portfolio she simply said, “secondary schools won’t be interested in this.” Even the other teachers looked shocked and confused. I now attend the highest rated art college in the world.
Not to mention that the telltale signs of abuse at home were completely ignored. In fact, when I would express my unhappiness and raise concern about my abuser, I was told off. This individual was even head of the mum’s association (or whatever they called it) for a period of time. At the High Court, teachers from PH testified that my behaviour dramatically shifted when this individual would come to the school. They said I would barricade classroom doors and hide under desks. Still, they themselves never took any action or even attempted to enquire with me as to what was going on behind closed doors.
I had many more unpleasant experiences, and I was not the only one. Years later my friends and I still recount our awful experiences.
All this to say, if even a fraction of the things I covered are still true today, save your money. Save your child’s self esteem. It’s not all that they make it out to be.