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Where our children spend most of their week and how they are being educated is a decision which should take some serious consideration. We have put together this list of suggestions to make your life a little bit easier. Many local schools and nurseries offer free tours so please go and visit your choice options before making that final important decision.

St Albans High School for Girls

We value intellectual, social, and moral development. Our pupils thrive on the high expectations we have of them, and our dedicated staff create an environment where kindness and generosity of spirit are as important as academic excellence. We value diversity. We are proud of our diverse community where each pupil is valued for who they are and encouraged to share their unique perspective on the world. We value challenge and risk-taking. We nurture our pupils’ sense of adventure and help them develop emotional and mental agility.

Codicote Rd, Wheathampstead, St Albans, AL4 8DJ. 01582 839 270 www.stahs.org.uk/

Kensington Prep School

Kensington Prep School is an award-winning, independent school for girls aged 4-11, based in Fulham. We focus on growing great minds – by encouraging girls from day one to investigate the world with confidence, supported by an incredibly rich and inspiring curriculum. As a result girls achieve outstanding results, yet always in a truly supportive and nurturing environment.

596 Fulham Rd., London SW6 5PA. 020 7731 9300 www.kensingtonprep.gdst.net/

Lady Margaret School

Lady Margaret School is a Church of England Academy for girls aged 11-18 in the London borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. We welcome girls of all academic abilities, and we are committed to ensuring that our school community is one in which every girl can excel. Our success is based on a culture of high expectations and aspirations, excellent standards of teaching and a strong commitment to our Christian ethos as a Church of England Academy The school offers both strong pastoral support and intellectual challenge at every key stage, enabling our girls to learn to think independently and creatively and to develop into resilient and confident learners.

9-15 Parsons Grn, London SW6 4UN. 020 7736 7138 www.adymargaret.lbhf.sch.uk/

Parsons Green Prep School

We are a truly independent school – not part of any larger group and not constrained in how or what our children learn. Our teaching takes the best bits of the National Curriculum and supplements it with the knowledge and passions of our dedicated teachers. We teach not just for the inevitable exams at the end, but for the journey itself. We are proud of our village school atmosphere and our children thrive in the amazing space we can offer them and the attention we can give them. They go on to some of the best schools in London (and further afield), armed with rocksolid academic foundations, an appreciation of the wonderful world around them and very happy memories

1 Fulham Park Rd, London SW6 4LJ. 020 7610 8085 www.parsonsgreenprep.co.uk/

Thomas’s Academy

At Thomas’s Academy, we practice and celebrate a set of core values throughout the school. They are kindness, courtesy, honesty, respect, independence, confidence, leadership, and humility. We aim to be to create a vibrant and inclusive school community where all children are provided with a broad, knowledge and enquiry-based curriculum, and where they can develop as confident, independent, self-aware and thoughtful learners.

New Kings Rd, London SW6 4LY. 020 7736 2318 www.academy.thomas-s.co.uk/

Parsons Green Nursery

Parson’s Green Nursery is an independent Nursery dedicated to providing individual care and education for children. We pride ourselves on our family orientated environment in which parents are involved every step of the way. We aim to provide a warm and nurturing environment in which each child can flourish and reach their full potential. We endeavour to support every child in our care in order to ensure they achieve their utmost, develop confidence in their own abilities and a lifetime love of learning.

Nursery, 630 Fulham Rd., London SW6 5RS. 020 3943 4678 www.parsonsgreennursery.com/

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Here at Holy Cross, we are a thriving, friendly community where staff, parents and governors work together to ensure our children reach and exceed their potential. We seek to inspire our pupils every day on their journey to fullness of life and encourage our children to take risks and aim high.

Basuto Rd, London SW6 4BL. 020 7736 1447 www.holycrossfulham.org.uk/