2019

The Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle, Dean of Westminster and new Chair of the Governing Body of Westminster School, announced this morning that the Governing Body had appointed Dr Gary Savage as the new Head Master of Westminster School. Dr Savage will succeed Patrick Derham, who retires at the end of the forthcoming academic year […]

It was announced this morning that Westminster School Head Master ⁦Patrick Derham⁩ will retire at the end of the 2019-20 academic year, after six years of outstanding leadership. He will have completed twenty four years as a Head Master, first of Solihull School, then of Rugby School and finally of Westminster School. A letter by the

This year’s results have brought some welcome changes to league tables, which have mostly been dominated by the usual suspects in recent years. One sensational success story has been Michaela Community School, a new comprehensive free school in Brent, which has helped students, many from disadvantaged backgrounds, achieve some of the best results of any

15 August 2019 was A-Level results day and London’s school started sharing their success stories (and they always only share the success stories, don’t they?). We report results here as they are released, keeping in mind that some schools prefer to release their results with some delay, and others do not go into as much

Feeder schools 2019Eton College: Wetherby Prep 10, The Hall School 9, Dulwich Prep 6, Arnold House 4, Hill House 2, Newton Prep 1, Westminster Cathedral Choir School 5Westminster School: Westminster Under School 49, The Hall School 12, Dulwich Prep 4, Westminster Cathedral Choir School 3, Newton Prep 2, Arnold House 2, Wetherby Prep 2, Devonshire

King’s College School has today announced that it is changing the structure of its junior and senior schools.  The junior school has, for many years, taught boys aged 7 to 13. These boys would then join the senior school at 13. The decision means that boys in the junior school will, from 2021, move across

From September 2021, entry to Highgate Pre-Preparatory School will be at 4+ (Reception), rather than 3+ (Nursery). An additional class of 20 will join the 40 children progressing from the final 3+ Nursery class 2021. From September 2022, around 60 children will be able to join Reception. Why is Highgate making this change? • For

By Sarah Gillam, Head Teacher Maple Walk School All parents, regardless of which type of school their child attends, will have heard of the dreaded SATs (Standard Attainment Tests).  Like it or not, state schools are obliged to take the government tests at regular intervals in a child’s education pathway but independent schools are free