Twickenham Preparatory School

'Education is the foundation on which we build our future', maintained Christine Gregoire, the well-known American politician and lawyer. Choosing the perfect school for our children is one of a parent's most significant decisions; the environment in which they are educated, and the values espoused there will influence them for the rest of their lives. The firm foundation derived from an outstanding private school education is increasingly important in these challenging times, when society needs its future leaders to be adaptable, creative and resilient, whilst also demonstrating empathy and kindness for others and care towards the environment.

Twickenham Prep School, (TPS), creates such a foundation for life both for today and for the future, in a wonderful, co-educational setting. We aim to inspire a love of independent learning, underpinned by Christian values, seeking to ensure our pupils learn to be 'Calm, Courageous, Courteous and Considerate'. The staff appreciate each pupil's contribution to our community, where we provide an atmosphere of warmth, trust and care, in which all can truly flourish.

In the intimacy of a traditional preparatory school, where everyone feels at home, TPS's education offers not only an exciting and challenging academic curriculum, but also a broad range of opportunities in other areas of school life, including the sporting, artistic, social and cultural.

Academically, pupils perform extremely well, obtaining places at the best senior schools locally. TPS is renowned nationwide for its winning prowess in the Independent Schools' Chess championships, and those at Mindlab, an innovative thinking skills' programme enjoyed by pupils from Reception to Year 8.

Our Aims and Ethos
Twickenham Preparatory School was founded by a small group of parents in a church hall next to Twickenham Green in 1969. That small group wanted to establish a school which was pastoral, caring and sensitive to the needs of the individual child. This ethos is still the heart-beat of our school;

"TPS aspires for each child to thrive personally, socially and academically by creating an inclusive environment that promotes wellbeing, encourages curiosity and celebrates individual success."

In order to achieve this we seek to;

• Provide an excellent all-round education with subject specialisms and a vibrant and exciting extra-curricular programme.
• Encourage our pupils to live out our school motto in everything they do – to be; “Calm, Courageous, Courteous and Considerate.”
• Be pastorally sensitive to the needs of our pupils seeking to develop the confidence that they need to succeed.
• Encourage our pupils to be confident, not arrogant and aware of the needs of the world around them, having a big-hearted attitude and approach to the needs of others.
• Strive for excellence in all they do whether academically, sporting or in arts or music.
• Encourage our pupils to be respectful of all, irrespective of background, faith or culture.

Recently we asked our leavers to summarise their thoughts on the school and these are the most popular words that they came up with about our school.