EDUCATION GUIDE Set alongside Royal parkland, Richmond Chase offers exceptional living by award-winning developer Berkeley.

Exquisite Georgian and Victorian-inspired houses set among tree-lined streets and landscaped grounds, against a backdrop of Richmond Park’s ancient woodlands and within a few minutes of its prestigious Ham Gate.

Richmond Chase truly boasts an irresistible blend of sophisticated urban family living and the tranquillity of nature, all within easy reach of central . CONTENTS

Introduction...... Page 6

Primary Schools...... Page 8

Secondary Schools...... Page 18

Independent Schools...... Page 26

Colleges and Universities...... Page 34 Richmond Chase is surrounded by some of the best schools and independent schools in London, supporting a range of educational needs for all ages.

With London schools getting more competitive year on year, catchment areas play an important factor for parents looking to purchase a new home.

Only a few minutes walk away from Richmond Park and positioned within easy reach of central London, Richmond Chase is a popular choice for families of all ages.

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3 3 8 0 0 PAGE 14 FERN HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL 7 3 A Acceptance criteria for catchment areas of ST PAUL’S C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL KINGSTON Ofsted-rated “outstanding” state schools are UPON based on geography, not selection which is why THAMES

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PAGE 8 All photography is indicative only. Information sourced: homesandproperty.co.uk, richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk, schoolguide.co.uk. Travel times sourced from googlemaps.co.uk. Map is not to scale, locations approximate only. Ofsted ratings sourced reports: ofsted.gov.uk. COLLIS PRIMARY SCHOOL FERN HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE GROUP 3-11 AGE GROUP 3-11

Fairfax Road Overview How it performs Richmond Road Overview How it performs Teddington Collis is a large community school with The school has an Outstanding OFSTED Fern Hill is a three-form entry primary Fern Hill pupils score above average for TW11 9BS nursery, infant and junior departments. rating with pupils scoring above average KT2 5PE school with a 52-place nursery. It was reading and average for writing and maths. OFSTED describes the school as having in maths and average in reading and established in 1994 in response to a Overall, the school outperforms the local Website Website a “calm and purposeful atmosphere to writing. Overall, 84% of pupils meet shortfall of places in the Royal Borough authority average in all three subjects by collis.richmond.sch.uk fernhill.kingston.sch.uk which all pupils respond extremely well”. expected standards in reading, writing of Kingston. The school is now housed 78% compared with 71%. and maths compared with the local in an attractive purpose-built building. –– Gender: Mixed –– Gender: Mixed What to expect authority average of 81%. –– Term fees: Community School Collis’ values are summed up by five ‘Cs’: –– Term fees: Community School What to expect –– Registration: Mid-January closing care, challenge, collaboration, courage –– Registration: Mid-January closing The Good Schools guide describes Fern date for following September and creativity. It provides a nurturing and date for following September Hill as “a top-notch school” that “regularly PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIMARY –– Admission: Via the supportive environment where, despite –– Admission: Via the competes with neighbouring Latchmere eAdmissions website the size of the school, each child feels eAdmissions website for unofficial ‘best in borough’ award”. It valued as an individual. The grounds has an outside environmental area, which –– OFSTED Rating: Outstanding –– OFSTED Rating: Outstanding accommodate extensive sports and has been developed by the parents, staff –– Drive time: 13 minutes –– Drive time: 5 minutes play areas, a nature trail and a heated and children which includes a pond and –– Distance: 3.1 miles outdoor swimming pool. –– Distance: 1.4 miles a ‘secret garden’ with a plot for each year group. Salad and vegetables grown by the children are used in the school kitchen for the children’s meals.

PAGE 10 PAGE 11 MARSHGATE PRIMARY SCHOOL ST AGATHA’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE GROUP 4-11 AGE GROUP 3-11

157 Queen’s Road Overview How it performs St Agatha’s Drive Overview How it performs Richmond This inclusive, multi-cultural, multi-faith Pupils consistently score well above Kingston upon Thames St Agatha’s is a Catholic school serving The schools results in maths perform, TW10 6HY school is larger than the average primary average on both reading and maths and KT2 5TY mainly, but not exclusively, Catholic above average. Overall, 75% of pupils school, with around 450 pupils, aged 4-11. latest figures show that 95% of pupils are families and their children from the meet expected standards across these Website Website Its ambition is that every child is happy, meeting the expected standards in reading, age of 3-11. subjects compared with the local authority marshgate.richmond.sch.uk stagathas.school moral, positive, independent, multi-lingual writing and maths. average of 71%. and caring. What to expect –– Gender: Mixed –– Gender: Mixed In a letter from OFSTED, the school is –– Term fees: Community School What to expect –– Term fees: Converter credited for having “cultivated a climate –– Registration: Mid-January closing Far from feeling overcrowded, Marshgate’s Academy School of respect and tolerance and prioritised date for following September high specification building is set in –– Registration: Mid-January closing the spiritual and emotional well-being PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIMARY –– Admission: Via the landscaped grounds with spacious play date for following September of pupils and staff. As a result, pupils are eAdmissions website areas, green areas, ecology area and pond. –– Admission: Via the happy and show the utmost respect for The building is equipped with the very each other and the adults who work –– OFSTED Rating: Outstanding eAdmissions website latest technology both in classrooms and with them.” –– Drive time: 9 minutes –– OFSTED Rating: Good in central resources areas. Each classroom –– Drive time: 6 minutes –– Distance: 2.9 miles is resourced with carefully chosen new and up-to-date teaching/learning and –– Distance: 1.3 miles curriculum equipment.

PAGE 12 PAGE 13 ST PAUL’S C OF E PRIMARY SCHOOL THE VINEYARD SCHOOL AGE GROUP 4-11 AGE GROUP 4-11

Princes Road Overview How it performs Friars Stile Road Overview How it performs Kingston upon Thames St Paul’s Primary School, Kingston Hill is Overall, St Paul’s pupils exceed expected Richmond Hidden away on the crest of Richmond Pupils score above average in reading, KT2 6AZ proud of its distinctive Christian character standards in reading, writing and maths, TW10 6NE Hill, a short distance from the river and writing and maths, with the 92% of pupils and close links with its church community. scoring 74% compared with the local Richmond Park, The Vineyard benefits meeting expected standards, compared Website Website authority average of 71%. As individual from an unusually secluded and rural with the local authority average of 81%. stpaulskh.kingston.sch.uk vineyard.richmond.sch.uk What to expect subjects, each is scored as average, with environment. It has an excellent reputation The school has an excellent reputation considerable improvement seen over time locally with a high ratio of applications to –– Gender: Mixed –– Gender: Mixed for the pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and in writing. available places. –– Term fees: Voluntary Aided School cultural development and is recognised –– Term fees: Community School –– Registration: Mid-January closing for the quality of its art and music. In its –– Registration: Mid-January closing What to expect date for following September most recent OFSTED report, two areas date for following September The school focuses on developing a PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIMARY –– Admission: Via the were rated as outstanding: Personal –– Admission: Via the lifelong love of learning and a fearless eAdmissions website development, behaviour and welfare eAdmissions website approach to facing challenges. Pupils are and early years provision. encouraged to recognise that individually –– OFSTED Rating: Good –– OFSTED Rating: Outstanding they can make a difference to their own –– Drive time: 6 minutes –– Drive time: 8 minutes future and to that of our planet. As well –– Distance: 1.3 miles –– Distance: 2.3 miles as its academic achievements, Vineyard pupils participate in a range of art forms and active, healthy activities.

PAGE 14 PAGE 15 TWICKENHAM PRIMARY ACADEMY AGE GROUP 3-11

57 Colne Road Overview How it performs Twickenham This free school has only been around for 86% of pupils were recognised as achieving TW2 6QF a few years, but it has already been rated a “good level of development” at Early outstanding by OFSTED across the board. Years Foundation Stage (72% National Website The school is growing year on year. By Average). 95% of Year 1 pupils passed the gemstwickenhamprimary.org 2021/22 it will be a two-form school with phonics screening check (81% National classes from Reception to Year 6 with a Average). –– Gender: Mixed maximum capacity of 420 pupils. –– Term fees: Free school –– Registration: Mid-January closing What to expect date for following September The school follows the National PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIMARY –– Admission: Via Richmond.gov.uk Curriculum. In addition, Spanish is taught to Reception children upwards –– OFSTED Rating: Outstanding and there are plans to introduce another –– Drive time: 17 minutes optional language further up the school. –– Distance: 4.4 miles There is daily physical activity, ideally outdoors, and Thinking Skills lessons from Reception upwards. Lessons always include activities that are differentiated to suit all ability groups.

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KINGSTON PAGE 21 Secondary schools in Richmond are ranked above UPON COOMBE GIRLS’ SCHOOL the national average after the release of the latest THAMES Government figures based on GCSE results. Kingston BUSHY PARK ad ourt Ro Hampton C

PAGE 18 All photography is indicative only. Information sourced: homesandproperty.co.uk, richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk, schoolguide.co.uk. Travel times sourced from googlemaps.co.uk. Map is not to scale, locations approximate only. Ofsted ratings sourced reports: ofsted.gov.uk. CHRIST’S SCHOOL COOMBE GIRLS’ SCHOOL AGE GROUP 11-18 AGE GROUP 11-18

Queen’s Road Overview How it performs Clarence Avenue Overview How it performs Richmond upon Thames Christ’s School is the only Church of GCSE Results: Over 31% of all entries at New Malden Coombe Girls’ School (formerly Coombe GCSE Results: Over one third of all entries TW10 6HW secondary school in Richmond grade 9-7 (A*-A) and 17% achieving the KT3 3TU County Secondary School for Girls) was graded 9-7 (A*-A) and 65% achieving the upon Thames. Its origins date back to top grades. established in 1955. Its GCSE and A Level English Baccalaureate (EBacc), which is Website Website 1658, with the school formally established results, which are well above the national double that of the national average. christs.richmond.sch.uk A Level Results: 21% of students achieved coombegirlsschool.org in 1713. The learning environment is average, place them amongst the highest A*/A grades, 52% gained A*-B grades and A Level Results: A third of all entries inspirational, supportive and happy, and performing schools across the country. there was an overall pass rate of 100%. graded A* or A overall. –– Gender: Mixed based on the Christian values of Love, –– Gender: Girls (mixed at Sixth Form) –– Term fees: Voluntary Aided School Justice and Peace. What to expect Notable former pupils Notable former pupils –– Registration: Mid-January closing –– Term fees: Converter Coombe Girls’ encourages students to –– Jason Roberts, Footballer –– Dame Jacqueline Wilson, date for following September What to expect Academy School be creative, tolerant and to strive for –– Nathan Ellington, Footballer Children’s Author SECONDARY SCHOOLS SECONDARY –– Admission: Via the All of Christ’s departments benefit from –– Registration: Mid-January closing academic, sporting and cultural excellence. –– Sandy Denny, Folk Rock Singer eAdmissions website large, well-equipped specialist classrooms –– Jody Morris, Footballer date for following September The school is a Leading-Edge School and a comprehensive range of sports (meaning it works in partnership with –– OFSTED Rating: Good –– Admission: Via the facilities. Its state-of-the-art Sixth Form eAdmissions website other Secondary schools to solve problems –– Drive time: 11 minutes building has a music centre, ICT suite, and raise achievements), a Training School –– OFSTED Rating: Outstanding –– Distance: 2.9 miles drama and sports spaces and lecture and part of the Coombe Academy Trust, –– Drive time: 12 minutes theatre-style science laboratories. comprising Coombe –– Distance: 2.8 miles Boys’ school, Coombe Girls’ School and Coombe Sixth Form.

PAGE 20 PAGE 21 GREY COURT SCHOOL ORLEANS PARK SCHOOL AGE GROUP 11-18 AGE GROUP 11-18

Ham Street Overview How it performs Richmond Road Overview How it performs Richmond Grey Court is a popular, thriving and well- GCSE Results: 40% of all entries at grade Twickenham Orleans Park has been voted outstanding GCSE Results: A quarter of all grades TW10 7HN established school close to Ham House 9-7 (A*-A) and 80% achieving five or more TW1 3BB in all areas in OFSTED’s most recent were an A* (9/8) and forty percent of and Richmond Park. The school occupies ‘good’ pass grades. report. Not surprisingly this mixed grades were an A/A* (9-7). Website Website a large acreage in Ham, with playing fields comprehensive, with over 1,200 students, greycourt.richmond.sch.uk A Level Results: 29% of students achieved orleanspark.richmond.sch.uk A Level Results: 30% A*/ A Grades and and tennis courts. is over-subscribed. A*/A grades, 62% gained A*-B grades and over 55% A*-B grades.

–– Gender: Mixed 87% achieved A*-C grades. –– Gender: Mixed What to expect What to expect Notable former pupils –– Term fees: Converter In OFSTED’s most recent report it said –– Term fees: Converter Orleans Park is a happy, thriving and Notable former pupils –– Rufus Sewell, Actor Academy School that Grey Court “offers an exceptional Academy School successful school situated in part of the –– Andrew Gilligan, Senior Correspondent, –– Registration: Mid-January closing quality of education” with “the highest –– Registration: Mid-January closing former grounds of nearby . –– Scott Overall, Olympic The Sunday Times Marathon Runner SECONDARY SCHOOLS SECONDARY date for following September ambition for all pupils. Only the best will date for following September The school converted to an academy in –– Ruby Bentall, Actress –– Admission: Via the do”. The DFE judged the school one of –– Admission: Via the 2012 and, two years later, opened its sixth eAdmissions website the “100 most improved schools in the eAdmissions website form provision (the first, and only, Sixth country”. Its newly opened sixth form Form in Richmond to be recognised as –– OFSTED Rating: Outstanding –– OFSTED Rating: Outstanding building includes a bespoke drama studio, ‘Outstanding’). –– Drive time: 4 minutes –– Drive time: 12 minutes multi-purpose activity suite, state-of-the- –– Distance: 1.3 miles art media facilities, bespoke science labs –– Distance: 3.4 miles and four IT suites.

PAGE 22 PAGE 23 THE KINGSTON ACADEMY THE TIFFIN GIRLS’ SCHOOL AGE GROUP 11-18 AGE GROUP 11-18

Richmond Road Overview How it performs Richmond Road Overview How it performs Kingston upon Thames The school was set up, in September 2015, The Kingston Academy is a new free Kingston upon Thames The Tiffin Girls’ School is consistently GCSE Results: 94% of all entries at KT2 5PE by the Kingston Educational Trust (a school which opened its doors for the first KT2 5PL rated as one of the top state schools in grade 9-7 (A*-A) and 80% achieving partnership between Kingston University, time in September 2015 with a single the country. Pupils are encouraged to grade 9-8 (A*). Website Website Kingston College and the Royal Borough cohort of Year 7 pupils. As such, no exam aspire to excellence in everything they do, thekingstonacademy.org tiffingirls.kingston.sch.uk A Level Results: 38% of students of Kingston). In June 2018 it received a results are available for publication. The whether that’s academically, creatively, achieved A*, 74% achieved A*/A grades faultless inspection report from OFSTED results of first full year group’s GCSE’s will physically or socially. and 92% gained A*-B grades. –– Gender: Mixed in which it was judged to be outstanding in be published when they are taken in 2020. –– Gender: Girls –– Term fees: Free School all categories. –– Term fees: Converter What to expect Notable former pupils –– Registration: Mid-January closing Academy School The school’s vision is to provide “an –– Sarah Winckless, Olympic Bronze Medal date for following September What to expect –– Registration: Mid-January closing intellectually stimulating and outward- Winner in Women’s Double Sculls SECONDARY SCHOOLS SECONDARY –– Admission: Via the The Kingston Academy (TKA) is located date for following September facing school, enabling students to flourish –– Sophie Bray, Olympic British Field eAdmissions website in newly renovated premises in North –– Admission: Via the and contribute to society”. There is no Kingston, not far from the River Thames. doubt that the school excels academically Hockey Player –– OFSTED Rating: Outstanding eAdmissions website A further extension is planned which but it also prides itself on developing –– Katherine Parkinson, Actress –– Drive time: 6 minutes –– OFSTED Rating: Outstanding will add science laboratories, modern the compassion, skills, knowledge and –– Sophy Ridge, Sky News Senior –– Drive time: 5 minutes –– Distance: 1.4 miles classrooms, a versatile lecture theatre, confidence pupils need to become the Political Correspondent catering hall, fitness suite and sports hall. –– Distance: 1 mile very best version of themselves. –– Lynne Truss, Author

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T A u Teddington Wimbledon d 3 8 K o 0 0 i r n 7 3 Sa g D nd A A y s r L i t v an o 3 e e n R o a d KINGSTON Catchment area boundaries change size each year, UPON buying a home close to the desirable schools THAMES BUSHY PARK PAGE 30 minimises these risks. Kingston KINGSTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL ad ourt Ro Hampton C

PAGE 26 All photography is indicative only. Information sourced: homesandproperty.co.uk, richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk, schoolguide.co.uk. Travel times sourced from googlemaps.co.uk. Map is not to scale, locations approximate only. Ofsted ratings sourced reports: ofsted.gov.uk. CANBURY SCHOOL IBSTOCK PLACE SCHOOL AGE GROUP 11-18 AGE GROUP 4-18

Kingston Hill Overview Clarence Lane Overview How it performs Kingston upon Thames The school was established in 1982 as London Ibstock Place Prep School is an GCSE and IGCSE results for 2018 were KT2 7LN a deliberately small co-educational day SW15 5PY independent co-educational day school for record-breaking: 84% of all GCSE and school up to 65 pupils for local children, pupils aged 4 to 18, providing a rich variety IGCSE entries were graded at A* or A. 75% Website Website with a particular emphasis on catering for of opportunity in a friendly, supportive of pupils achieved three A grades or better canburyschool.co.uk ibstockplaceschool.co.uk the needs of individual pupils. atmosphere with a strong family ethos. The at A Level, and in terms of the overall school is on the edge of Richmond Park in percentage of entries graded at A* or A, –– Gender: Mixed –– Gender: Mixed What to expect south west London. pupils’ performance surpassed the national –– Term fees: Assessment fees apply. As a completely mainstream independent –– Term fees: Acceptance Deposit figure by almost double. £5,631 per term. school, the school has established a of £1,650. See website for details. What to expect –– Registration: Register during reputation for delivering first class –– Registration: £150 fee. “The quality of academic and other Notable former pupils the year preceding desired year education to students of all academic See website for details. achievements is excellent, so fulfilling –– Dame Irish Murdoch, Novelist INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS of admission abilities especially students with SEN –– Admission: Interview the school’s aims for the intellectual and and Philosopher –– Admission: Non-selective. (Special Educational Needs). The needs and examination personal development of pupils. Since the –– Emily Blunt, Actress of individual students can be met with previous inspection [2010], the school has Via assessment. –– OFSTED Rating: Outstanding class sizes of fifteen students or less, successfully raised its academic standards –– OFSTED Rating: N/A –– Drive time: 12 minutes enthusiastic teaching and excellent and senior pupils attain excellent results in –– Drive time: 8 minutes pastoral care. –– Distance: 3.9 miles public examinations, including GCSEs, –– Distance: 1.9 miles the International GCSE (IGCSE), A levels and the Pre-U.” – ISI Inspection Report sporting facilities.

PAGE 28 PAGE 29 KINGSTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL LATCHMERE SCHOOL AGE GROUP 11-18 AGE GROUP 3-11

London Road Overview How it performs Latchmere Road Overview How it performs Kingston upon Thames Kingston Grammar School is one of the GCSE Results: 85% of grades were A*/A Kingston upon Thames Latchmere School is an academy school for Overall, Latchmere pupils exceed expected KT2 6PY most successful co-educational schools or 9-7. Nearly 60% of all grades were KT2 5TT boys and girls aged 3-11 years. It recently standards in reading, writing and maths, in the country and has a long tradition A*/9/8. 95% of students achieved at became part of the Latchmere Academy scoring 80% compared with the local Website Website of developing individual talent and least one A*/9/8. Trust and works alongside other local authority average of 71%. As individual kgs.org.uk latchmereschool.org encouraging high aspirations. schools to enhance learning opportunities subjects, pupils score above average in A Level Results: Over 30% of grades for our children and staff. reading and average in writing and maths. –– Gender: Mixed were A* or equivalent. 66% of grades were –– Gender: Mixed What to expect A*/A, with nearly 95% A*-B. Nearly 90% –– Term fees: £6,640 per term –– Term fees: Converter “Pupils exhibit very strong study skills of students gained places at their first What to expect Notable former pupils academy school –– Registration: Times vary. and are able to think for themselves and choice university. Each class of pupils has its own designated –– Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Fee applies. See school website. work independently, due in large part to –– Registration: : See Kingston teacher, but children are often taught Children’s Author carefully planned and well-structured Council website for details by other teachers, who are either from INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS –– Admission: Exam/interview. Notable former pupils lessons and a curriculum that challenges the same year group or are specialists in Apply via the school website. –– Paul Butler, Bishop of Durham –– Admission: Via the Kingston and captivates pupils”. “Almost without particular subjects. The use of specialist –– OFSTED Rating: Outstanding Council website exception, pupils declared their enjoyment –– James Cracknell, Olympic Rowing teachers for Sports, Music, Art and French –– Drive time: 14 minutes –– OFSTED Rating: Good of coming to school and taking part in Gold Medallist is a strength of the school. Within each –– Drive time: 4 minutes –– Distance: 2.7 miles lessons”. Education Quality Inspection –– Michael Frayn, Playwright and Novelist class and across the year group, there Report, May 2017. –– Ian Dyson, Commissioner of the –– Distance: 0.8 miles are flexible grouping arrangements City of London Police and differentiation so that children can progress at their own appropriate rate and level.

PAGE 30 PAGE 31 THE GERMAN SCHOOL (DEUTSCHE SCHULE LONDON) AGE GROUP 6-16

Douglas House Overview How it performs Richmond DSL is accredited and supported by the The level of content with the school TW10 7AH Federal Republic of Germany. It caters among our pupils, parents, teachers and for pupils from Kindergarten through employees is regularly assessed by the Website the bilingual Abitur and the IB diploma, Bund-Länder-Inspektionen BLI and the dslondon.org.uk offering an appealing and challenging OFSTED inspections in comprehensive educational programme with specific or partial inspections. They form the basis –– Gender: Mixed emphasis on German language and culture. for all further planning and the decision- –– Term fees: £7,560 per year making process which prioritizes school –– Registration: £500 fee. What to expect development goals. See website for details. The German School of London currently Bund-Länder-Inspektion (Federal has around 890 pupils from more than

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS –– Admission: Non-selective. Inspection) Application form available 35 nations. Lessons are mainly taught on the school website. in German and, from age 6-16, the pupils follow the Baden-Württemberg –– OFSTED Rating: Good curriculum that leads to the Mittlere Reife –– Drive time: 7 minutes Prüfung (the German equivalent to GCSE –– Distance: 1.7 miles examinations). Sixth-form students follow the German International Abitur and the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma programme as a dual qualification.

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A 2 Chiswick 02 BATTERSEA PARK 15 A3 Battersea Park Imperial College is a global top ten university 4 ROYAL BOTANIC 8 0 0 GARDENS, KEW 3 3 Queenstown PAGE 39 A A Road with a world class reputation in science, WWT LONDON WETLAND CENTRE Barnes R IV FULHAM E engineering, business and medicine. ST MARY’S UNIVERSITY Bridge R T H Barnes A M Clapham ES Junction th Circular Road Sou CLAPHAM RICHMOND 05 PAGE 40 A3 BATTERSEA Putney UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON A3 Twickenham CLAPHAM Stadium COMMON

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South Kensington Overview Notable former pupils Strand Overview Notable former pupils London Imperial College London is consistently –– Sir Alexander Fleming, Medical Scientist London King’s College London is the fourth oldest –– Florence Nightingale, Social Reformer SW7 2AZ WC2R 2LS ranked among the best universities in the –– H G Wells, Author university in England, ranked 31st in the and Statistician world for science, technology, engineering, world (QS World University Rankings Website –– Robert Winston, Professor Website –– Joseph Lister, Surgeon and Pioneer medicine and business. 2019) and 7th best university in the UK imperial.ac.uk kcl.ac.uk –– Virginia Woolf, Author –– Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical (THE World University Rankings 2019). Officer for England –– Desmond Tutu, Anglican Cleric What to expect –– Gender: Mixed –– Gender: Mixed Consistently rated amongst the world’s What to expect –– Term fees: £9,250 per academic best universities, Imperial is committed –– Term fees: £9,250 per academic London’s most central university, King’s year for 2019-20 to developing the next generation of year for 2019-20 offers around 180 degree programmes –– Registration: Applications open researchers, scientists and academics –– Registration: Applications open covering an exceptionally wide range of from May for admissions the through collaboration across disciplines. from May for admissions the traditional core subjects and innovative following October It is a multidisciplinary space for following October new studies. Partnerships exist with COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES COLLEGES –– Admission: Via UCAS website education, research, translation and –– Admission: Via UCAS website The British Film Institute and leading commercialisation, harnessing NHS hospitals as well as with many –– 2019 UK ranking: 4* –– 2019 UK ranking: 26* science and innovation to tackle global connections. –– Drive time: 28 minutes –– Drive time: 48 minutes global challenges. –– Distance: 9.3 miles –– Distance: 11.8 miles

PAGE 36 PAGE 37 KINGSTON UNIVERSITY ST MARY’S UNIVERSITY AGE GROUP 18+ AGE GROUP 18+

Penrhyn Road Overview Notable former pupils Waldegrave Road Overview How it performs Kingston upon Thames The university specialises in the arts, –– Tony Ball, former Chief Executive Twickenham Founded in 1850, St Mary’s is generally 75% of outgoing undergraduates KT1 2EE design, fashion, science, engineering, and of BSkyB TW1 4SX acknowledged to be the oldest Roman in 2017/18 achieved a 2:1 or business. Its four campuses can be found Catholic university in the United Kingdom. First Class Honours degree. Website –– David Chipperfield, Architect Website in and around Kingston town centre, with It is situated in the leafy borough of kingston.ac.uk –– Glenda Bailey, Editor in Chief stmarys.ac.uk a free bus connecting the sites. Richmond upon Thames, just a short Harper’s Bazaar Notable former pupils train journey away from the hustle and –– Mo Farah, Olympic British –– Gender: Mixed –– Lawrence Dallaglio, Former England –– Gender: Mixed What to expect bustle of central London. Distance Runner –– Term fees: £9,250 per academic Rugby Captain –– Term fees: £9,250 per academic Kingston University was ranked a top 10 –– Chris Chibnall, Television year for 2019-20 year for 2019-20 What to expect London university in the recent Guardian Writer and Producer –– Registration: See website League Table (2019), which was a leap of –– Registration: See website Around a third of the offering at St Mary’s –– Pete Postlethwaite, Actor for details 23 places from the previous year. Many for details is dedicated to teacher education and of its courses, such as sport science, there are a growing number of –– Nihal Arthanayake, TV and

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES COLLEGES –– Admission: Via UCAS website –– Admission: Via UCAS website pharmacy, journalism, fashion and design undergraduate and postgraduate Radio Presenter –– 2019 UK ranking: 95* –– 2019 UK ranking: 105* also feature in the top 10 nationally and programmes in subjects such as Sport, –– Drive time: 12 minutes –– Drive time: 16 minutes lead the listings for London. Drama, Theology and Business. –– Distance: 2.4 miles –– Distance: 4.3 miles Voted number 1 in London for course teaching and satisfaction (Guardian University League Tables 2020).

PAGE 38 PAGE 39 UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON AGE GROUP 18+

Roehampton Lane Overview Notable former pupils London The University of Roehampton, formerly –– Chris Robshaw, England Rugby Player SW15 5PU Roehampton Institute of Higher –– David Rossdale, Bishop of Grimsby Education, is a public university in the Website –– Tim Woolcock, Painter United Kingdom, situated on three major roehampton.ac.uk sites in Roehampton, south-west London. –– Lyn Brown, Politician

–– Gender: Mixed What to expect –– Term fees: £9,250 per academic Roehampton University is a close-knit year for 2019-20 community set within a beautiful and –– Registration: See website inspiring campus. It has first-rate facilities for details including a biomechanics laboratory, physiology laboratory and sport &

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES COLLEGES –– Admission: Via UCAS website exercise psychology laboratory as well –– 2019 UK ranking: 71* as an enviable library, arguably the –– Drive time: 15 minutes best in London. –– Distance: 4.1 miles

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