The Bright Light Tuition Secondary School Guide Where do I start? Choosing the best secondary school for your son or daughter can be one of the most important decisions that you have to make as a parent. Bright Light Tuition can help make this transition from primary to secondary school as smooth as possible, ensuring that your child receives the best possible preparation for the 11+ examinations. Here is the process that we recommend in six clear steps: 1) Read through our Secondary Schools Guide. 2) Sit down as a family and write down what is important in a school for you and your child: • location? • academic results? • facilities? • single-sex, co-educational? 3) Return to the Secondary Schools Guide and highlight all the schools which fit your criteria. At Bright Light Tuition, we believe that it is of utmost importance that you pick a range of schools and that you and your child keep an open mind. Perhaps you may also speak to other parents and your child's class teacher, in case there are other schools which fit your criteria which are not mentioned in the guide. 4) Look at the websites for your preferred schools to get a fuller picture of what they offer. 5) Find out when the Open Days are and contact the schools to reserve a place. 6) Check what the 11+ examination consists of for each school and ensure that your child is prepared. Please do not hesitate to contact Bright Light Tuition if you would like your child to be tutored in preparation for their 11+ examinations. © Danielle Okumura and Charlotte Zinzan The Schools - At a Glance This guide introduces you to many of the popular independent secondary schools in and around the West London area. Below, you will find a quick comparison chart of these schools, together with the ranking of each school in the top 100 independent schools in the UK, compiled from the % of A and A* at A-Level, according to best-schools.co.uk. Please note that for the schools whose ranking is not displayed, it may be because the school's results were not freely available. For a full list of independent secondary schools in the Greater London area, see http://www.schoolsnet.com/uk- schools/best-independent-private-secondary-school/top-greater-london-schools/16180339/0/3/5.html . School Location Type Ages Fees Ranking (termly) Alleyn’s School Dulwich Co-Ed 4-18 £5799 52 Arts Educational Chiswick Co-Ed 11-18 £4737 - School £5084 City of London School Barbican Girls 7-18 £4992 24 for Girls City of London School City of Boys 10-18 £4962 34 London Colet Court / St Paul’s Hammersmith Boys 7-13 £6034 - 12 (St Boys / Barnes 13-18 £7548 Paul’s) Dulwich College Dulwich Boys 11-18 £6,077 (day 72 pupils) Emanuel School Battersea Co-Ed 10-18 £5673 Francis Holland Regent’s Girls 11-18 £5900 73 School (Regent’s Park Park) Francis Holland Sloane Girls 4-18 £6150 School (Sloane Square Square) Hampton School Hampton Boys 11-18 £5850 41 Ibstock Place School Roehampton Co-Ed 4-18 £6130 James Allen's Girls' Dulwich Girls 4-18 £5,295 29 Kew House Kew Co-Ed 11-18 £6308 Kingston Grammar Kingston Co-Ed 11-18 £5810 85 King’s College School Wimbledon Boys 7-18 £6610 27 (Co-Ed 6th form) Latymer Upper School Hammersmith Co-Ed 11-18 £5905 35 Merchant Taylors’ Northwood Boys 11-18 £5631- 44 School £7508 © Danielle Okumura and Charlotte Zinzan More House Knightsbridge Girls 11-18 £5720 Northwood College Northwood Girls 3-18 £5,121 Notting Hill and Ealing Ealing Girls 4-18 £5507 63 High School Putney High School Putney Girls 4-18 £5580 43 Queen’s College Harley Street Girls 11-18 £5620 Queen’s Gate Kensington Girls 4-18 £6100 Radnor House Twickenham Co-Ed 7-18 £5345- £5720 St Augustine’s Priory Ealing Girls 3-18 £4524 St Benedict’s School Ealing Co-Ed 4-18 £4850 St Catherine’s School Twickenham Girls 3-18 £4175 St Helen's School Northwood Girls 3-18 £5,146 71 St James’ Kensington Girls 10-18 £5770 72 Independent School for Girls St Paul’s Girls’ School Hammersmith Girls 11-18 £7854 4 Surbiton High School Surbiton Girls 11-18 £5129 The Godolphin and Hammersmith Girls 11-18 £6408 61 Latymer School The Harrodian School Barnes Co-Ed 4 -18 £5076- £6766 The John Lyon Middlesex Boys 11-18 £5548 School The Lady Eleanor Middlesex Girls 7-18 £6078 16 Holles School The Tiffin Girls' Kingston Girls 11-18 n/a n/a School Tiffin School Kingston Boys 11-18 n/a n/a Westminster School Westminster Boys 7 - 18 £8092 (day 4 (Co-Ed pupils) 6th form) Wimbledon High Wimbledon Girls 4-18 £5507 66 School © Danielle Okumura and Charlotte Zinzan ALLEYN’S SCHOOL Co-Educational - Dulwich Alleyn's School is one of the country's leading HMC co-educational day schools. It is dedicated to achieving academic excellence whilst also ensuring that each individual child is supported and nurtured. Alleyn's School offers a wide range of co-curricular activities in sport, music and drama. Children attending the school are described as well-rounded individuals who are self-assured, articulate and confident. Address: Townley Road, Dulwich, London SE22 8SU Website: http://www.alleyns.org.uk Inspector’s http://www.isi.net/schools/6191/ Report: Type of Independent day school for girls and boys aged 4 - 18. School: Results: In 2015, at A Level, 68.9% of entries were awarded A* or A. In 2015, at GCSE, 90.4% of all results were A* or A. Entrance English, Maths, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. See Exam: http://www.alleyns.org.uk/alleyn/documents/Admissions/2015_Exam _Syllabus_11.pdf for guidance. Fees: £5,799 a term (2015-16) © Danielle Okumura and Charlotte Zinzan ARTS EDUCATIONAL INDEPENDENT DAY SCHOOL Co-Educational – Chiswick Arts Educational is a performing arts school in Chiswick. It offers a range of performing and visual arts for the students alongside teaching the core curriculum. At Arts Educational, the students take part in regular performances and learn dance, drama and music. Students are encouraged to enjoy life, be confident and self-aware, yet also thoughtful, considerate and respectful of others. Arts Educational is proud to be the highest ranking Performing Arts school in the UK in terms of its academic results. Address: 14 Bath Road, Chiswick, London W4 1LY Website: https://artsed.co.uk/ Inspector’s http://www.isi.net/schools/7100/ Report: Type of Independent day school for boys and girls aged 11 - 18. School: Results: In 2015, at A Level, 34.8% of entries were awarded A* or A. In 2015, at GCSE, 41.9% of all results were A* or A. Entrance Audition and written assessment. See Exam: https://artsed.co.uk/independent-day-school/independent-day- school-applications-home for guidance. Fees: £4,737 - £5,084 a term (2015-16) © Danielle Okumura and Charlotte Zinzan CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS Girls - Barbican City of London School for Girls is the sister school of the City of London School for boys, located in the heart of the City of London. It describes itself as aiming for excellence in the education and development of young women. The school takes advantage of being based so centrally, offering its students educational visits to museums, galleries, theatres and lectures. It is proud to be an inclusive school and offers numerous scholarships and bursaries. Address: St. Giles' Terrace, Barbican, London EC2Y 8BB Website: www.clsg.org.uk/ Inspector’s http://www.isi.net/schools/6335/ Report: Type of Independent day school for girls aged 7 - 18. School: Results: In 2015, at A Level, 77.7% of entries were awarded A* or A. In 2015, at GCSE, 94.6% of all results were A* or A. Entrance English and Maths. Exam: See http://www.clsg.org.uk/page/?title=year+7+%28age+11%2B%29&pid =72 for guidance. Fees: £4,992 a term (2015-16) © Danielle Okumura and Charlotte Zinzan CITY OF LONDON SCHOOL Co-Educational - City of London City of London School is located in an inspiring environment, with the River Thames to the south and St Paul's Cathedral to its north. It is also proud to be within a modern spacious building, with a courtyard, an upper playground, a theatre, a fully equipped gymnasium, a sports hall, three squash courts and a swimming pool. It describes itself as a truly vibrant community, with a strong sense of vision and breadth of vision. The school encourages the students to reach the highest academic standards, together with a range of skills and interests outside the curriculum. Address: Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 3AL Website: http://www.clsb.org.uk/ Inspector’s http://www.isi.net/schools/6334/ Report: Type of Independent day school for boys aged 10 - 18. School: Results: In 2015, at A Level, 73.4% of entries were awarded A* or A. In 2015, at GCSE, 91.1% of all results were A* or A. Entrance English, Maths, Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. See Exam: http://www.clsb.org.uk/Admissions-Overview for guidance. Fees: £4,962 a term (2015-16) © Danielle Okumura and Charlotte Zinzan COLET COURT (ST PAUL’S PREP SCHOOL) Boys - Hammersmith/Barnes Colet Court is the preparatory school for St Paul's School and boys can join at 7+, 8+ or 11+. St Paul's School is for boys aged 13 - 18 and almost half of students entering aged 13 will have come from Colet Court.