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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.

Putney High School

The best schools are fun, supportive, and inspirational environments for young enquiring minds. Putney High School is all of that and more. Academically highachieving, rounded and responsible, Putney is as down-to earth as it is dynamic. We have an ethos of ‘modern scholarship’ which makes learning challenging, fun and relevant. Lessons are inspiring, exploring everything from entrepreneurship and oracy to designing a sustainable future. For us, wellbeing is key to everything, from innovative Biophilic Classroom design to our Breathe environmental programme.

35 Putney Hill, London SW15 6BH. 020 8788 4886 www.putneyhigh.gdst.net/

St Mary’s C of E Primary School, Putney St. Mary’s is a one form entry Church of England State Maintained Primary School in the heart of Putney. The school has a committed staff team and pupils who want to learn. Both are strongly supported by the Governors and the Parent Body. Learning is central to our work. Our philosophy is that all children can be successful and capable of achievement. Although we are immensely proud of our academic successes, our Christian values and ethos are of upmost importance and lie at the heart of everything we do. We gather for daily worship and the school has strong links with St. Mary’s Church. Felsham Rd, London SW15 1BA. 020 8788 9591 www.stmarysschoolputney.co.uk/

Oasis Academy Putney your all-inclusive, local Primary school serving children aged 4-11. We are situated on the former Putney Hospital site on Putney Common, Lower Richmond Road. Our commitment is to deliver first classeducation and playing an active role in the local community with a vision of transforming lives and learning.

184 Lower Richmond Rd., London SW15 1LY. 020 7884 6000 www.oasisacademyputney.org/

Hurlingham School is an independent, coeducational prep school in London for ages 2-11. The school’s ethos is to provide a happy, secure atmosphere in which children can be the best that they can be. Our experienced, dedicated, and enthusiastic staff provide opportunities for the children which strongly promote creativity and independence of thought; we feel these are essential attributes for a child growing up in the 21st Century.

122 Putney Bridge Rd, London SW15 2NQ. 020 8874 7186 www.hurlinghamschool.co.uk/

We employ the very best teachers and support staff, and we invest heavily in technology to support our curriculum. Our Academy benefits from outstanding facilities which have been enhanced by a £14 million building and refurbishment programme, thanks to the generosity of our sponsor Lord Ashcroft and the Education Funding Agency. Our students achieve outstanding GCSE, A-level and International Baccalaureate results. These results are the outcome of all our beliefs and actions. We value a disciplined and focused environment which places students’ learning at the centre of what we do. We believe in the importance of excellent behaviour, hard work, manners and respect; we believe that high standards should be a constant goal; and we believe that each child has skills, qualities and talents to be developed which will make the most of his or her potential.

100 West Hill, London SW15 2UT. 020 8877 0357 www.atacademy.org.uk/

Paddock School

We are a split site dedicated, caring special school with an experienced and skilled staff team. Our staff have expert knowledge in a range of specialist strategies including TEACCH, PECS, Attention Autism, Makaton and Intensive Interaction, and are committed to putting pupils first in everything they do. Paddock is a happy and safe place where pupils are encouraged and supported to achieve the goals that have been coproduced with the team around the child. We benefit from a multi professional team including on site Speech and Language

Therapists and Occupational Therapists, high levels of CAMHS and Educational Psychology support and close links with the social workers from the Wandsworth 0-25 service.

St Margaret’s Crescent, SW15 6HL. 020 8878 1521 www.paddock.wandsworth.sch.uk/

Hall School

The Hall School provides exceptional teaching to some of the brightest boys in London to develop in them the skills for a lifetime of learning that will stimulate rewarding, diverse and distinctive lives. Hall boys have a fulfilling and exciting week, both personally and socially, experiencing huge breadth and depth in the curriculum. From his earliest days with us, every boy is encouraged and supported to delve into the variety of learning on offer, from pottery to coding and on to debating and fencing.

69 Belsize Pk, Belsize Park, London NW3 4EH. 020 7722 1700 www.hallschool.co.uk/

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