Durston House

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Durston House is a leading London preparatory school, with a long history and a fine record of preparing boys for Senior School and future success. The school began life in 1886 and has, from its earliest years, enjoyed a strong academic reputation and encouraged keen sporting and lively cultural interests.
Here at Durston House, we take pride in the true and visible diversity of our community, in which mutual respect and understanding, fairness, and opportunities for all are promoted within the framework of our broadly Christian foundation. We embrace pupils and staff from all ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds.
We are very proud of the boys at Durston House. We are very proud of their success as people. The development of fine young men, who achieve great things, is the aim and reward for any boys’ school. That such achievement is made, in a spirit of humility and quiet determination, is testimony to the values of the whole Durston House community.
The educational experience at Durston House is one that countless parents seek for their sons. It is well-rounded and thorough, holistic and specific. It speaks to the very core of who we are like people: to be human is to grow. At Durston House, how this growth is guided is one of relaxed, quiet integrity of purpose, allowing boys the freedom to develop themselves. This is the essence of our ongoing success as a school.
A boy’s education here is shaped by the development of his character, his curiosity to learn and discover more, and his expanding capability. These three concepts, Character, Curiosity, and Capability are the cornerstones of his success at Durston House and his success in life.
Here at Durston House, we recognize the development of character as essential to a full and worthy education of any boy. We are proud of the sort of boys who leave us for Senior School, equipped with character traits that enable them to cope in their new environment, as well as achieve profound success there and, subsequently, in the world beyond. Boys are prepared for Senior School boys are prepared for life. We take seriously our duty to create an environment where a boy feels comfortable and confident. When he enjoys being at school, he approaches all that we do with a positive spirit.
We proudly promote and exemplify values that some may call ‘traditional’ or ‘British’, but to us are timeless values that have been the cornerstone of human endeavor and progress. These are not just Durston or Christian values, but those held dear by society as a whole and all religions. At Durston House, we make no apology for the active promotion of the virtues of honesty, respect for others, selflessness, compassion, and personal responsibility. Our disciplined and caring environment encourages the personal development of such virtues and allows boys of character to flourish.

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