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We are a vibrant school, a place filled with laughter and fun, where your children are encouraged, nurtured, and motivated at every turn. A school, where boys are cared for and valued as individuals in a happy family atmosphere. When your son joins us, he will have many opportunities to grow academically, on the sports field, artistically, on stage, and to take leadership responsibilities in many different areas. We foster a curiosity to learn by offering a curriculum that has breadth, balance, and challenge. At Falcons we place a strong emphasis on how the boys conduct themselves and interact with one another. Trust, honesty, good manners, a hardworking attitude, and respect are core values. Falcons Preparatory School for Boys welcomes boys from ages 7-13. Our main point of entry in Year 3 or 4, at ages 7 & 8. We also accept boys into Year 7, for families looking for preparatory places before moving today and boarding senior schools at 13+. Occasional places may also be available in other years up to Year 8. Contact the Registrar for details of occasional places. Falcons Preparatory School is a selective school and all candidates are invited for entrance assessments before being offered a place. All our assessments take place in the classroom environment and include age-appropriate tests in English and Mathematics, as well as an interview. References from their current school are also requested. Places will be offered to successful candidates following the assessments. Boys applying for entry into Year 3 & 4 will be invited to group assessments scheduled throughout the academic year. Our assessments take place in a relaxed and fun atmosphere designed to get the best out of all the boys. We also welcome families living overseas relocating to the Richmond area. Please contact the Registrar to check the availability of places in different age groups. Entrance assessments and testing can be conducted remotely in their current schools if required. At Falcons Prep we place a strong emphasis on how the boys conduct themselves and interact with one another. Trust, honesty, good manners, a hardworking attitude, and respect are intrinsic in all that we teach. We understand the importance of physical activity for the health, well-being, and behavior of young boys and pride ourselves in our sports provision. Our core sports are football, rugby, and cricket and we also run extensive programs including hockey, swimming, athletics, cross-country, gymnastics, squash, and tennis, archery, handball, golf, and skiing. A wide range of clubs, residential trips, and educational visits further enhance our outdoors provision. The Falcons Preparatory School for Boys believes that every boy should leave school as a well-rounded and confident individual. Leavers continue to achieve outstanding results to leading schools both day and boarding schools including King’s College, Hampton, St Paul’s, Emanuel, Brighton College, and Epsom College, and all achieve their secondary school goals. The boys follow the Common Entrance Syllabus in the Upper School, thoroughly preparing them for transition to their chosen senior school. Boys have the option to move to their senior school through either 11+ or 13+ common entrance selection processes. The school meets with parents regularly to offer support and guidance to ensure that the correct choices for schools are made. All classes are taught by qualified and highly skilled teachers and are ably assisted by classroom assistants, who work across all the classes in the school. Year 3 and 4 classes are taught in their form groups. English and Mathematics are taught by form tutors daily. All other subjects are taught by either specialist teachers or form tutors. As the boys move through the school, from Year 5 to Year 8, all subjects are taught by specialist staff, except for PSHE which is taught by form tutors as part of the pastoral care structure. English and Maths are set at this stage. The boys experience a wide range of learning opportunities, including day trips each term and a residential trip each year, ensuring that they experience learning both inside and outside of the classroom. The learning experience is enhanced by the opportunity to perform in our annual concerts and plays and exhibit their artwork at our annual Arts Exhibition. The boys are always our priority. Every boy has the right to feel happy, safe, and valued in caring and supportive surroundings. Our knowledgeable and experienced staff ensure outstanding levels of teaching and pastoral care. Every boy has equal access to the full curriculum and well-planned purposeful activities. The school’s behavior policy is embedded and central to the success of our community. It ensures that all members of the school can live and work together in a supportive way. We actively promote and reward good behavior and believe that this will develop a culture of mutual respect, kindness, and cooperation. We expect parents to support their son’s learning, and to co-operate in partnership with the school. The dialogue and rapport between home and school are close, and we inform parents as soon as we can if there are concerns about their son’s welfare or behavior. View full school

The Falcons Pre-Preparatory School for Boys is a non-selective, independent school for boys aged 3 – 7, based in Chiswick. The school, formerly Falkner House Boys, was founded in 1956 and at that time located in Notting Hill. In September 1989 the school transferred to its Pre-Prep site in Burnaby Gardens, changing its name to The Falcons. The Pre-Prep is the founding member of the Falcons Schools, part of the Alpha Plus Group, one of the UK’s most successful educational organizations. The Falcons School for Girls, located in Putney was acquired in 2001, and the Falcons Preparatory Department in Richmond, catering for boys 7 – 13, opened in September 2008. The Falcons School for Boys can now offer continuous quality education for boys from 3 years through to 13 years. Movement from the Pre – Prep to the Prep is automatic, subject only to an internal English and Mathematics assessment. For those parents who wish to look to other preparatory schools, we continue to prepare boys for 7+ highly competitive school entry as well as a vast array of West London Prep schools. Our guiding principle is that we will support and help our boys to make the move on to their next school at whatever point is most appropriate for them. Achieving academic excellence is something that all of our boys strive for and many gain successful entry to the destination schools of their choice. Our Pre-Prep has a vibrant atmosphere filled with laughter and fun, where children are encouraged, nurtured, and motivated at every turn. Our school is a place where boys are cared for and valued as individuals within a happy family-orientated atmosphere. When your son joins us, he will be prepared for each new challenge he faces as he progresses through school. Academic excellence is at the forefront of every child’s learning experience and we believe that every boy should leave our Pre-Prep as a well-rounded, confident, and resilient individual. With this in mind, we deliver a fast-paced and stimulating curriculum including a wide range of clubs, sporting activities, and educational visits which enhance learning for our pupils. Rarely a day goes by where boys are not overheard eagerly discussing their next fixture or excursion. The Falcons Pre-Prep is a school where boys are taught how to love learning. Our ethos is to share and discover individual talent, instill confidence, and build resilience in our children. The boys are always our priority. Every child has the right to feel happy, safe, and valued in caring and supportive surroundings. Our values are built on mutual trust and respect for all. It is our aim that every member of the school community shares this ethos, and is treated fairly and as an individual. Our outstanding team of experienced staff ensures excellent levels of teaching and the best pastoral care possible. The curriculum is tailored to the individual needs of the boys, building on their knowledge and encouraging them to achieve. Every boy has equal access to the full curriculum and well-planned purposeful activities which are created with effective insight from skilled practitioners. We provide a modern, bright and stimulating environment, which allows the boys to access a variety of appropriate age-specific learning equipment and materials. The school does not tolerate bullying of any kind. If we discover that an act of bullying or intimidation has taken place, we take immediate steps to stop any further occurrences of such behavior. We do everything in our power to ensure that all children attend school free from fear and prejudice. In very rare circumstances, the Headmaster reserves the right, in consultation with the parents and governors to exclude a child. View full school

The Falcons School for Girls provides independent education from three to eleven years. We offer a traditional nursery – year 6 girls’ school education, with outstanding preparation for 11 + examinations. We are a warm and caring school, taking great pride in developing our girls into happy, confident individuals ready to meet the challenges of their senior schools. We have a reputation for academic excellence, creativity, and a love of learning. We have high expectations of our pupils with learning tailored to individual needs. Our pupils win places at the country’s top Day and Boarding schools in the 11+ examinations at the end of Year Six and leave Falcons School for Girls as resourceful, self-aware, and inquisitive girls. The Falcons School for Girls became part of the Alpha Plus Group at the turn of the century and established a reputation for academic excellence, creativity, and a love of learning. Originally based in Ealing, the school moved to new premises in Putney in September 2014. We take pride in developing our girls into happy, confident individuals ready to meet the challenges of their senior schools. We have high expectations of our pupils and our mission is to raise girls to become high achievers, leaders, and lifelong learners. The Aims of the Falcons School for Girls. Leadership can be seen at every level of the school, contributing to a culture of excellence Teachers adapt their delivery of the curriculum to reflect every girl’s individual learning needs Parents are genuine and valued partners in the education process Girls are prepared for entry to the Senior Schools which will best meet their learning needs and future development. The Falcons School for Girls is a non-selective day school for girls aged 3-11, located in southwest London, situated between Putney and Barnes. We currently have the capacity for two forms of entry into each of our year groups. Usual entry is at 3+ and 4+ into Pre-Reception and Reception classes. However, we will consider occasional entry into other year groups, dependent upon available spaces – you should contact our Registrar directly if you wish to enquire about occasional spaces. Girls who apply for spaces in Year 1 upward will be required to participate in a taster day and assessment. Our girls are well prepared and perform excellently in the competitive 11+ entry examinations, graduating to some of the country’s top day and boarding schools, including St Paul’s, The Lady Eleanor Holles, Francis Holland, Putney High, Wimbledon High, The Harrodian, and St James. Our forward-thinking, knowledge-rich curriculum gives the girls the knowledge and skills required to thrive in modern Britain. The curriculum is designed to ensure girls are prepared to thrive in the Year Six 11+ external entrance examinations for London day and country boarding schools. The Falcons School for Girls’ curriculum aims to provide pupils with a rich experience in linguistic, mathematical, scientific, technological, human and social, physical and aesthetic, and creative education. It ensures that girls acquire speaking, listening, literacy, and numeracy skills, and it is designed to provide stimulation and subject matter appropriate for the ages and aptitudes of pupils, including those pupils with special educational needs, ensuring that all pupils have the opportunity to learn and make progress. The prep curriculum is delivered through lessons in English, Mathematics, Science, IT, History, Geography, Philosophy, Religious Education, P.S.H.E.E., French, Mandarin, Art, Design and Technology, Music, Drama and Physical Education, Dance and Games. In addition, girls in Years Four-Six enjoy lessons in Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning. In addition to timetabled lessons, we collapse the curriculum for one-off challenge days. These have included a Climate Change Day and a S.T.E.M. Careers Day. The prep curriculum at The Falcons School for Girls provides effective preparation of the pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences of life in British society, and actively promotes the fundamental British values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty, and mutual respect and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs. Relocated to Putney from Ealing in September 2014, our new home in southwest London provides the girls with outstanding facilities in beautiful buildings. The school site is made up of four separate Edwardian houses at numbers 7, 11, 22, and 24 Woodborough Road, within a leafy conservation area. Fully refurbished before the move, the school is light, bright and lends itself to the optimum learning environment we strive for. The buildings at Numbers 22 and 24 Woodborough Road, adjacent to one another, are dedicated to the Prep school, sharing one generous playground, with a netball court and a lovely raised area which lends itself to the all-important social aspect of school life. At lunchtime, the older girls have playtime with their younger contemporaries at the Pre-Prep site, where they can access our famous pirate ship. We are fortunate to occupy specialist facilities for many of the subjects: a Science laboratory two fully equipped music rooms (one at each of the Pre-Prep and Prep sites) with additional spaces for peripatetic lessons, two Art studios (again, one at each of the sites), a Drama and Dance studio with ballet barres, a large, well-stocked Library/Learning Hub, state-of-the-art touchscreens in every classroom, and a laptop or an iPad for every girl. There is direct, secure gated access to Putney Park from the Prep school and we use the Bank of England Playing Fields, Roehampton, for sport and games as well as Barn Elms Playing Fields and Putney Leisure Centre for swimming. All locations are very close to the school, with the girls being transported by bus. View full school