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Tower Hill School is a coeducational private school for age 3 through Grade 12, dedicated to living our motto Multa Bene Facta — Many Things Done Well. With a beautiful 44-acre campus located in northwest Wilmington, Tower Hill has a reputation as one of the region's top academic schools. Our unparalleled resources include excellent faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, and individualized learning support. Tower Hill is bound by an understanding that our students are expected to take an active part in school life and, later on, life in the adult world to take chances within this caring community to learn from their experiences and enrich the world in which they live. We believe that independent school education is an all-encompassing affair, and we, as a community, bring our best to everything we do, every day. For those considering Tower Hill, we encourage you to schedule a visit with us. In the meantime, please take a moment to explore our website, particularly our Admission page, that contains extensive information and online support for inquiring and applying. By combining personal challenges with individual support, Tower Hill is a college-preparatory school committed to building a foundation for lifelong learning. Tower Hill believes that diversity in all aspects of school life broadens and enhances the educational experience. In keeping with our motto Multa Bene Facta — Many Things Done Well — the school provides a challenging and exhilarating program, engaging students in various educational experiences while allowing them to develop their strengths and pursue their passions. To emphasize our core values — active citizenship, personal integrity, collective responsibility, team building and collaboration, and mutual respect — the school encourages each student to develop a sense of personal worth and recognize, understand, and accept others' individuality. While cognizant of the school's Christian roots, Tower Hill embraces and celebrates diverse cultures and beliefs, fostering a strong community sense. Tower Hill School prepares students from diverse backgrounds for full and creative engagement with a dynamic world. Each student is provided with an educational experience that emphasizes the development of an inquisitive, discerning and critical mind, the value of being creative and aesthetically sensitive, the appreciation of physical well being the ability to collaborate and function as part of a team, and the growth of character. Tower Hill is a community that values and cultivates character, integrity, service, and a passion for learning. Living our motto, Many Things Done Well, our students are inspired to bring their best to all they do in academics, athletics, arts, and service. Tower Hill is committed to the role that diversity plays in the richness of education. We have a vibrant student body drawing from many different backgrounds and cultures that is fundamental for experiencing global perspectives. Our campus is set on 44 acres and includes spacious classrooms incorporating modern technology, a state-of-the-art Math and Science Center, performance theaters and studios for art, music, drama, and spectacular athletic fields and physical education facilities. Our highly regarded faculty is known for their supportive and caring natures while being masters in their educational fields. At Tower Hill, we serve children in our Threes program (Tower Tots) to grade 12. We provide an educational experience sequenced in a cohesive progression, taking into account not only content but also the skills necessary for students to matriculate into each new course of study. Departments lead, collaborate, and create curriculum in their specific disciplines across divisions, developing knowledge and skills such as critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity that prepare students for full and creative engagement with a dynamic world. View full school

Tower House School is located between Richmond upon Thames and Putney just off Richmond Park in East Sheen. A preparatory school for 180 boys covering Reception to Year 8, we prepare pupils for the top senior schools in the UK. Since our role is small, the dedication of our highly qualified staff and a focused sense of community combine to enable all Tower House pupils to develop to their full potential and become individuals. Individuals that will be well prepared for life beyond school and be able to contribute fully in a challenging and changing world. We intend to continue to combine the provision of tried and tested traditional values with the incorporation of new developments in educational methods. We aspire to guide your son on his journey from his uneasy steps on the first morning of Reception to the confident teenager, glowing with pride, receiving plaudits at his final Speech Day. Tower House will aim to provide a seaworthy vessel that ensures this journey is both safe and fulfilling. Each boy is valued for himself. You can be assured that your child will receive individual attention, from dedicated and caring professionals. Some boys may require reinforcement and reassurance this will be given without question and with patience. Other boys will demand an accelerated curriculum we commit to ensuring that all abilities are constantly challenged. As Tower House is a nonselective school, there is no entrance test at 4+. Thus the first twenty-two to register in each year will be considered as guaranteed places, although siblings of children already in the school are given priority. On occasion, some names drop off the list, allowing those outside the top twenty-two the opportunity of entry. Admission of boys at ages other than 4+ will depend very much on the availability of spaces. The preliminary registration fee of £100 is non-refundable. A small number of places become available in different year groups from time to time – please enquire about availability by contacting the Registrar. The procedure is different depending on the age of the boys. For entry into Year 1 or 2, a boy would be invited into their future class for an hour or so to assess their suitability to cope in the year group he is entering and to ensure he would be happy and content in this educational environment. Boys wishing to enter Year 3 and above undertake assessments in English, Maths, and Reading and they also have an informal interview with the Deputy Head. This is to ensure that they are up to a good standard compared to their peer group already attending Tower House. We must also assure ourselves that they will be content in this educational environment and therefore have every chance of emerging confident, well-educated, and well-rounded. As there is no entrance test at 4+, all boys are expected to spend a short time at the school in the term before they are due to start. The purpose of the interview is not to test what the boy has learned, but to ascertain whether he is ready for a day’s schooling, or in the case of an older boy, whether he will be able to cope. As a result of this informal interview, the school reserves the right to postpone or refuse admission to a boy should it be considered necessary. We are the youngest children at Tower House School. We follow the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum, which has three prime areas: physical development personal, social, and emotional development, and communication and language. These three prime areas are strengthened and applied through the specific areas, they are literacy mathematics understanding the world, and expressive arts and design. Reception follows the EYFS creative curriculum. Years 1- 3 follow the New National Curriculum. We pride ourselves on offering all boys a wide range of subject specialist teachers to teach ICT, French, Music, Art, and Sport. The boys attend swimming lessons and Games sessions every week at the Bank of England sports complex. Their learning is further enhanced by trips, special visitors, workshops, and themed days. As well as plays, sports fixtures, and concerts, we place great emphasis on the academic progress and development of our pupils. Monitoring and supporting their individual needs is at the heart of the teaching style throughout the school. Exams and assessments are routine, either on paper or electronically and the results are carefully analyzed to ensure each pupil is working to his best ability. While preparing boys for a wide variety of future schools, we offer much more than exam-passing skills at Tower House. We also provide a rich learning environment in which the boys are given time to learn about themselves as learners: – to practice the skills of thinking, debate, and inquiry, to modify their views because of another’s reasoning and – not least – to listen, understand and empathize with the experiences of others. We also place a great deal of emphasis on the development of each boy’s character and confidence – encouraging responsibility, compassion for others, and a sense of humor. View full school

We are extremely proud of our continuously improving school. Our school values are underpinned by the aspiration and drive to ensure that every pupil achieves their full potential. We have a strong inclusive ethos and provide challenges and support for children with a range of abilities and skills. We believe that the inclusion of children with additional needs is of benefit to the whole community. Together with our parents and carers, our dedicated staff works hard to remove barriers to learning and to provide a safe and stimulating learning environment that inspires every child. Every class is supported by its full-time teaching assistant. Our children are talented and hardworking and we encourage them to be active role models for one another by taking on leadership responsibilities. Everyone is treated with respect and we celebrate our diverse community in which a wide range of faiths, languages, and cultures are represented. We take full advantage of our fantastic location next to the iconic Tower Bridge and our partnerships with local businesses such as the Unicorn Theatre and law firm Norton Rose Fulbright both support learning and enhance the curriculum. We are continually looking for ways to move forward and have achieved a variety of awards such as Healthy Schools Status and the Primary Science Quality Silver Award. At Tower Bridge we learn and succeed together: Teamwork, Overcoming challenges, Welcoming everyone, Excellence, enjoyment, and effort, Respect for all, Be the best we can be, Resilience and responsibility encouraged, Independent learners, shine, Diversity is celebrated, Goals are aspirational, Engaging everyone every day. At Tower Bridge, we follow a Creative Curriculum based on children’s interests and developing skills. Following the introduction of the new National Curriculum in September 2014, we have reviewed and adapted our curriculum framework. Subjects are taught through broad and exciting topics. Texts in Literacy lessons link to our topics. Children can start in our Nursery at the age of 3 years old. The Nursery and Reception classes work together to provide a stimulating and exciting curriculum that encourages our children to develop across all areas of learning. We believe that language and literacy underpin lifelong learning. We must ensure every child can achieve their full potential by giving them these vital life skills. Literacy develops children’s ability to listen, speak, read and write for a range of purposes, so using language to communicate ideas, views and feelings is fundamental. Children are encouraged to express themselves creatively and imaginatively as they become enthusiastic and critical readers. We encourage pupils to use their knowledge, skills, and understanding in speaking, reading, and writing across a range of experiences and genres. Our Literacy Curriculum is planned to encourage and facilitate independent learning for all our children. We value the range of languages that are spoken in our community and use children’s ideas and experiences in planning lessons to ensure lessons are fun, engaging, and challenging. At Tower Bridge, we feel that all of the children are entitled to experience the range of arts both as part of and in addition to, the creative curriculum we provide. Each year we enjoy a creative art-themed week which includes ‘International Evening’ that enables us to celebrate the rich, cultural, and artistic pools we have at both schools. Through the arts (art, design, music, drama, and dance), we believe that our pupils will be allowed to hone their skills of creativity and imagination. We feel that it offers an alternative context for learning through active involvement, visual, tactile, and sensory experiences which give a unique way of understanding and responding to the world. It will also allow the children to make value judgments and aesthetic decisions, as well as develop their interpersonal skills and support them to engage with their surrounding environment. The arts provide opportunities to challenge, inspire and create a sense of identity through self-expression. View full school