Prep School

Welcome to Prep

“Children are confident and express their needs due to the warm and supportive environment created by teachers.”

ISI report, 2024

We are proudly inclusive of a range of academic abilities and judge success by development and progress.

Our promise is that every girl will exceed beyond expectation. Happiness and achievement go hand in hand. Whatever her ability, tailored academic interventions by specialist staff and bespoke learning plans ensure our girls achieve. The well-being of every girl is paramount. We talk to each child daily, encouraging her to share thoughts and feelings with staff trained to recognise behavioural and emotional changes.

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At Streatham & Clapham Prep School (SCPS), girls are nurtured in a dynamic and supportive environment where academic excellence is the priority alongside the nurturing of resilient, ambitious learners. From Reception to Year 6, the school provides a rich curriculum that balances traditional academic subjects with creative and physical education. The school emphasises individualised learning, ensuring each girl is challenged and supported to achieve her best. Extracurricular activities, pastoral care, and state-of-the-art facilities further enhance the holistic development of every student, fostering a love of learning and preparing them for future success.

Our classrooms and outdoor areas are spacious and inviting, and we have many exciting opportunities for our girls to develop their physical, social, emotional and intellectual skills through a wide range of activities both across the GDST and also utilising the resources within our wonderful local community.

Our girls in our Prep school are never held back from their aspirations or abilities and are actively encouraged to take risks and have a go. Buoyant, confident and unafraid to fail, our girls represent the true meaning of our motto ‘towards wisdom, unafraid’.

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Our Head of Prep

Nestled in the heart of south London, Streatham and Clapham Prep School is a ‘hidden gem’

At our core is the belief inherited from our earliest founders that girls and women must be represented in every aspect of life: at the heart of government; in boardrooms throughout the public and private sectors; holding leading positions in STEAM, the arts and humanities, culture and sport. We proudly enjoy a buzzy, diverse community that celebrates difference and as a school we strive to ensure inclusivity; our rich diversity and educational excellence lie at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is to ensure each girl excels on her educational journey, and we are committed to ensuring every girl realises and celebrates her unique talents and identity. Offering a broad ranging, specialist curriculum for girls from the age of three, we are proud of the offer our girls experience on a daily basis. Do come and visit to see us in action, where our girls believe that ‘they can…’

Helen Loach, BEd (Cantab)

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Kindness

Integrity

Compassion

Respect

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Our Pupils

We nurture excellence in an inspiring, vibrant and supportive community where friendships flourish and kindness matters. Our family ethos means that we know and value every pupil as an individual – we are a family not a factory, and we proudly celebrate our community’s diversity as a local school, drawing strength from our rich social and cultural mix.

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