One of the most oversubscribed schools in central London just about says it all…read more It's not going to be a walk in the park to get your daughter into this Secondary school - but it'll certainly be worth it if you can. This superb school has achieved specialist status in a whole host of areas (check out their website) and continues to forge relationships that help it's students. The curriculum is broad and the staff really do go out of their way to help students and families. Staff are also handpicked so tend to be the cream of the crop. Worth working very hard at your speciality to get into this sought after school. School has a 6th form - when some boys are allowed in as well.

Wootton Upper is one of the best schools in the area! This school is also a performing arts college…read moreand offers many evening plays, concerts and more! This school will try it's utter most to bring out the best in you as a student. This school also present many extra curricular activities for you to get stuck into!

A terrific allthrough school for 5 -18 year olds - but I would say that; I am the Bursar. Come and…read moretake a look at us and make up your own mind. Open days shown on our website.

The school's ethos is 'Friendship, Excellence and Opportunity' which reigned true during my 7 years…read morethere. The teaching standard is impeccable, with each department giving its all to every student. The staff are dedicated, professional, loving and are 75% responsible for the great success the school has had. The site itself is tremendously maintained; with new additions every year ranging from a new canteen, to a new media centre and consistent refurbishments to departments that require it. The resources are exceptional. Being a science and technology school, the ICT facilities are fantastic and are constantly growing - with a great technical support team lead by Ian Miller, who is always introducing more innovative and interactive ways to make the school's IT resources excel. The school is one of the top in the Borough, with outstanding A Level and GCSE pass rates that seem only to climb every year. A wonderful place to learn, grow and become an individual.

It is a very underperforming and toxic school. Children have problems and the teachers don't listen…read moreto the children.

Hampton Hill Junior School is a large (360 pupils) junior school nestled on St James' Avenue not…read morefar from Hampton Hill High Street. It is housed in a rather picturesque building dating from the 1920s, though it has been expanded and improved since. Hampton Hill Junior School educates pupils from years 3 - 6 (ages 7 - 11), and is linked with Carlisle Infant School (meaning that in most cases, pupils will finish Carlisle in year 2 and progress fairly seamlessly with their classmates into HHJS). The headteacher, Bill Jerman, is excellent. He is a strong leader, taking no guff from the children! He impressed me particularly when my daughter attended. I was writing a paper (I was a mature student doing a part time degree) on religious education and collective worship, and asked, after a parent teacher evening, if I could attend a 'normal' (as opposed to harvest) assembly. He told me I could, and we arranged a date. It occurred to me afterwards that I hadn't told him who I was. I arrived on the appointed day, worried that no-one would be expecting me, but sure enough, he greeted me, got me settled before the children arrived, and then discussed the yearly assembly programme and RE scheme of work after the assembly. My daughter had good teachers with a couple of truly excellent ones. The school runs extension programmes for gifted children which benefited my daughter, and also taught French (in a fun, non pressurised way) to its year 6 pupils. All in all, this is a very good state junior school, which prepares its pupils admirably for secondary school and beyond.

I went to this school Year 7 through to 13, and now my 2 children (3 and 5) go there. There are two…read morethings which set this school apart. Firstly, the way they teach allows students to move at their own pace, whether that's fast or slow. They help the slow students to improve, meanwhile allowing the smarter kids to continue to improve without being held back. Secondly, the teachers are amazing. They truly truly care about the students, which is helped by the smaller class sizes. It's a wonderful school; I cannot recommend it enough.

From the owner: Greenfields Independent Day and Boarding School for children aged 2 to 18 with Pre-school Middle…read moreSchool, 6th Form and EFL College. Free entitlement scheme available. Fees start from £57 a week. Situated in beautiful grounds, with its adventure playground backing into the Ashdown Forest itself, the school is a safe and wonderful place to learn. From Parents and Toddlers through Infant classes, Montessori materials are utilised. Reading and writing are practised daily from age 4 with the goal of children being able to read and write competently before joining the main school. The main difference between Greenfields and other schools is the unique teaching method it uses. This method (Study Technology) isolates the barriers preventing or hindering a child from learning and then provides precise tools to deal with them. Its use allows any child of any ability to learn anything - even those who have been labelled 'dyslexic'.

Great secondary school, my son is in his 3 rd year and having a great time. They get plenty of…read moreopportunities to join a variety of clubs and sports in and after school. They have a great learning support area, they will help with any worries either you or your child may have. The school are very approachable, and you can get an appointment with anybody should you need to.

I didn't go to school here, but did a stint of volunteering a few years ago. It seemed like a…read morereally good school. The only downer was that the two male head-teachers/people-in-charge seemed more interested in suits and handshakes than actually getting things done properly - they were very friendly, but organisation sometimes ran a bit awry whilst I was there! The class rooms and library all looked great though. And I really enjoyed my time there - all the kids were so optimistic about life, I miss those days!

Great school. We moved to this school at the start year 11 from outside the city, and were really…read moreimpressed with their dynamism and support. We were delighted with the kindness, and attentiveness of the staff across the board to the students. The staff were really dedicated to students taking GCSE's, so encouraging and supportive. They really put themselves out with all the extra sessions they offered. Seek out Patcham High, I'd have loved both our children to go here from year 7.

What an excellent find! My favourite exercise class has just moved venue and is now taking place in…read morethis beautiful centre. It's better than any public sports centres I have been to in London: clean changing/shower rooms with lockers, dance studio with full length mirror (actually, not sure if I actually like seeing my face turning red in real time), lovely exercise mats - and a music system that actually works! It's a bit difficult to find on the first visit as it's a concrete block hidden between the main building and the Westway flyover. Now that I know the way, I'll definitely return, perhaps not just for Rikki's class.

This sports centre has just opened so it's brand spanking, shiny, sparkly new. I come here on…read moreTuesdays for begininers parkour coaching. I used to have to schelp to Kensal but this is now much more convenient for me as it's a stroll from Royal Oak station. When going there for the first time take note that the entrance is actually on the side past the garage, not the main road. The sports hall is enormous and the parkour class shares the space with a basketball class but there's no clash and the two can occur concurrently with few problems. The floor is great (new), slightly squishy and with lots of markings for various sports, and the equipment is all super new which means it's very satifying to play with. The class itself is really good. An excellent workout in the warm up and warm down and a good level of challenging but achievable exercises working on various skills like congs, tic-tacs and sideways monkeys. i.e. jumping on, around or over stuff. It's really hard work but good fun and the instructors are very good. The only down side to the centre is that it's so new they have yet to put in vending machines so you can't get any drinks or snacks.