High Ambition

Eaton House The Manor offers a traditional British education with an innovative edge and a strong pastoral core, bringing out the best in each and every child from three to 13.

The Georgian Eaton House The Manor, with its 120-year heritage, has an enviable position in the London prep school scene as being academically outstanding with boys and girls going on to leading day and boarding schools.

Over the last decade some 46% of boys went to Eton College, Westminster, St Paul’s Boys’ School, Dulwich College, Tonbridge, Harrow School and KCS Wimbledon, and others to many other top schools. It is an exceptionally consistent track record. Eaton House The Manor Girls’ School has won 33 scholarships since 2017, with girls moving on to schools such as St Paul’s Girls’ School, Wycombe Abbey, St Mary’s Ascot, Brighton College and JAGS.

The family-led school prides itself on being traditional but innovative – using the latest technology to maximise every child’s learning – as well as a strong emphasis on wellbeing, leading to happy school years and successful outcomes for all pupils.

Single-sex and non-selective at four, it believes you cannot test a three-year-old, and higher aspects of intelligence come later. Children blossom at different stages and the school sees its role as pivotal in finding each child’s natural ability. The boys’ and girls’ schools run from the same site, so brothers and sisters can be educated separately but with a few touch points – some after school clubs and school trips – making it the ideal choice for many local families.

The Manor’s impressive façade conceals a huge courtyard, playground area and Astroturf, wooden music pods, recently opened state-of-the-art DT and Science laboratories, plus two living walls and an Art Room with an incredible arched window to the London skyline.

The school has grown but still maintains its caring nature. There is an ‘open door’ policy – parents are encouraged to talk to a member of staff if they have any questions or concerns. Issues can be untangled quickly and so the children remain happy, calm and quietly confident. They are polite, kind and well behaved, prompting a nurturing atmosphere. Children learn to face the world with confidence, beginning with active learning in the pre-prep where teamwork is key, a life lesson for the wider world.

Headmistress of the boys’ prep, Sarah Segrave focuses on each individual, knowing that there is no ‘one size fits all’. “On my watch, no boy will pass unnoticed,” she says. “No boy will be unhappy or disregarded; we will uncover their strengths. I have a committed and passionate staff and I ask them to ask themselves daily – what difference did I make today?”

The girls’ school, just celebrating its 10th year, offers great academic, creative, musical and sporting opportunities and there is a real vibrancy here too. Headmaster Mr Snowball’s leadership is calm and reassuring, wanting girls to go forward with a lifelong legacy of all they have learnt, believing they can do anything: “In our classrooms the girls flourish without the pressure of any gender stereotype, so they can do any activity brilliantly,” he says.

Eaton House believes every child can shine with the right teaching and a good positive reinforcement system; they try hard and excel in every aspect of school life from sport and music to drama and debate. Clapham Common is used constantly, be it to let off steam at break times, or for squad training and matches, and 30 clubs are on offer to enthuse and engage all preferences.

Family-oriented, those who join Eaton House The Manor can expect to make friends and become part of the wider community. It is a nursery, pre-prep and prep school which knows the importance of finding the right senior school for every child and will guide you in that choice. A parent commented, “Our boys have thrived under such impressive and approachable staff; they’ve reached their academic best, have had countless sporting and creative opportunities and grown into confident and happy boys – and we’ve all had a lot of fun in the process!”