A Place to Thrive – Emanuel

Emanuel is a thriving co-ed day school located in a green oasis in Battersea, just 10-minutes from central London. It is an ambitious and aspirational environment, with success in academics alongside sports, music and drama.

The vision of the school is for Emanuel pupils to be happy, confident and kind, and to demonstrate high aspirations in all they do. To achieve this, pupils, parents and teachers work together in a three-way framework: teaching and learning – to ensure lessons and daily interactions are full of vitality and inspire endeavour, confidence and ambition; pastoral care – so that every child is recognised, listened to and understood within a community that values the development of spiritual and social understanding; and co-curricular and community life – so that every child enjoys being part of a larger cause, finds friendships and develops life-enhancing interests and passions. The Sunday Times Parent Power placed the school in the top 10 of all fully co-ed day schools in the country, and nearly 60% of Emanuel Oxbridge candidates have received offers this year.

At Emanuel, co-education is integral. Its benefits are seen throughout the campus in the positive ways in which pupils interact and co-operate with one another. Girls and boys thrive through sharing fresh perspectives and supporting each other in the classroom and through their co-curricular activities.

Sport, music, drama, clubs and societies play a significant role. A total of 239 clubs and activities take place outside of lesson time every week. Excellence has been recognised nationally in performing arts and is the envy of schools across the country, with opportunities abundant in eight annual staged theatre performances, seven major concerts and numerous informal events in school and at local venues.

Emanuel is committed to sustaining a community in which all people from diverse backgrounds and cultures feel included, respected and able to have their voice heard. There are several pupil voice groups: The Archer Group (named in honour of the first Black London Mayor, John Richard Archer) focuses on race and ethnicity; The Bridge explores gender equality; the Athena Society is an academic feminist discussion group; and pupils and staff engage with community-wide events such as Black History Month and Pride Week.

Emanuel is very much part of its local community as evidenced through its diverse and award-winning partnership and outreach programme. The school’s aim is to foster aspiration and social mobility through education so that young people are able to make the very best of themselves.