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Kew College Prep
Girls’ · Boys’ · Co-educational | Tiptop editorial rankings
School facts [1] [2] [3] [6] [8]
- Location
- 24–26 Cumberland Road, Richmond, TW9 3HQ
- Ages
- 3–11 (Nursery–Year 6)
- Intake
- Co-educational
- Day / boarding
- Day
A co-educational day prep and nursery for ages 3–11. Kew College Prep joined Hampton Schools’ Trust in September 2026; the new Hampton and LEH Assured Places schemes require pupils to meet academic admissions standards.
- Pupils begin working with their Year 6 teachers midway through Year 5, maintaining continuity during 11+ preparation
- Specialist teachers and teaching assistants support English, mathematics and reasoning in Years 5 and 6
- Hampton and LEH Assured Places depend on ongoing assessment and academic standards; families remain free to apply elsewhere
About the school [1] [2] [3] [6]
Kew College Prep is a co-educational day school on Cumberland Road in Richmond for ages 3–11. Its main transfer point is 11+, supported by specialist English, mathematics and reasoning teaching alongside sport, art and drama. It joined Hampton Schools’ Trust in September 2026.
11+ offers and Assured Places [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
The 41-pupil 2026 year group received 16 offers from LEH, eight from Hampton, nine each from Godolphin and Latymer and Latymer Upper, three from St Paul’s Girls’, one from St Paul’s and two from KCS.
- Reporting period
- 2025–2026
- Cohort size
- 2026: 41 pupils (2026 year group taking the 11+ route)
Selected schools making 11+ offers in 2026
- Lady Eleanor Holles School
- Hampton School
- Godolphin and Latymer School
- Latymer Upper School
- St Paul's Girls' School
- St Paul's School
- King's College School, Wimbledon
- Kingston Grammar School
- Surbiton High School
- Notting Hill & Ealing High School
- Putney High School
These are offers, and pupils may receive more than one. Hampton and LEH Assured Places remain subject to the senior schools’ academic admissions standards.
Scholarships and awards [2] [4] [5]
The 2026 year group received 39 scholarships across academic subjects, drama, music, dance and sport.
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