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Wetherby School Kensington A GSG School

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Boys only prep schools are increasingly rare and though parents tend to select Wetherby Kensington for other reasons, they become converts to segregation. ‘I’m not used to single sex but I now appreciate boys learn differently, and Wetherby really knows how to teach boys.’ Staff are well qualified, bright eyed and bushy tailed, and each class has both a teacher and TA. Teaching is imaginative – in one class we watched, boys were...

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What the school says...

An independent Pre-Prep school situated in the heart of Kensington and Chelsea, for boys aged 4-8 years old.

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What The Good Schools Guide says

Head

Since January 2025, Victoria Playford, previuosly headteacher of The Mulberry House School, West Hampstead. She has extensive pre-prep leadership experience and in pupil progression to top London schools. She is also an ISI team inspector.

Entrance

Register as soon after birth as possible. Acceptance (based on date of registration, proximity, and recommendations from other parents) is on a monthly basis to ensure an even spread of birthdays across the year. Chance vacancies further up the school involve assessment.

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Special Education Needs

At Wetherby Kensington, we understand that all of our boys learn in different ways. The main aim of Learning Support within the school is to build each child’s self-esteem, self-confidence and resilience with the goal of creating happy and independent learners who are able to face challenges positively. Our teachers plan lessons recognising these differences and being fully aware of the importance of quality first teaching and differentiation to provide scaffolding, consolidation and challenge. The school also has very good relationships with a variety of external specialists such as occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, educational psychologists and an audiologist who can provide support where necessary. Speech and language therapists asses the boys language when they first begin at the school and are then able to offer in school sessions for the boys. Hearing tests are also offered when the boys begin school in Reception. The school will provide a bespoke individualised programme for a boy with identified learning needs based on recommendations from external reports. Our Learning Support Department is fully involved throughout the whole school, providing, in-class, small group and one-to-one support for boys of all abilities. We support boys in the school in their English and maths lessons and also provide boys with dyslexia and dyscalculia specialist sessions at school. At Wetherby Kensington we assess the needs of each boy on an individual basis and ensure that all boys are able to access our curriculum.

Condition Provision for in school
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder
Y
HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Y
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing
Y
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes
Y
PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability
PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma
Y
SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Y
SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP)
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
Y
VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment

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