Glendower Preparatory School
11+ Admissions Guide 2026

Glendower Preparatory School is an independent day school for girls aged between 4 and 11, founded in 1895 on the Fulham Road in South Kensington. The school moved to its present location in 1947 and is run as a charitable trust administered by a governing body whose members act as trustees. In recent years the school has completed a major rebuilding project, which includes new classrooms. The school is divided into a lower school, covering Reception and Years 1 and 2, and an upper school covering Years 3 to 6, with most pupils joining in the Reception class. Non-denominational with a Christian ethos, the school aims to develop intellectual curiosity alongside high academic achievement, and to provide personalised pastoral care within a caring and inclusive community, helping pupils to prepare well for secondary education. Pupils come from a diverse range of cultural and religious backgrounds and most live within a relatively short distance of the school. The school supports pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, and a number of pupils for whom English is an additional language. For those identified as having particular abilities, gifts and talents, including in art, music, and science, the curriculum is thoughtfully adapted to meet their needs.