Herne Hill School
11+ Admissions Guide 2026

Herne Hill School is an independent co-educational day school for pupils aged between two and seven years. The school began as a private nursery in 1976 and became an independent day school in 1986. Since 2002, it has been owned and overseen by a single director. The school is housed in a former vicarage in the London borough of Southwark, with purpose-built additions, and has recently added a woodland to its grounds. The school aims to provide a broad and balanced curriculum within a nurturing environment, encouraging pupils to become thoughtful citizens of the world with an awareness of other cultures and a care for the environment. Pupils come from a range of professional backgrounds, many of them local to the school. The school supports a diverse community, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, pupils for whom English is an additional language, and those who have been identified as more able or as having special talents in sport, art and music.