Girls’ School

11 – 18 years

£8,685 per term, excluding VAT

GCSE: 7-9 96%

A Level: A*-A 75%

Having visited a huge number of London Day Schools, LEH stands out as that unicorn school that you didn’t think existed.  It seems to offer everything; in the words of the Head ‘embarrassingly spectacular facilities;’ excellent academic results; a diverse collection of girls from different cultures and social strata’s and a single sex education which also has many of the benefits of a co-educational one.  Hampton School for boys is in the next door building and the two Heads work closely together to ensure the girls and boys collaborate in musicals, choirs, charity initiates and careers services.  In addition to the strong academics, sport, art and music are exceptional.  The school has the benefit of being situated on a 23-acre plot which means there is more than enough space for the grass tennis courts, an indoor swimming pool, outdoor courts, four lacrosse pitches and an enormous sports hall. A phenomenal product design lab was recently opened, in keeping with the Head’s strong emphasis on STEM.  At sixth form teaching takes place in many of the sixth form only areas where there are small classrooms with tutorial style teaching for up to 12 in a class.  For those with SEN, there is good support.  Competition to get in is unsurprisingly steep, with 400 applicants at 11+ for approximately 70/80 places.  The other 35/40 places got to girls coming up from the Junior School.  It’s a 50/50 split with the new intake coming from state and private.  The entrance exam at 11+ consists of ISEB tests in Maths, English, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning.  There is also an interview. Approx. 10 per cent leave after GCSE and post A levels, about 80 per cent to Russell Group universities.

Contact

Address: Hanworth Road, Hampton Middlesex, TW12 3HF

Phone number: 0208 979 1601

Website: www.lehs.org.uk