Kew College Prep | |
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Address | |
24–26 Cumberland Road , TW9 3HQ | |
Coordinates | 51°28′50″N0°17′05″W / 51.48067°N 0.2847°W |
Information | |
Type | Preparatory day school |
Motto | Labor et honore Literal translation: "There is honour in hard work". |
Established | 1927 |
Founder | Ellen Upton |
Department for Education URN | 102940 Tables |
Head teacher | Jane Bond [1] [2] |
Gender | Co-educational [2] |
Age | 3to 11 [2] |
Enrolment | 294 [1] |
Colour(s) | Blue |
Website | http://www.kewcollegeprep.com/ |
Kew College Prep (previously known as Kew College) is a non-denominational mixed preparatory school in Kew in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Kew College Prep is an independent prep school for children aged 3 to 11. [2] [3] [4]
Kew College Prep began in 1927 [1] as a small school located in a room above a shop in Kew. As the number of pupils grew, the school moved to a large Victorian house in Cumberland Road. In 1953 the school expanded into a second house in Cumberland Road. It became a charitable trust in 1985. [1]
Kew College Prep averages 292 pupils between the ages of 3 and 11. [2] Children start in the Nursery and stay at the school until the end of Year 6 when they move to secondary school. [5]
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