Why are you called Twickenham Prep when you are based in Hampton?
The school was originally housed on Twickenham Green and moved to Hampton in 1992 but retained its already well-established name.

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How many pupils do you have at the school?
Currently we have 267 pupils at the school. 110 from Reception to Year 2 and 157 from Year 3 to Year 8.

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When do your pupils leave?
Our girls leave to go to senior school at 11 and our boys leave at 13.

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We would like to look around the school, how do we arrange that?
Prospective parents are always welcome to make an appointment for a visit and tour by contacting the School Office.  Visitors are always invited to join us for an assembly when they visit.

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What is the ratio between boys and girls?
There are at present 136 boys and 131 girls in the school.

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What is your maximum class size?
We aim for class sizes of 18. Reception classes also have a Teaching Assistant and there are additional Teaching Assistants in Year 1, 2 and 3.

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Do pupils have to pass an assessment to join the school?
We do not formally assess pupils when joining our Reception year. However, we do emphasise to parents that children with significant learning difficulties are not well suited to an academic school and make recommendations accordingly. When pupils seek to join Years 1 to 8 they are assessed in English, Mathematics and Reasoning.

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At what age do you start subject specialist teaching?
Right from Reception pupils have subject specialists in French, ICT, Music and PE. By Year 4 all pupils move from subject room to subject room for their lessons.

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Which sports facilities do you use?
The school has the use of a large practice ground belonging to Hampton and Richmond Borough Football Club and there are netball facilities on site. In addition to this boys' fixtures are played at Richmond Borough Cricket Grounds in Sunbury, Teddington Rugby Club in Bushy Park and Sunbury Cricket Club Grounds. Our Year 7 and Year 8 boys are also taught squash and badminton at the Amida Club in Hampton.

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Do you offer swimming as part of the curriculum?
We have a programme of swimming from Years 1 to 5. We have specialist coaching at Sunbury Leisure Centre Baths.

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Do you offer school lunches?
Most TPS pupils have a school lunch and there is a vegetarian option and salad bar available every day. We have our own catering team and all the food is cooked on site.

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What is your policy on bullying?
We expect excellent behaviour from our pupils. Our motto is “Calm, Careful, Courteous, Considerate” and we emphasise to pupils that every act of unkindness has a detrimental effect upon the school community. We take any instances of bullying very seriously and have a strong pastoral system in place involving Class teachers, Heads of House and Tutors.

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Do you offer after-school activities?
We have a wide range of after-school activities either run by TPS staff or outside agencies such as judo or gymnastic groups.