Twickenham Prep has a rather unusual foundation.  In the summer of 1969 parents at a boys’ prep school were told by the owner that the school had been sold. The new owner wanted to become Head, so the current salaried Head would no longer be required.  Parents were up in arms: they respected the Headmaster, Rev. Donald Hill and had often chosen the school because of him. 

A group of them decided to start their own school, with Rev. Hill as the Head.  The new school opened the following term in a building on Twickenham Green with 15 pupils.  Several teachers and the School Secretary moved with Rev. Hill.  Numbers grew and by the end of the year there were 28 pupils. 

As a school with a strong Christian family ethos, it was soon realised that it should become co-educational.  Numbers at the mixed school grew to above 100 and the premises on the Green became too cramped.  In 1992 the school moved to ‘Beveree’ in High Street, Hampton and in 1998 a major extension was built to accommodate growing numbers.  We usually have about 270 pupils with two classes in every year group (Reception to Year 6) and one form each in Year 7 and 8. We aim for about 18 pupils in each class.