Virtual Open Day

The main entry point to Pembridge Hall is Reception, where girls are admitted at 4 years old. Parents are strongly recommended to register their daughter as soon after birth as possible and then definite places are offered based on the following procedure. Applications are processed by calendar month to ensure an even distribution of birthdays throughout the year. Places are allocated at the end of the month. The month is divided into thirds and an even number of girls is randomly selected from each third. Thereafter, names are added to an on-going waiting list.

For entry at 7+, girls are invited to an Assessment Day, taking place in the Spring Term, during which they will be assessed in English and Maths. Having spent three years at Pembridge Hall, we are so proud of the significant academic progress made by our Year 2 girls and assessment of girls at 7+ enables us to make a judgement as to whether or not a child would be able to access and benefit from the pace and breadth of our curriculum as they move through the school. Assessment Days also allow girls to familiarise themselves with our school and the opportunity to take part in a range of workshops with our specialist subject teachers.

Applications for girls into any other year group, when places are available, are subject to an age-appropriate assessment in addition to receipt of a report from the girl’s feeder school. Any reports or information from educational psychologists or other relevant bodies should also be supplied to help assist the school in its decision.

Prospective parents are warmly invited into school to see a presentation from the Head, Mrs Sophie Banks, and Deputy Head, Mrs. Raffan, together with the chance to talk with other members of the Senior Leadership Team. Parents will then be taken on a tour of both our school buildings so as to see firsthand what makes Pembridge so special. Tours are concluded with the opportunity to meet our Year 6 girls who take great pleasure in talking about their school, as well as sharing their experiences throughout their time at Pembridge Hall.

Parents whose daughter has been allocated a definite place are invited to visit the school and meet the Head, if they wish. In addition, Mrs. Sophie Banks [Head] and Mrs. Raffan [Deputy Head] are always available to meet parents virtually if this is more convenient and Mrs. Banks also hosts live virtual Q&A sessions for prospective parents throughout the year.

Pembridge Hall is housed in two beautiful Georgian buildings on a residential garden square. Reception – Year 3 form rooms are situated at 18 Pembridge Square, after which the girls move to 10 Pembridge Square where Years 4, 5 and 6 are based. In both school buildings, we have excellent facilities for the girls: large, bright and airy classrooms and impressive specialist rooms which have been designed specifically for teaching each curriculum subject. While form rooms are based in either 18 or 10 Pembridge Square, we are very much one school and from when they start in Reception the girls move between the buildings for specialist lessons, as well as making use of the stunning Pembridge Gardens for playtimes.

Our Interactive Map showcases some of these facilities, including our Science laboratory, Drama studio, Computing suites, Music room and more.

The benefits of single-sex education, particularly for girls, are compelling. Biological differences as well as variations in the rate at which many boys and girls mature, mean that girls and boys learn differently at different stages. At Pembridge, our girls are afforded the freedom and encouragement to speak out, ask and answer questions. Further, we are able to advance with greater depth within the curriculum at an earlier age. As a girls’ school, we actively challenge all gender stereotypes; Pembridge girls see no limitations on what they can do. The majority of top senior schools in west and central London are single-sex schools, so for some parents, girls’ prep is a practical choice. That said, co-ed schools can be and are excellent and both can be the right answers for your daughter.

Outstanding teaching and learning readies our girls, over seven academic years, to be thoroughly equipped for the different 11+ academic entry papers and confidently prepared for their transition to some of the most successful day and boarding schools in London, the UK and beyond. As a school we have strong, well established links with destination senior schools and proactively support parents through the entire process so they can make informed decisions about which school is the best fit for their daughter. Pembridge is trusted by senior schools in preparing girls to be independent, adaptable to change and resilient as they make the exciting move onto the next phase of their education.

Every year we take great pride in the achievements of our girls.

To view Pembridge Hall leavers’ destinations, click the links below:

Year 6 Senior School Results 2018 2019 & 2019 2020

Year 6 Senior School Results 2020 2021

Senior School Destinations

Wetherby School is part of the Alpha Plus Group and also our next-door neighbour at 11 Pembridge Square. We have many shared families with brothers and sisters attending Wetherby and Pembridge respectively. Throughout every academic year, boys and girls regularly participate in a number of joint events such as our Year 3 girls attending the Wetherby Year 3 boys’ ‘Maker Market’ and our older girls reading with boys in younger year groups. This programme is emerging over time and we are planning to unite for larger scale events in the near future.

Our broad clubs programme offers opportunities to encourage and inspire our girls. Regarded as an essential part of school life, our extra-curricular activities help them to develop important life skills such as leadership, confidence and teamwork. We offer over 40 clubs a week which serve to enrich the girls’ development in a variety of areas.

Pembridge endeavours to support busy, working parents by offering wraparound care, in conjunction with our clubs programme. Girls can attend our Early Club from 8.00am and/or after-school sessions until 4.30pm [Reception – Year 3] and 4.45pm [Years 4 – 6]. Girls will take part in a variety of activities and games and have the opportunity to meet girls from across the school.

Comprehensive List of Clubs

We do. Our Bursary and Scholarship Fund has two purposes:

• Bursaries provide an essential safety net to support girls of current parents who have unexpectedly fallen into financial or other difficulty, and
• Scholarships aim to ensure our school community is vibrant, diverse and accessible to our most talented girls by ensuring a Pembridge Hall education is available to those from less advantaged backgrounds.

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