Age range. 3–11 Co-educational.
Number of pupils. 265 day pupils.
Fees per term (2025-2026). Nursery (5 mornings): £3,700, Reception: £8,225, Years 1 & 2: £8,375, Years 3–6: £8,998.
Prospect House is a truly co-educational prep school with a distinctly village feel, overlooking idyllic Putney Heath in southwest London.
We empower every child to strive for excellence every single day. The Prospect values of kindness, resilience, community, respect and aspiration run through the school like a stick of rock and are celebrated in assembly each week. Children join the school at 3 or 4 years old and admittance is by date of registration, with priority given to siblings of pupils already in the school. Occasional places for older children higher up the school are sometimes available.
The school enjoys two large sites on Putney Hill situated just a short walk apart. Nursery–Year 2 occupy the Lower School and children in Years 3–6 are based in the Upper School. Both sites have large grounds including all-weather sports pitches. There are multipurpose halls where assemblies, music concerts, gymnastics and drama productions take place, together with dedicated rooms for Music, Computing, Art and DT.
We prime our pupils with the prospects to grow, the prospects to excel, the prospects to achieve sporting and musical success (reflected in the staggering number of 11+ scholarships achieved by Year 6 year on year), and the prospects to lead through service. Our talented staff are dedicated to nurturing the development of each and every child who walks through our doors.
Individualised tuition is our trademark where tailored learning – whether it be through our bespoke personalised interventions, our renowned arts pathways or the small, streamed English and Maths tutor groups taught by specialists – at Prospect, individualised learning means just that: no two learning journeys look the same.
The level of pastoral care is outstanding (even if we say so ourselves!). Carefully considered programmes ensure a whole-school ethos of emotional awareness and resilience. From ‘Wellbeing Walks’ with parents and pupils on Putney Heath to the ever-popular ‘no-homework weeks’ where children are asked to do something with their families such as cook, read or play in the garden, children are taught that it is okay not to be okay and given the tools to really thrive in today's changing landscape.
One of the most celebrated aspects of Prospect House is the chock-a-block outdoor learning offering for our children. The younger years learn skills in our on-site forest school before moving to Putney Heath for an in-depth outdoor learning programme when a little older, before finally graduating to activity-based trips starting in Year 3. Residential trips, day outings, workshops, sports tournaments and visiting performers enhance and embed curriculum learning.
The integration of an outdoor learning programme with our classroom-based and digitally ambitious education has really empowered our children to have grit and grip in an age where attention and focus are hard won learning dispositions. Add to this Drama taught to all pupils from Nursery through to Year 6 and you have pupils who are cogent, compassionate and curious with the best life prospects!