Hampstead Hill School, London

Prep
Other independent school
Mixed
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs A Taylor
Pupils:359 / 521 capacity
LA:Camden
Phone:02074356262
Address:St Stephen's, Pond Street, London, NW3 2PP
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:23 October 1970

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 9 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 20 February 2018View full report
URN:100073
UKPRN:10070528
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Hampstead and Highgate
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Hampstead Hill School creates a warm, welcoming environment where children genuinely love learning. Teachers motivate pupils exceptionally well, helping them develop strong English and maths skills while showing outstanding behaviour and excellent social skills. The school provides excellent pastoral care with meticulous attention to each child's safety, wellbeing and personal development.

Key Strengths

  • Outstanding behaviour and personal development with pupils eager to learn and showing excellent social skills
  • Good quality teaching that motivates pupils to achieve well, particularly in English and mathematics
  • Very safe, nurturing environment where pupils feel secure and develop into confident individuals
  • Excellent attendance and pupil enjoyment of school life
  • Strong parental satisfaction and high regard for the school

Areas for Improvement

  • Teaching quality checks are not frequent enough to drive faster improvement
  • System for checking the quality of teacher marking has not been fully implemented
  • Children in Early Years are not encouraged enough to be creative in activities they freely choose

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective and outstanding - the school's work to keep pupils safe and secure is outstanding, with rigorous arrangements that fully meet all requirements.

Extracurricular Activities

School council, visits to local library, galleries and museums, visiting speakers, sports at local sports hall, swimming lessons

Hampstead Hill School is a good independent school for children aged 3-8 years where pupils love to come to school and thrive in a welcoming, nurturing environment. The school ensures good progress in learning and outstanding behaviour, with all Year 2 pupils gaining a place at their chosen secondary school.

Fees (2025)

Day fee

£7,307/term

£21,922/yr

At a Glance

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Hampstead Heath Rail Station
292m · 5 min walk
Hampstead Heath Station (Entrance)
308m · 5 min walk

Tube / Metro / Tram

Belsize Park Underground Station (Southbound)
386m · 6 min walk
Belsize Park Station
410m · 7 min walk
Hampstead Underground Station (Southbound)
714m · 12 min walk

Bus Stops

Rosslyn Hill (Stop E)
29m · 0 min walk
Royal Free Hospital (Stop C)
120m · 2 min walk
Haverstock Hill / Pond Street (Stop F)
126m · 2 min walk
South End Green (Stop X)
228m · 4 min walk
Haverstock Hill Belsize Park (Stop H)
281m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

69%

Available places

359 pupils

521 capacity

162 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - London

Medium pressure
New homes approved:104,823
Projected new pupils:18,868

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London

Admissions Demand - Camden

Low demand0.85x oversubscription

Places available

1,547

Applications

1,315

Got 1st preference

75.4%

Got preferred school

94.5%

Secondary admissions across Camden (2025/26)

Inspection History(4)

20 February 2018
2 December 2014
27 November 2008

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