Hill House School, London
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Hill House School has effective teaching with specialist staff who understand their pupils' needs and abilities well. Pupils are enthusiastic learners with positive attitudes and good behaviour. The school places strong emphasis on academic achievement and preparing pupils thoroughly for their next stage of education.
Key Strengths
- Teaching is effective with good subject knowledge and well-planned lessons that help pupils progress
- Pupils have positive attitudes to school, show eagerness to learn, and demonstrate good behaviour
- Strong emphasis on academic attainment with thorough preparation for secondary school transition
- Respectful relationships between staff and pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Safeguarding policies are out of date and procedures are not rigorous enough to keep pupils safe
- Fire safety procedures not regularly tested - fire drills infrequent and fire risk assessment from 2010 not reviewed
- Attendance monitoring is lax with incomplete register entries and delayed contact with parents about absences
- Risk assessments for outings, sports and educational visits not routinely carried out
- Staff recruitment records poorly managed with missing medical fitness checks and unexplained gaps in employment history
- Premises not regularly checked for safety issues and information provided to parents is out of date
Safeguarding
Safeguarding is not effective - policies are out of date, risk assessments for activities are missing, fire safety procedures are inadequate, and attendance monitoring does not ensure immediate safety when pupils are absent.
Hill House School is an international preparatory school in London with 990 pupils across five sites. This emergency inspection found effective teaching but serious safeguarding and compliance failures that require immediate action.
Fees (2025)
Day fee
£9,660/term
£28,980/yr
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
38 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
0.0
Avg class size
0
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
40%
Available places
396 pupils
990 capacity
594 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for London
Admissions Demand - Kensington and Chelsea
Places available
1,045
Applications
622
Got 1st preference
66.7%
Got preferred school
92.3%
Secondary admissions across Kensington and Chelsea (2025/26)
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