Westbury House School, New Malden
Westbury House School is an independent school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in New Malden. It is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted; its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in September 2025.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Westbury House School in detail
Westbury House School in its own words
In its own words: "Westbury House School is Surrey’s leading Prep Schools taking children into our nursery at 2 and preparing them for the senior school of their choice at 11."
From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a small school absolutely jam-packed with ideas, initiative, intelligence and integrity. This is a school of high challenge and high expectation, supported by a team of dedicated staff whose shared belief is that our children can succeed with our help."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include tennis, yoga, karate, drama, choir, guitar, chess and cooking.
The school runs after-school care until 6:00pm.
Coming up: an open day on Saturday 14 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Kingston upon Thames
Vision and values (school website)Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other independent schools to Westbury House School are Tennis Avenue School (0.8 miles, selective); Marymount International School (1.4 miles); Rokeby School (1.4 miles); and Holy Cross Preparatory School (1.5 miles).
Tennis Avenue SchoolMarymount International SchoolRokeby SchoolHoly Cross Preparatory School
Who goes there
In 2026, 9 pupils (9.2%) received SEN support and 2 (2%) had an education, health and care plan.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is New Malden Station, about 830 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sandal Road / Holy Cross School (->s), 160 metres away.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport)
Key Information
DfE GIASISI Inspection Reports
Independent schools in England are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), not Ofsted. Ofsted last inspected this school in 2 March 2015, before the latest ISI inspection.
Routine Inspection
23 September 2025
Educational Quality / Focused Compliance
4 October 2022
Regulatory Compliance
28 February 2018
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2015 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Westbury House School excels at nurturing well-behaved, hardworking pupils who achieve strong results in English. The school offers a rich, well-planned curriculum with enrichment activities in music, drama, sport and art that help pupils develop as whole individuals. Pupils consistently gain places at their secondary schools of choice.
Key Strengths
- Excellent pupil behaviour and work ethic - pupils consistently meet high expectations and feel safe at school
- Strong English teaching and achievement - pupils make good progress in writing and reading
- Well-planned curriculum that provides interesting learning experiences and supports spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
- Good early years provision where children achieve at least expected levels and many exceed this
- Pupils successfully gain places at secondary schools of their choice
Areas for Improvement
- Mathematics teaching needs improvement - progress is too slow and the most able pupils are not sufficiently challenged
- Leadership monitoring systems are not well developed - leaders cannot accurately track individual pupil progress or compare results to national standards
- Poor quality resources - reading books for older pupils are out of date and resources in the nursery need replacing
- Assessment systems do not provide the right information to help leaders understand how well pupils are progressing
- Teachers lack subject-specific training and opportunities to observe good practice, particularly in mathematics
Safeguarding
Safeguarding procedures are in place and pupils say they feel safe, though the report does not provide a formal effectiveness judgment on safeguarding.
Extracurricular Activities
Music, drama, sport, art, visits to Natural History Museum, visits to Science Museum, swimming lessons, physical education at Kings College sports ground
Westbury House School is an independent co-educational day school for ages 3-11 that requires improvement. While the school has strengths in English teaching and pupil behaviour, it needs to address slow progress in mathematics and inconsistent monitoring of pupil achievement.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby schools
Latest from Westbury House School
Seve Hole In One
29 Sep 2026
Y5 and Y6 Residential Trip
2 Jun 2026
Westbury Run the London Mini Marathon
27 Apr 2026
From Westbury House School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
Keep up with Westbury House School
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 61
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 61 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 51 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 on a bicycle.
7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Kingston upon Thames is 41 (the median across 65 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
77%
Available places
98 pupils
128 places
30 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - New Malden
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for New Malden
Across Kingston upon Thames council
Places available
2,116
Applications
1,895
Got 1st preference
69.3%
Got preferred school
95.8%
All secondary applications across Kingston upon Thames council (2026/27), not just this school.
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
9
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
11.2%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
98
Total Pupils
62
Boys
36
Girls
2026 academic year
Linked Schools
Schools linked by geographic proximity
Questions parents ask about Westbury House School
When was Westbury House School last inspected?
Westbury House School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) rather than Ofsted. Its most recent ISI inspection was a routine inspection in September 2025.
How many pupils go to Westbury House School?
Westbury House School has around 98 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to Westbury House School?
Westbury House School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near Westbury House School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 61 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 51 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 2 on a bicycle. 7 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Kingston upon Thames is 41 (the median across 65 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Westbury House School?
Westbury House School is at 80 Westbury Road, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 5AS.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)