49 Woodside Avenue, Woodside Park, London N12 8SY
10 reasons to choose Dwight School London Lower School
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Dwight School London Lower School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 78. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Woodside Park and one of the 3 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Dwight School London Lower School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 2 and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the junior division of Dwight School London, an all-through school to age 18. Dwight School London Lower School fees range from £7,935 (Rec) to £8,425 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Dwight School London Lower School has one class per year except for one mixed-age class, and an average class size of 15.
Leavers' destinations
At the end of Year 6 most Dwight School Lower pupils graduate to the Upper School.
The Dwight School London Lower School curriculum
School follows the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme. Half-termly combined ‘units of inquiry’ draw the academic strands together. Curriculum also includes PSPE, French. ‘Wow’ lessons explore non-traditional skills such as first aid, ballroom dancing, magic, and sign language. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School for Early Years, and residential trips from Year 3. School has Eco Schools Green Flag accreditation.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages and computing throughout.
Sport at Dwight School London Lower School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Dwight School London Lower School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and about one third take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
There is a breakfast club from 7.45am, and after school care to 5.00pm. Clubs can extend the school day till 6.30pm. School minibus service.
Find another school near Dwight School London Lower School
Lyonsdown School (2 miles); Salcombe Preparatory School (2.7 miles); Nancy Reuben Primary School (3.2 miles).
Northside Primary School (0.7 miles); Sacks Morasha Jewish Primary School (0.8 miles); Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Whetstone (1.2 miles).
Dwight School London (1.7 miles); Susi Earnshaw Theatre School (2.7 miles); Brampton College (3.4 miles).
Finchley Catholic High School (0.2 miles); St Michael’s Catholic Grammar School (0.7 miles); Woodhouse College (1.1 miles).