24 Thornton Road, Balham, London SW12 0LF
10 reasons to choose The White House Preparatory School
Main point of differentiation
The White House Preparatory School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 79, and is one of the smaller prep schools in Balham and Streatham. It teaches three foreign languages. (read the area review here)
School fundamentals
The White House Preparatory School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 6 months and 11 years. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. The White House Preparatory School fees range from £6,924 (Rec) to £7,508 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
The White House Preparatory School has two classes in most years and an average class size of 14 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for White House Preparatory School leavers are one of 20 London independent day schools.
The White House Preparatory School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum and also includes PSHE, reasoning, Business Enterprise, French, Spanish, Latin. 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 and residential trips from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, drama and languages throughout.
Sport at The White House Preparatory 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 The White House Preparatory School
Art, music and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 8.00am to 6.00pm.
Find another school near The White House Preparatory School
Streatham and Clapham Prep School (1 mile); Eveline Day School (1.3 miles); Hornsby House School (1.4 miles).
Telferscot Primary School (0.3 miles); Henry Cavendish Primary School (0.4 miles); Iqra Primary School (0.7 miles).
Streatham and Clapham High School (1.2 miles); Emanuel School (2.4 miles); Thames Christian School (2.8 miles).
La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls’ School (0.4 miles); Dunraven School (1.1 miles); Chestnut Grove School (1.3 miles).