2024-09-09
Welcome Back!
A warm welcome to a new academic year at Glendower! Alongside many pupils joining us for their first day, we welcomed a...
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2024-05-09
Choosing the Right Secondary School
Choosing the right secondary school for your child is one of the most significant decisions a parent can make. It’s n...
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2024-04-22
Meet the team – Mrs Aneta Gupta
Mrs Aneta Gupta is Head of Pre Prep, managing Years 1 and 2, having spent years as a class teacher. She joined Glendowe...
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2024-04-16
The Essential Role of Drama Education in a Child’s Development
At Glendower Prep School, our commitment to nurturing well-rounded gamechangers encompasses a diverse range of experien...
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2024-04-02
Summer Term Clubs
We were thrilled to launch our extra-curricular programme for the Summer term last week. The primary aims of our extra-...
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2024-03-19
A Glimpse into Glendower Prep School’s Musical Excellence
Nestled within the halls of Glendower Prep School lies a musical ecosystem, a “sanctuary” almost, that pulsates wit...
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2024-03-11
A New Head for Glendower
We are delighted to announce that the Governors have appointed Ms Claire Boyd as the next Head of Glendower. M...
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2024-03-04
Celebrating British Science Week at Glendower Prep School
British Science Week, commencing on the 8th of March, marks a significant occasion for fostering scientific curiosity a...
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2024-03-03
Embarking on a Literary Journey: Glendower Prep School’s Book Week Extravaganza
Excitement is brewing at Glendower Prep School for our much-anticipated Book Week extravaganza! With the theme of "Belo...
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2024-02-25
The Remarkable Catering Team at Glendower Prep
At Glendower Prep, excellence isn't just a goal; it's a way of life, especially when it comes to the culinary delights ...
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2024-02-12
Glendower Preparatory School Takes on the IAPS Ski Championships 2024 in Italy: An Intrepid Adventure
In the picturesque backdrop of the Italian Alps, amidst the snowy peaks and crisp mountain air, lies the stage for the ...
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2024-02-05
Sports and Physical Education at Glendower
The importance of female role models in schools, especially within the field of sports and physical education, cannot b...
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2024-01-28
Nurturing Minds and Exploring Worlds: The Humanities Department at Glendower Preparatory School
In the truest sense of Glendower’s values, the heartbeat of intellectual curiosity resonates within the Humanities De...
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2024-01-20
Minisha Bist – Head of Nursery and Early Years
Minisha Bist is our Head of Nursery and Early Years, and in her role she focuses on the care and education of girls age...
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2024-01-02
Intentions, Not Resolutions: A Fresh Approach to the New Year
As we step into a new year, the air is often filled with resolutions and promises of self-improvement. However, at Glen...
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2023-12-04
Embracing Tradition: The Essence of Christmas at Glendower Prep School
It doesn't quite seem real, but we are in the final week of term here. In the heart of academic excellence, Glendower P...
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2023-11-27
Glendower Prep School: A Gateway to Learning in the Heart of London
Nestled in the heart of central London, Glendower Prep School offers a unique educational experience that extends far b...
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2023-11-21
Kemi Ehilebo – Deputy Head Pastoral at Glendower Prep
“I see my role as giving the girls a voice, and that they feel heard.” Pastoral encompasses everything at Glendo...
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2023-11-15
Muddy Stilettos Review
So proud to see our London Schools Review now published by the discerning team at Muddy Stilettos! Follow the link to r...
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2023-05-15
Assembly with Mayor of RBKC
Fascinating to hear from the Mayor of Kensington and Chelsea, Cllr David Lindsay, at our Prep Assembly this morning. ...
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2023-05-15
Walk to School Week
This week is @LivingStreets’ #WalktoSchoolWeek! Our pupils will learn about the many important reasons to walk and th...
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2023-05-10
Year 6 Madrid Trip 2023
Say ‘PATATAS!’!Year 6 enjoying their first evening in Madrid after a delicious meal. We can’t wait for tomorrow! ...
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2023-05-05
Downe House Sports Masterclass
Fantastic start to our day for Year 6 at @downe_house for their Sports Masterclass. Featuring top coaching...
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2023-05-02
IAPS Qualifying Success
Glendower were so proud to take a phenomenal team of Year 5 and 6 swimmers to compete in the preliminary round of the I...
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2023-04-27
Head’s Night
It is an extremely well respected school that can host an evening with such experience, talent and wisdom on one stage,...
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2023-04-26
Benenden Sports Masterclass
Great to see Year 5 getting a taste of Senior School Sports at the fantastic @benendenschool Sports Masterclass today...
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2023-04-21
Staff Shout Out!
We are so excited to hear the announcement by the Greek Hockey Federation of it's appointment of Elysee Enness Laporte,...
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2023-04-17
Staff Inset Fun
Inset training done differently at Glendower with a fun session of ‘Inspection Hunger Games’! Well done to all the ...
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2023-03-29
Year 5 Chocolate Science
What temptation! Year 5 have been conducting experiments to find the melting point of different Easter chocolates. The ...
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2023-03-29
Easter Bonnet Parade
Our Easter Bonnet Parade is a wonderful way to end the term with a splash of colour on a slightly grey day! Wishing you...
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2023-03-24
National Autism Week
As the sun shone brightly, the girls, parents and staff have all embraced the day with our Spectrum Colour Challenge in...
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2023-03-17
Formal Opening of Little Glendower
Following the formal opening of our new Nursery, Little Glendower, we have today been thrilled to welcome parents, prof...
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2023-03-17
Science Fair
The future is bright. The innovation, creativity and originality shown at the annual science fair was outstanding. Glen...
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2023-03-16
Post 11+ to Shakespeare’s Globe
Another excellent excursion organised for the Post 11+ Programme; a trip to The Globe Theatre 🎭 🌏 ...
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2023-03-08
International Women’s Day 2023
Happy International Women's Day to all! Led by Hera, the Greek Goddess of Women, the Prep School enjoyed a workshop ...
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2023-03-07
Interhouse Netball
What better way to warm up on a cold day that at Interhouse Netball? Years 5 and 6 battled it out on the courts, with t...
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2023-03-03
World Book Day
Its a thoroughly colourful bookish day of Things (1 & 2), Cats in Hats, stern Queens of Hearts, and the whole cast ...
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2023-02-10
Eco Conservation Day
The school is alive with 'wild animals' today as our School Council organised an Eco Conservation day in aid of the Wor...
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2023-02-01
Honeypot Charity
On Monday our Pre-Prep girls enjoyed a visit from Bumble, the Honeypot charity mascot. Honeypot is one of three chariti...
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2023-01-24
Chinese New Year
Thank you to our wonderful parent community for sharing with us their celebrations for Chinese New Year. We learned so ...
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2023-01-10
Spring Term Clubs
Just a few snapshots of the wonderful Spring Term clubs starting at Glendower this week. From Cookery and Handicrafts t...
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2022-12-05
Christmas Parties!
Mother Christmas had a visit in her study from some wonderful elves this afternoon after all their hard work at the Yea...
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2022-11-25
Year 2 History
As part of their History curriculum, this week Year Two learned about the Wright brothers. The girls watched footage fr...
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2022-11-17
Schools Partnership ‘Throwback Thursday’
On the 6th of June Glendower Preparatory School held a joint celebration with Park Walk Primary School to commemorate t...
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2022-11-16
The GlenPark Partnership
The GlenPark partnership, established between Glendower Preparatory School and Park Walk Primary School, although still...
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2022-11-15
Community Club
September saw the launch of our first ever Community Club. Each week our fabulous Glendower pupils visit St Teresa’s ...
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2022-11-14
Annual Impact Report 2021-22
We are so excited to launch our Annual Impact Report today, during Schools Partnership Week. https://www.glendowerp...
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2022-11-11
Act of Remembrance 2022
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old.Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.At the going down...
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2022-11-09
3C on a British musical journey
3C took us on a musical journey through British History this morning, as they introduced us to Traditional songs such a...
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2022-11-01
New Nursery Space Opens
16 excited 'Little Glendower' girls arrived at Nursery yesterday, entering for the first time through the doors to our ...
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2022-10-12
Diwali Dancing Celebrations
Glendower was filled with colour and Indian culture to celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali, a time to celebrate the ...
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2022-10-11
Year 4 Dragon Puppet Making
Year 4 enjoying making Dragon Puppets as part their topic studying ‘How to Train your Dragon’.Thank you for the fer...
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2022-10-06
Rush Hour Concerts
Fantastic to start the first of this year’s Rush Hour Concerts. Well done to all the performers! ...
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2022-09-29
Joint Senior Schools Fair
So delighted to be co-hosting the Senior Schools Fair 2022 and to see so many parents keen to find out more. ...
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2022-09-08
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s Passing
It is with much sadness that we acknowledge the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She has served our nation with...
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2022-09-07
Welcome Back to School
A wonderful morning welcoming our pupils and parents back, from our excited new Nursery and Reception girls, to the big...
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2021-02-04
The Mind Pilot – Kate Ludlam
The Covid pandemic will be captured in the pages of our history books for ever. For sure, we are all trying to su...
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2021-01-28
PLPS Poetry Competition Winner
Tree by Coco (Y5) Tall and straight They always wait For the next day to come. Lean and silent Stro...
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2021-01-27
Year Six Yoga
During PSHE, Miss Mogridge and 6M took part in some yoga. After an eventful few weeks with 11+ intervie...
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2021-01-22
Celebration of Achievement
Friday 22nd January 2021 Lower School - Remote Learners of the Week R1 - Viola and Olivia R2 - Lara and Mati...
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2021-01-22
Year Three Mindfulness Workshop
Last week, all of Year 3 joined in for a Mindfulness Workshop with Kate Ludlam and Miss Lock. Mindfulness exercises cal...
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2021-01-21
Year Four Poetry
Based on 'The Wolf's Wife Speaks' by Pie Corbett The Foolish Wolf's Lesson - By Imane He was always the first ...
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2021-01-18
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On Monday 18th January, we had an assembly to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Martin Luther King Jr. is famous b...
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2021-01-15
Celebration of Achievement
Friday 15th January 2021 Lower School - Remote Learners of the Week R1 - Frieda and Philippa R2 - Celeste and...
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2021-01-15
Positions of Responsibility
Spring 1 2021 Form Captains and Vice Captains 3L - Molly (C), Ginevra (VC) 3S - Siena (C), Charlotte (VC) ...
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2021-01-13
Look Out – 1KF Have Turned into Monsters!
On Wednesday, we had great fun in our Zoom Art lesson. The whole class did a monster drawing tutorial and then went on ...
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2021-01-11
Resourcefulness Assembly
Mrs Sweeney presented a wonderful assembly on Monday all about the 6Rs and all the different ways to be resourceful. I ...
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2021-01-07
Musical Achievements
Congratulations to the following girls who have passed their recent music exams: Victoria (Y3) - Grade 1 Piano - Di...
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2021-01-07
Baking for Charity
Alexia (Y5) has been very busy baking for charity over the festive season. Using Madame Metro's acclaimed recipe, Alex...
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2021-01-06
Poppy Appeal
At the end of the Autumn Term, Glendower supported the Royal British Legion's annual Poppy Appeal. We have been infor...
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2020-11-27
Book Fair Donations
A big thank you to everyone who supported our online book fair this November. Thanks to the generosity of the Glendowe...
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2020-11-27
Art Scholars
Year Six Art Scholars have been working hard over the last few weeks, spending their free lunchtimes busily painting po...
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2020-11-27
Year Three Art
Year Three girls are working hard to complete their Ancient Egyptian tomb designs. They have researched animal gods an...
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2020-11-27
French Workshops
Year Four girls took part in a workshop over Zoom with French illustrator, Dorothee de Monfried. The girls were taught...
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2020-11-13
Wear it Wild!
Before Half Term, Glendower was invaded by tropical and exotic animals! The girls had a great time dressing up in suppo...
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2020-11-13
Christmas Card Making
6M have begun crafting and writing Christmas cards to those who might be feeling lonely this Christmas, particularly in...
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2020-11-11
Remembrance Day
On Wednesday 11th November, Glendower fell silent at 11.00 to mark and honor Remembrance Day. Staff and students liste...
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2020-11-06
Doodle English
Well done to Elora and Olivia in Y5 for winning the Doodle English Challenge! The girls were given two weeks to see how...
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2020-11-02
Teacher of the Week!
Over half term, Mrs Payne was featured in 'The Week Junior' magazine as their teacher of the week! Mrs Payne was nomina...
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2020-11-01
Showjumping Success!
Well done to Krishna in Y5 for her success at a recent showjumping competition. Krishna took part in a number of exerc...
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2020-09-18
Year Three Art Competition
Year 3 have been working on a poster competition to create a design for display around the school. This poster is to r...
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2020-09-14
Learning From Our Mistakes
On Monday 14th September, Miss Rodgers held an assembly based on learning from your mistakes. Miss Rodgers talked to u...
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2020-09-11
Our New Commute to School
Ava and Daphne (Y6) have been greatly affected by the closure of Hammersmith Bridge. Living in Barnes, their commute t...
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2020-09-11
Ekatra – Together We Can
Over the Summer, a group of Glendower students came together with Arunima Kumar Dance company to present Ekatra - Toget...
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2020-09-11
Football Superstars!
During the Summer, Lily (Y4) and Maya (Y2) took part in a 10-day football course, organised by the Chelsea Football Clu...
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2020-09-11
Bloomsbury Childrens’ Art Festival
Aishwarya (Y3) was the runner up in the Bloomsbury Childrens’ Art Festival for her themed painting, Vision 2120. T...
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2020-09-03
London to Cambridge Cycling Challenge
This Summer, my Dad and I had planned to do a challenge to try and cycle from London to Paris. Unfortunately, because o...
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2020-03-05
Poetry Recital Competition
The Poetry Recital Competition is a firm favourite for pupils and teachers alike, and this year the standard was simply...
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2020-02-27
Y3 Ancient Greece Workshop
Year Three had a very exciting visitor last Thursday; Athena, goddess of war, wisdom and the arts, came all the way fro...
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2020-02-24
Y3 Netball
On 24th February, Glendower participated in a Y3 netball fixture against Garden House. The Glendower team played splend...
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2020-02-11
Y4 Stag Lodge Stables Trip
On Tuesday 11th February, Year 4 visited Stag Lodge Stables. The visit was organised because we have been looking at a...
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2020-02-10
Where Will We Be in the Future?
On Monday, Mrs Murty kindly volunteered to come in and talk to us about the wonders of future technology. She went thro...
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2020-02-10
Mr Reeves Assembly
On Monday my daddy came to talk to The Lower School about design. He talked about what there might be in the future. He...
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2020-02-10
Y6 Maths Board Games
After an incredible and yet exhausting few weeks through the 11+ process, the year 6 girls created some magnificent boa...
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2020-02-08
U11 Football Tournament
On the 8th of February Glendower hosted our first ever tournament. It was a lovely day and thankfully the rain held off...
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2020-02-07
Marlborough Fundraiser
On behalf of the St Cuthbert’s Centre, I would like to thank you very much for all for the generous donations of clot...
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2020-02-04
House Assembly
On Tuesday 28th January, Glendower had its third House Assembly. The Heads and Deputy Heads of House wished everyone a ...
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2020-02-03
Young Shakespeare Company
The Upper School had a wonderful time last week when attending our annual Shakespeare workshops! It was an engaging int...
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2020-02-03
Amazon Rainforest Assembly
On Monday Mrs Chan, who is a travel journalist, came in to talk to us about the Amazon Rainforest and her experiences t...
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2020-02-03
Future Technologies Assembly
On Monday morning, Mrs Murty talked to us about the different possibilities of the next decade. She talked to us about ...
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