Ibstock Place School, founded in 1894, is located in spacious grounds adjacent to Richmond Park.
The philosophy of the school is to develop the whole child, offering a wide range of educational opportunities and challenges both inside and outside the classroom. Small classes (maximum of 24 and often smaller) are taught by experienced and dedicated staff who ensure that the children achieve their potential. All school work is supported by a strong and effective pastoral system which both rewards and disciplines pupils, producing well balanced and socially accomplished young people.
Ibstock Place is undergoing a major expansion programme, including a large purpose built Science and Technology block with a 24 multi-media IT suite and a Sports Pavilion. In September 1997 Priestman House, the Froebel Kindergarten, is opening its doors to a new teaching complex thereby doubling in size, which includes an assembly hall and an additional IT suite for the primary school.
Each department of the school is a close knit community, so the pupils have the advantages of large school facilities with the intimacy of a small school structure.
In the Senior School a full range of Arts, Science and Technology subjects are taught by experienced staff. Emphasis is placed on sports, drama and music in extra curricular activities, with recent expeditions to India, USA and Europe. Leavers are welcomed at a variety of independent and maintained Sixth Form schools and colleges, with places gained at Westminster, Lancing, Latymer Upper, Godolphin and Latymer, St Paul's, Bradfield College and Esher College where they achieve excellent A level results, with the majority going onto Universities and Higher Education.
The Junior School was founded on Froebel's principles that each child is unique and essential being, who develops by and through his own actions. The curriculum provides a rich and stimulating environment for all the children with a wide range of project based work carefully constructed to maximise each child's abilities and talents.
Entry to the Senior and Junior Schools is through examination and assessment in mathematics, English and Science. This is to establish whether Ibstock Place is the right place for a child to flourish. Clearly, a level of academic ability is required but this is not the only criteria that the staff are looking for when a child is considered for a place.
