Harrodian School

• Location: London, England,
• Year of foundation: 1993,
• Number of students: about 925,
• Language of instruction: English,
• Type of studying: mixed.

Harrodian School is a private school for students from 4 to 18 years old.

The institution was founded in 1993 as a co-educational school. It still adheres to the basic tenets of its creators — only its scale and the number of pupils have increased, the level of infrastructure and technical equipment has improved (and continues to be regularly upgraded). Initially, the school taught 65 students and included 12 staff, and today almost 1,000 students, including foreigners, obtain education here.

The main purpose of the studying is the full disclosure of children's talents and abilities, encouraging their activities in any field: academic, creative, sports, social and volunteering. Each pupil is considered as a unique, distinctive and valuable person, regardless of his age and origin. Students can freely express and defend their opinions, and warm, friendly relations have been established between students, teachers and staff. In addition to creating a friendly and comfortable atmosphere, this helps to develop a sense of tact, good manners, mutual understanding, and etiquette. Harrodian School specialists maintain close contact with the parents of their students in order to adjust the curriculum, offering the best conditions for achieving goals.

In addition to the extensive range of subjects studied by Harrodian School pupils, they are given the opportunity to broaden their academic horizons and achieve even higher goals: children attend psychological and scientific seminars, can request individual lessons in subjects to revise difficult topics or delve deeper into more complex ones — qualified teachers and specialized staff provide comprehensive support to each pupil.

The academic system of Harrodian School covers all stages of school education:

• Pre-Prep — kindergarten for students aged 4-7,
• Prep — primary school where students aged 8-12 study,
• Senior — middle school for pupils aged 13-15,
• Sixth Form — a graduation program for high school students aged 16-18.

Harrodian School does not offer boarding, it operates on a day basis only.

An experienced chef who has worked in the best French restaurants in London has headed the Harrodian School catering team for over two decades. Under his leadership and with his help, the kitchen specialists prepare balanced meals daily from an extensive menu, taking into account the specific needs of individual students and the tastes of the majority. The menu is updated every three weeks, but always includes:

• Hot meat/fish main course and a vegetarian dish,

• Gluten-free, vegan meal options, pork alternatives,
• Vegetables,
• Soup,
• Baked potatoes with a choice of toppings,
• Rolls with a choice of filling,
• Salad bar: tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, corn, grated carrots, beets, chickpeas, hard-boiled eggs, tuna,
• Signature salad of the day, for example, with tomatoes, avocado and mozzarella,
• Desserts,
• Yogurt station: natural yogurt, honey, fresh fruit,
• Fruit bowls with sliced fruits: apples, bananas, oranges,
• Fruit of the day, for example, blueberries,
• Baskets of freshly baked bread.

Hot and cold dishes, snacks and drinks are prepared using locally sourced products: the school cooperates with a butcher shop, an eco-friendly fish organization, and individual fruit and vegetable suppliers.

Subject list: Art, biology, business, chemistry, Civics, Classical civilization, design, drama, economics, geography, history, Information Technology, maths, music, Natural science, photography, physical education, physics, politics, Psychology, Religious studies

Much attention in Harrodian School, traditionally for British boarding schools, is given to sports and physical development of pupils. The school has the following activities:

• Football
• Fitness
• Lapta
• Handball
• Gymnastics
• Hockey
• Basketball
• Tennis
• Track and field athletics
• Dancing
• Swimming
• Aerobics
• Rugby
• Cricket.

Sports activities not only help to improve the strength and endurance of students, but also allow you to develop valuable personal, leadership and team skills, to strengthen strength of mind and perseverance, to form the resilience of character.

Additional sections and clubs that students can attend as electives after class are represented by the following options:

• Karate
• Golf
• Personal studying
• Fencing
• Swimming
• Ballet
• Sports.

Students can participate in the activities of school teams, speak for Harrodian School in regional and national competitions.

The creative direction of the students' leisure is no less developed: large departments of dramatic and theatrical art, music, design and fine arts work. Creative activities can act both as a favorite elective or hobby, and serve as a basis for choosing a future profession, improve skills during profile education on A-level programs and before entering art colleges or professional universities. Students can improve the skills of public speaking and oratory, learn astronomy or French cinema, get involved in gardening or the art of graffiti, study diplomacy, etc.

In our free time there are also many exciting excursions that help foreign students to get acquainted with the culture, history and traditions of Great Britain, with its key places of interest and the most interesting places.

• Excellent ratings from Ofsted 2025,
• Responsible and qualified teachers who maintain contact with both the child and their parents,
• A wide range of extracurricular activities in school and beyond,
• Small study groups allowing for individual teacher attention,
• High graduation exam scores and the percentage of students entering leading universities in Great Britain.

The Harrodian School is located in south-west London on the south side of the Thames. You can reach the school territory by any public transport or by car, walk a few minutes from the railway station nearby, or make a bike tour - the city's infrastructure conditions allow it.

The school building is built in such a way that at the same time it provides a comfortable, effective formation of a modern standard, and maintains aesthetics of the traditional, eye-pleasing architecture. In all the premises of the school very high ceilings and spacious corridors, almost everywhere there is visual symmetry, a lot of light, air and space. The equipment uses modern safe materials, and the whole territory is literally buried in the greenery of lawns and gardens.

The territory has all the necessary infrastructure that children may need for studying, sports, creativity and recreation:

• Numerous playing fields and grounds (for individual and team sports)
• Outdoor pool with heated water (works in summer and autumn)
• Modern scientific laboratories for experiments, research and practical studying
• Computer classes with the latest PCs
• Studios for drama classes
• Music classes.

There are three trimesters in the academic calendar of Harrodian School students:

• Autumn: September-December,
• Spring: January-March,
• Summer: April-July.

Lessons are conducted on weekdays in the morning, followed by extracurricular activities and groups, excursions. Pupils have a rest on weekends and holidays, during the trimester vacations.

The list of additional expenses will include:

• Registration and administrative fees,
• Food,
• Private lessons,
• School uniforms, personal educational materials,
• Medical insurance,
• Some extracurricular activities,
• Personal expenses.

Before submitting an application, the families of applicants can visit the campus to meet with teachers, get acquainted with the curriculum, and inspect the infrastructure. Next, they will go through several stages of admission:

• Submitting an application and required documents,
• Paying the registration fee,
• Passing an interview, entrance tests: mathematics and English language tests / informal study day during which the teacher assesses the candidate's intellectual abilities,
• Receiving an official invitation to enroll,
• Making a deposit,
• Arriving on campus at the beginning of classes.

Each year the results of graduates are improving: the latest group of high school students achieved excellent grades in their exams and continued their academic journey at leading universities in the UK, including various schools of art, design and drama, Oxford, Cambridge, Russell Group institutions. Some students successfully enroll in foreign universities in the USA, Canada and Europe.

Applicants coming from other countries must provide personal documents of the child and parent/guardian: passport, medical insurance and health certificates, visa or UK residence permit. Depending on the class a candidate is enrolled in, the requirements will vary slightly — the older the student, the better his academic performance should be.

General admission criteria are the following:

• Academic report cards for the last academic year,
• Results of national exams if admission passes in the Sixth Form,
• Individual characteristics, achievements, and needs, if any.

The level of academic preparation, including English language skills, is checked during entrance examinations.

Harrodian School organizes an annual awards evening for outstanding students aged 13-16: they are awarded a scholarship that encourages high academic achievement and covers part of the program costs. Students can also take advantage of external funding: federal grants and loans, scholarships from partner organizations and local universities.

Students whose families are in a difficult life situation can apply for financial aid — a payment covering up to 100% of all academic expenses. To receive it, the student must maintain excellent academic performance.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision