Wimbledon Common Prep School Goes Co-Ed
Wimbledon Common Prep School Goes Co-Ed
Wimbledon Common Prep School will become a co-educational community from 2027
From September 2027, we look forward to welcoming girls and boys into the Reception year at WCPS, applying to join the school through the 2025-26 admissions cycle.
We are thrilled to make this important move to co-education. A WCPS education fosters curiosity and independence, and nurtures respectful, caring individuals, and we look forward to welcoming girls as well as boys to our warm, supportive and stimulating school environment.
Wimbledon Common Prep School is renowned for offering an outstanding education. Children’s happiness and self-esteem are our top priorities and our focus is firmly on creating an environment where our pupils can thrive both academically and personally.
We are proud this was recognised in our recent Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) report. The inspectors awarded WCPS the highest accolade; highlighting our ‘significant strength’ in wellbeing. Such recognition is rare and subject to rigorous quality assurance by ISI. We are delighted that our “holistic approach to wellbeing” was praised, along with our “highly effective pastoral care” and our “targeted academic and pastoral support” which “creates an inclusive environment where pupils confidently seek help and ownership of their learning.”
Our pupils are curious, eager to explore and ready to engage with the world around them. With a dynamic mix of learning through play, exploration and hands-on experiences, we make sure our pupils are always inspired and excited. Our corridors and outdoor play areas are filled with inquisitive children who are keen to take full advantage of our wonderful facilities and wide range of extracurricular activities.
We take great pride in our holistic approach to education. While we focus on preparing students for the 7+ entrance process and guide our pupils toward a range of prestigious prep schools across London (both co-educational and single-sex), our overriding priority is to maintain a child-centred ethos. Our exceptional pastoral care ensures that our children’s wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do.
We warmly welcome you and your child to visit WCPS to learn more about the school and our move to co-education. We would be delighted to share our plans for embarking upon one of the most significant developments in our history and how your daughter or son could benefit from joining our co-educational Reception class in 2027 or onwards.
The admissions cycle for our first co-educational Reception year is now underway, with open mornings being held on 8 October and 12 November. Visit www.wcps.org.uk to find out more about our vibrant and supportive community and reserve your space. From the moment you enter our doors, you’ll feel the energy and enthusiasm of our school.
Key information about our move to offer co-education:
- Wimbledon Common Preparatory School (WCPS) is a lively and nurturing pre-prep for children aged 4 to 7, located in Wimbledon.
- From September 2027, girls and boys are able to join the Reception year at WCPS, applying to join the school through the 2025-26 admissions cycle.
- This represents the first chapter of a move to full co-education throughout the Corporation of King’s College School, of which WCPS forms a part. Girls have long played an integral role within the Corporation of King’s, and it has been a longstanding ambition of the governors to extend co-education throughout the Corporation. This long-term aspiration has been given fresh impetus by the Corporation’s recent acquisition of a new site on The Downs, located just a few minutes’ walk from the King’s, where it is planned that a new, world-class junior school will be built. Girls and boys will be admitted to year 3 in the King’s junior school (known as Transition) at 7+ from September 2029, and at 8+ and 9+ in subsequent years, transferring to the senior school without a further examination as they do now. Every pupil joining King’s junior school in year 3, including those from WCPS, will continue to sit an entrance assessment, as they do now.
