Fulham School

Fulham School, originally founded as Fulham Preparatory School, is a school in Fulham, London, teaching children from the age of three up to eighteen. From its beginnings as a pre-prep and preparatory school, in 2017, it moved into also providing secondary education.^[2]

Fulham Prep
Location
200 Greyhound Road Fulham, London , W14 9SD England
Coordinates	51.4865°N 0.2097°W / 51.4865; -0.2097
Information
Type	Private senior, preparatory, pre-preparatory, and nursery day school
Established	1996
Local authority	Hammersmith and Fulham
Parent organistation	Inspired Education Group
Department for Education URN	131165 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Chair	Mark Snell[1]
Head of Prep School	Tom Lewis
Head of Nursery & Pre-Prep School	Thomas Lewis
Gender	Co-educational
Age	3 to 13
Enrollment	724 (2020)[1]
Website	fulham.school

The Prep school's buildings in Greyhound Road, Hammersmith, were previously used by Holborn College, and from 1981 until 1985, were the film location for the children's television programme Grange Hill.^[3]

The school has a new senior school campus at Chesilton Road, Fulham, completed in March 2021, which accommodates 220 students from Year Nine onwards in a new purpose-built building.^[2][4] September 2021 saw the launch of a Sixth Form, following accreditation process for the International Baccalaureate, to be able to offer Sixth Form students the IB Diploma Programme.^[1] In November 2024, the closure of the Senior School has been announced for the end of the 2025 academic year.

The school also has a nursery and pre-prep campus located on Fulham High Street.

The closure of Fulham Senior School

On the 6th of November 2024, an unexpected letter was sent to parents of the school. This letter outlined the sudden closing of the school, in which they state that is due to the opening of Inspired Education and Alpha Plus Schools opening The Wetherby - Pembridge School in Kensington Olympia, stating in the letter to parents that 'As a result, it is natural now that Wetherby Pembridge should become a senior pathway of choice for Fulham School families, and indeed feedback from families has been very positive to this effect. From September 2025, Fulham School will therefore return to its core DNA as an exceptional Pre-Prep and Prep School at the Fulham High Street and Greyhound Road sites. To that end, we are announcing the phased closure of Fulham Senior School."

The closure announcement prompted a variety of responses from parents and students. Some expressed concern about the impact on pupils, particularly those in Year 11 and Year 13, as the closure was announced shortly after the application season for alternative sixth-form options had ended, creating logistical challenges for students planning their post-school education.

Feedback on the school’s academic standards prior to closure indicated some dissatisfaction with aspects of teaching quality and staffing consistency. Reports from former students suggested frequent changes in teaching staff over the two-year GCSE courses. Several students described having to largely self-study to prepare for exams. The 2025 GCSE exam results placed Fulham School among the lower quartile of independent schools nationally. This performance contributed to concerns about the school’s ability to support students adequately during its final years.

In addition to academic concerns, some parents and alumni raised issues relating to the transition process and the notice provided to families. Reports were also made about billing disputes and delays in refunding deposits following the closure.

Following the school’s closure, it appears that official records of Fulham Senior School have been removed or are no longer publicly accessible. The school’s registration details are missing from Companies House, and much information about the school has been removed or hidden from online sources. This removal is consistent with practices sometimes employed during institutional closures or reorganizations.