The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten
24 Thornton Road, London, SW12 0LF
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 0 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headmaster
- Mr Joe Knight
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Clapham and Brixton Hill
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 191
- URN
- 100651
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086749514
About this school
The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten is an independent school in London. It teaches children aged 0 to 11 and has 191 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in October 1993, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 156 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 181 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 1
- Pupils on SEN support
- 34
Location
Nearby schools
-
Streatham & Clapham High School GDST0.7 miles
Independent schools
-
London Park School Clapham0.8 miles
Independent schools · London
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Burlington House School Tooting0.8 miles
Special schools · London
-
The Livity School0.8 miles
Special schools · London
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Elm Court School0.8 miles
Special schools · London
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Common questions
- What ages does The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten teach?
- The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten teaches children aged 0 to 11. It is an independent school in London.
- Who is the headmaster of The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten?
- The headmaster of The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten is Mr Joe Knight, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten?
- The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten has 191 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 0 to 11.
- Is The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten full?
- The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten has capacity for 230 pupils and 191 on roll (83%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten a faith school?
- No. The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten has no designated religious character.
- Does The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The White House Preparatory School & Woodentops Kindergarten. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.