The school makes extensive use of high-quality local facilities at St Mary’s University, Teddington Cricket Club, Teddington Swimming Pool and Twickenham Rowing Club, and we have our own multi-use hall onsite for indoor activities such as basketball, badminton and cricket nets, as well as a netball and tennis court in Grotto Road.
Radnor House is an independent selective co-educational day school enjoying a stunning location on the banks of the River Thames in Twickenham, where the pupils thrive in small classes with a strong focus on individual attention. They educate and inspire girls and boys from ages 9 to 18, with three main entry points in Year 5, Year 7 and Year 12.Life at Radnor House is shaped by the commitment to provide an active learning environment for limitless minds. They firmly believe that all pupils are capable of great things if effectively taught, motivated and inspired by their school environment.
Co Curricular
At Radnor House they pride ourself on the unique and wide-reaching co-curricular opportunities they offer at Sixth Form. As well as the many weekly clubs and societies they provide, there are also opportunities to be involved in our Global Citizens programme including trips to our sister school in Uganda and Climate Crisis leadership. There are further leadership opportunities once you enter the Sixth Form including Sports Leaders, Language Leaders and Coaching and Mentoring opportunities. As well as these many opportunities we offer a series of AEP talks from external speakers from a variety of professions ranging from football agents to journalists.
Music
All pupils are encouraged to develop their musical skills through individual instrumental tuition available during the school week. The music department at Radnor House also offers a wide range of ensembles and choirs for both prep and senior pupils through the school week, these include wind band, rock band, close harmony singing, senior and prep choir, African drumming, chamber music and a wider opportunities string group. Each of these groups is co-ordinated by professional musicians who bring a wealth of knowledge about performance practices to the pupils.
Trips
School trips at Radnor House are an integral component of the academic curriculum and are an effective tool used to consolidate our students' learning experience. Each faculty offers a wide variety of day trips to support classroom learning, as well as residential and overseas trips to extend subject matter knowledge for GCSE and A Level.Day trips are offered throughout the school and at various points of the year - recent trips include visits to London museums and theatres, a dinner at a local Spanish restaurant and trips to Stonehenge, Jaguar Landrover production site, the Houses of Parliament and the French Institute.
Drama
Radnor House offers a rich and extensive programme of co-curricular clubs for Drama, with a plethora of performance opportunities throughout the school year. In the spring term, we host a senior production and then in the summer term it is the turn of the Junior and Lower School pupils to take the lead roles in the summer show. Last year the senior school performed My Fair Lady, whilst the Junior and Lower School performed Peter Pan.Pupils can study for LAMDA (London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts) grades during lessons with our specialist teacher private tutor (a charge applies).
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