Falkner House provides a unique environment in which children can flourish and are given the opportunity and confidence to excel.
With more than sixty years of experience, we have a clear vision of what a civilised, cultured all-round education should be, in the complex world of the twenty-first century. Being Londoners through and through, we are proud to embrace the best of British values in the most dynamic and diverse of cities.
Small but mighty, with one class per year group, Falkner House children are known, nurtured and respected as individuals. The range of extracurricular activities on offer, from music to drama, sport and art, reflects our approach that every child should have the opportunity to shine.
As an academic school, Falkner House supports and challenges every child to realise their potential, whatever their ability. Intellectual curiosity, self-confidence and independence of mind are fostered. Kindness, good manners and consideration of others are Falkner House essentials.
We believe that children learn best when they feel happy and secure within a challenging environment, allowing them to take risks and thus learn from failure as well as success. In the midst of academic rigour, the children have fun, quickly gaining a love of learning and a delight in knowledge for its own sake. We are proud of our children, not just in terms of their academic successes but more importantly in their poise, self-confidence, drive and enthusiasm.
Blending the best of the old with the best of the new, at Falkner House the latest technology is taken for granted but we believe that sophisticated systems can never replace inspired teachers. Indeed, Falkner House attracts and retains loyal and highly skilled specialist teachers who quickly gain the understanding and knowledge of each pupil’s abilities, interests and personalities which are so important for educational and personal development. Generous staffing means teachers are always on hand to give individual help. An open-door policy means parents know that any matter of concern or interest, large or small, can be discussed at any time with teachers or the head teacher.
It is an enormous privilege for us as a family to run Falkner House. We do not take for granted that parents are entrusting us to educate, nurture and inspire their children every day.
Falkner House aims to:
- ensure that all children achieve a high standard of work across the curriculum
- provide a broad curriculum with progression through the years
- provide a caring and happy atmosphere
- provide an appropriate set of expectations for each individual child
- develop self-confidence and self-esteem
- encourage an ability to form easy relationships with both peers and adults
- encourage a sense of individual pride in all school and personal activities
- instil a wide variety of life skills
Quotes from Inspections
“The school’s approach combines high academic standards with patience and kindness” and “pupils exhibit high levels of self-esteem in a humble and respectful manner”. “Pupils display sophisticated study skills for their age” and have “excellent analytical skills”. They also “are able to read critically, think independently and defend their views in a positive learning environment”; “Pupils show an extraordinarily positive mental attitude towards challenging academic demands”; “pupils are naturally self-aware without a hint of arrogance”. And from a pupil to an inspector: “friends are like gold dust but sprinkled everywhere”
“Falkner House is exceptionally successful in meeting its aims. Pupils’ achievement is outstanding and they reach extremely high standards of attainment in both their academic work and their extra-curricular activities, especially sport and music. Pupils are very articulate and have excellent literacy, numeracy and ICT skills. They make rapid progress in all year groups from the Nursery onwards, as a consequence of outstanding teaching and a curriculum which is ambitious and far-reaching in all subjects. Class teachers and specialist teachers display an infectious energy and enthusiasm in their lessons, which motivates pupils and stimulates their intellect. The depth and breadth of teachers’ subject knowledge ensures that a high level of challenge is set for pupils.”
“The quality of governance, leadership and management is excellent. The proprietor runs the school very effectively in her role as headteacher. She exercises a clear vision and drive for excellence, and is open to ideas for development and improvement.”
“The quality of teaching is excellent. This enables pupils to make rapid progress and attain high standards. The majority of teaching seen was outstanding, across a range of subjects, and the remainder was almost always as good.”
