1. The Educational Ethos and Aims of the School
Statement of Ethos
Our aim is to ensure that LEH is a school full of opportunity, challenge and friendship; a place to take risks and become bold; a place to discover passions, talents and yourself; a place that nurtures remarkable women.
Statement of Religious Foundation
The school is a Christian foundation but welcomes pupils of all faiths and none. It is committed to the contribution it makes to society as a whole, and to equal opportunities, and it embraces diversity.
Educational Aims
We encourage our pupils:
• To be exactly who they are, whatever their current interests or future aspirations.
• To benefit from the warmth, respect, and support of the entire school community as they stretch themselves to become their best, most confident selves, as students, and as citizens of the world.
• To have the freedom to experiment, express opinions, explore and take on new challenges.
• To be supported by strong role models and inspired by their peers.
• To find confidence and strength and acquire and build the skills they need to succeed throughout their lives.
These aims are supported and further developed through the policies of the school and are accessible on the school’s website. School Policies
2. Foundation and Governance
LEH is one of the oldest and most distinguished girls’ schools in the UK. Our pupils successfully balance outstanding scholarship with impressive achievements in sport and exciting creativity in the arts and beyond. With superb facilities set in 24 acres, we offer bright pupils a well-rounded and challenging education in a happy, purposeful environment, preparing them well for higher education and their future lives.
The school educates approximately 970 girls aged seven to eighteen, with around 190 in the Junior School and 780 in the Senior School. They come to us from a very wide catchment area, from as far north as Ealing, as far south as Cobham, as far east as Chelsea and as far west as Windlesham, from many different maintained and independent schools.
A full list of Governors is posted on the school’s website. The Governors
3. Staff
A full list of all teaching and key administrative staff may be found on the school’s website. Staff List
Senior Management Team
The Senior Management Team of the Junior School comprises the Head of Junior School, the Deputy Head of Junior School, Director of Studies and the Assistant Academic Co-ordinator, each of whom have specific responsibilities for the curriculum and the day-to-day running of the school, as well as the development of its future. The Head of the Junior School reports directly to the Head Mistress.
If you wish to contact the Head Mistress, please email headmistress@lehs.org.uk or telephone her PA, Mrs Fiona Cuddeford If you wish to contact the Head of the Junior School, please contact her PA, Mrs Amber Rahman – junior-office@lehs.org.uk
4. Pastoral Care
Health and Wellbeing
The mental and emotional wellbeing of pupils is vital in ensuring both academic and personal progress in school. Pastoral care is our key priority, and staff are committed to promoting the welfare and happiness of each pupil. We have a strong pastoral team from our Form Teachers, Subject Teachers and the Junior School Senior Management Team, to our school nurses and counsellor. The Form Teacher has the primary pastoral responsibility for the pupils in the form, but all members of staff are involved in the pastoral care of all pupils
Within school, pupils know there is always someone for them to talk to about anything which is worrying them or if they are worried about a friend. Our school ‘Big Sister’ scheme enables pupils to develop good relationships with older pupils and our U2 Peer Mentors are trained in how to support Junior School pupils with any worries they may have. Peer and Cyber Mentors are available in the playground at break and lunch times and can be identified by their lanyards.
Every Monday morning, pupil wellbeing is monitored with their Monday morning check-in, two quick questions for them to answer on their iPads during registration. Form Teachers follow up that day on any indications from pupils that they are struggling in any way. Weekly wellbeing form times follow a wellbeing programme which teaches children to understand their own strengths, keep their minds healthy, deal with emotions, develop resilience and flourish. The language and strategies this provides are used when talking to pupils about any concerns they have or to resolve any issues.
Parents/guardians are asked to complete a Medical Questionnaire when their daughter joins the school, and to keep the school updated with any medical conditions or emotional concerns. It is the responsibility of parents to ensure that the school is aware of any changes in the medical condition of their daughter, which should include any known food or other allergies.
Year Groups and forms
The Junior School is divided into four year groups, each with two parallel forms.
Pupils stay in the form groups for the first two years and the year group will then be reorganised for the final two years of the Junior School. They have a new Form Teacher each year.
Form Teachers take primary responsibility for the general wellbeing of pupils in their form and are the first point of contact for pupils and parents
Counselling
The school has the services of a qualified counsellor, who attends regularly, and occasionally Junior School pupils are referred to her following discussions between teachers and parents.
Family issues
We aim to provide appropriate support to all our pupils and would therefore be grateful if you would inform us of any matters at home, for example bereavement, illness or separation, which may affect your daughter’s welfare, behaviour, or performance at school. Such matters will, of course, be handled with appropriate sensitivity and discretion. Similarly, it would be appreciated if parents would notify the Head of Junior School about any planned parental absence, providing appropriate alternative contact details for use in an emergency.
PSHE and Relationships Education
Personal, Social and Health Education provides children with a forum in which to express, challenge and synthesise current thinking in areas of individual and social responsibility, and we aim to encourage self-awareness and self-reliance. It allows pupils the opportunity to express their personal opinions and feelings, whilst encouraging them to value the opinions and feelings of others: becoming better informed citizens can equip them to take a more responsible role in society.
A wide range of topics is covered including health education, relationships and social skills, simple information about relationships and sex education, study skills, citizenship and health and safety. These topics are presented by Form Teachers, complemented by specialist staff who take certain topics (for example, sex education and harmful substances are linked to the Science syllabus and sessions are coordinated with the School Nurse, Science Coordinator and Form Teachers.)
Medical
School Nurse
The School Nurse is a Registered Children’s Nurse. It is the school’s aim to provide necessary and appropriate routine emergency medical care to all pupils, staff and visitors whilst they are at school, as well as to monitor the individual medical needs of pupils and staff.
Pupils’ own (prescribed) medicines
All medicines which pupils bring to school, should be handed to the School Nurse, to be kept in the Medical Room. These medicines should be in their original containers, and clearly marked with your daughter’s name and instructions for administration. Please complete the online medication administration form, which can be found on the Parent Portal, Forms and Surveys - “Let us know”. Alternatively, a printed letter explaining the dose, time and reason for administration must be sent with the medicine. If there is insufficient information, this may result in the medicine not being given. The responsibility for attending the Medical Room for medication at the appropriate time rests with the pupil, but the School Nurse will endeavour to remind pupils should it prove possible. For pupils with severe allergies and asthma, please see ‘Provision for pupils with special health needs’ below.
Any medicines which are no longer needed, or have reached their expiration date, are either sent home, or taken by the School Nurse to a dispensing pharmacist for safe disposal.
Occasional,
non-prescription
medicines
A supply of everyday medicines for common ailments is kept in the Medical Room. In accordance with parental consent provided on the Medical Questionnaire completed when their daughter joins the school, these medicines are issued to pupils by the School Nurse or someone deputised by her, when considered necessary.
Provision for pupils with special health needs
Pupils who suffer from asthma are allowed to carry their own inhalers with them both in school and on all trips and other off-site activities. It is advised that they should keep a spare one in the Medical Room.
Pupils with severe allergies may carry an Auto Injector with them, (especially important if they are travelling on school coaches) and named spare Auto Injectors are kept in the pupil’s own named bag in the Medical Room. Auto Injectors must be carried on school trips and other off-site activities. Designated members of staff accompanying pupils with these severe allergies will carry the pupils’ spare Auto Injectors and training is given annually.
We would ask for your co-operation in encouraging your daughter not to swap or share any food which she brings into school, and it is imperative that nuts and nut related products are not brought into school at any time.
Pupils with allergies are allowed to bring in a box of treats to replace cakes on special birthday celebrations. Cakes or treats sent to school must have a list of ingredients and this applies to both shop bought and homemade cakes. Cakes and treats for birthday celebrations will be given out at the end of the school day.
The School Nurse should be advised of any allergy from which pupils may suffer. Where this allergy may affect diet choices, the school will discuss available options with the parents, and aim to meet the request. There may, however, be times when it will not be possible to meet pupils’ needs, and a packed lunch will then be required.
Use of crutches / wheelchairs in school
If a pupil needs to use crutches or to have a wheelchair in school, parents are requested to inform the School Nurse in advance of her return to school, so that the necessary provision can be made for her. Parents will be required to confirm that she is proficient in the safe use of crutches. Your daughter will need to see the School Nurse on the first day of requiring crutches / wheelchair and the first day of not requiring them further.
Use of the Junior School lift
The School Nurse will decide if the medical condition of your daughter warrants the use of the lift, and in the case of temporary disability, for how long. The School Nurse may authorise one or two friends to use the lift and to assist your daughter with the carrying of books, bags and other items.
5. Academic
The School Day School starts at 8.45am with Registration: pupils are expected to be punctual for this important part of the day.
7.30am Breakfast Club (Junior Dining Room)
8.45am Registration
8.55am Key Skills/Form Time/Assembly
9.15am Lesson 1
9.55am Lesson 2
10.35am Break
11.00am Lesson 3
11.40am Lesson 4
12.20pm Lunch
12.55pm Lunch
1.30pm Registration
1:40pm Lesson 5
2.20pm Lesson 6
3.00pm Lesson 7
3.40pm End of school day for F1 and U1 pupils
3.50pm End of school day for L2 and U2 pupils
4.00pm Tea & Prep begins
6.00pm End of Tea & Prep (Friday 5pm finish)
Junior School Curriculum
In the Junior School, the curriculum offers our pupils a wide range of learning experiences. Exciting and engaging lessons are complemented by educational visits, themed days, workshops, visiting speakers and fund-raising events. Pupils study a wide range of subjects which build a foundation in terms of both knowledge and skills for subsequent years:
• English
• Mathematics
• Science (including Biology, Chemistry and Physics-based topics)
• Computing
• Art/Design Technology
• Drama
• French
• Geography
• History
• Mindfulness (L2 for 1 term)
• Music
• Spanish (U2)
• Personal, Social, Health & Relationships Education (PSHE & Relationships)
• Physical Education (PE)
• Religious Studies (RS) & Philosophy
Assessing Pupil Progress
The majority of assessment involves teachers providing regular feedback to pupils, highlighting achievements and areas for development and improvement. Pupils may have assessments at the end of a topic or block of time. We recognise that, whilst useful, summative tests only provide a snapshot of performance at any given time. Whole-school assessments take place to ensure consistency of assessment across the school.
CATs (Cognitive Ability Tests) are carried out in the Autumn term. These assess reasoning through verbal, non-verbal, quantitative and spatial ability tasks and can be used to identify strengths, areas for development and learning preferences. They help teachers to create a learning environment and way of teaching and learning that allows pupils to maximise their potential.
Standardised assessments in English and Mathematics, as well as Science in U2, are undertaken in the Summer term. These ensure consistency of assessment within the Junior School and provide us with quantifiable information placing pupils within their peer group nationally. The use of standardised tests over time allows pupil progress to be tracked in an efficient way enabling teachers to monitor individual pupil progress.
The New Group Reading Test (NGRT) from GL Assessment are used in each year group to monitor reading progress and to measure the impact of interventions. A pupil’s reading ability may also be benchmarked against the national average using the Standardised Age Score (SAS).
Teacher led pupil review meetings take place regularly throughout the year and help ensure children are progressing and are supported in their learning in a manner that reflects their individual needs. F1
Dyslexia Screening
CATs: Verbal Quantitative Non-Verbal Spatial
English and maths half termly assessments
Reading assessment
End of topic subject progress assessments
CATs: Verbal Quantitative Non-Verbal Spatial
English and maths half termly assessments
Reading assessment
End of topic subject progress assessments
CATs: Verbal Quantitative Non-Verbal Spatial
English and maths half termly assessments
Reading assessment
End of topic subject progress assessments
CATs: Verbal Quantitative Non-Verbal Spatial
English and maths half termly assessments
Reading assessment
End of topic subject progress assessments
Term 2
English and maths half termly assessments
Reading assessment
End of topic subject progress assessments
Term 3
English and maths half termly assessments
Reading assessment
End of topic subject progress assessments
End of year assessments
English and maths half termly assessment
Reading assessment
End of topic subject progress assessments
English and maths half termly assessments
Reading assessment
End of topic subject progress assessments
English and maths half termly assessments
Reading assessment
End of topic subject progress assessments
English and maths half termly assessments
Reading assessment
End of topic subject progress assessments
End of year assessments
English and maths half termly assessments
Reading assessment
End of topic subject progress assessments
End of year assessments
Communicating with Parents about Learning and Assessment
English and maths half termly assessments
Reading assessment
End of topic subject progress assessments
End of year assessments
Parents are given a short report at the end of the Autumn term as well as a more in-depth report at the end of the Summer term. In each report, children’s learning is described according to how securely they have learned the curriculum so far that year and includes areas for development or next steps. In the Summer term, more information is given which details the children’s achievements in all curriculum areas. Parents are also kept up to date with their children’s progress during Parents’ Evenings where children’s work, achievements and next steps are discussed.
There may be other occasions during the year when parents request a meeting with a teacher to discuss their daughter’s progress, or when a teacher requests such a meeting. Parents may contact the School Office if they wish to make an appointment to meet with a teacher or arrange a telephone call.
Welcome Evenings
Parents of all pupils are invited to a year group Welcome Evening in September. This is an opportunity to meet the teacher and learn more about class routines, curriculum and events.
Summary of Parents’ Evenings and Reports by Year Group
Year Group Autumn Term
Form 1
Welcome Evening
Maths, English and PSHE Curriculum
Evenings
Short pastoral report
Form Teacher Parents’
Evening (including
Maths and English)
End of Term short report
U1
Welcome Evening
Maths, English and PSHE Curriculum
Evenings
Short pastoral report
Form Teacher Parents’
Evening (including Maths and English)
End of Term short report
L2
Welcome Evening
Maths, English and PSHE Curriculum
Evenings
Short pastoral report
Maths and English
Parents’ Evening
End of Term short report
U2
Welcome Evening
Maths, English and PSHE Curriculum
Evenings
Short pastoral report
Maths and English
Parents’ Evening
End of Term short report
Homework
Spring Term
Parents’ Evening (appointments available with Form Teachers, English, Maths, Science, Computing, Sport and Music staff)
Parents’ Evening (appointments available with Form Teachers, English, Maths, Science, Computing, Sport and Music staff)
Summer Term
Full Written Report
Parents’ Evening (appointments available with Form Teachers, English, Maths, Science, Computing, Sport and Music staff)
Full Written Report
Parents’ Evening (appointments available with Form Teachers, English, Maths, Science, Computing, Sport and Music staff)
Full Written Report
Full Written Report
Homework encompasses a whole variety of activities to support children’s learning including oral, written research and review tasks. Homework is only set where necessary to reinforce skills or prepare for the next lesson. When deemed necessary, there will be approximately 20 minutes of homework for pupils in Form 1 and U1 plus reading per night and 30-40 minutes of homework plus reading per night for pupils in L2 and U2.
Pupils are also encouraged to establish a regular reading routine. While homework is important, it should not prevent children from taking part in the wide range of out of school clubs and organisations that play an important part in the lives of many children.
The class homework timetable is included in the Curriculum Information Booklet which is available on the Parent Portal. All year groups are issued with a homework diary in which to enter details of work set.
Parents are asked to check and sign the homework diary on a weekly basis, and Form Teachers will also monitor homework diaries.
We would like the pupils to develop good homework habits, completing and handing in work on time. If there is an occasion when homework cannot be completed for some reason, please write a note in the diary to explain. Please let us know, in the same way, if your daughter has not understood the homework or found it difficult. We aim for homework to be within the pupils’ capabilities and certainly do not want them to become distressed or worried by it.
As a school, it is our policy not to set homework during school holidays.
Learning Difficulties and Disabilities (LDD)
The school aims to help every child achieve her full potential, so we are keen to identify any learning difficulties as soon as appropriate in a pupil’s school career. We run a screening programme for all pupils in Upper 1 in the Autumn term and offer follow-up help in terms of learning support and further assessment, if necessary, by the school’s LDD coordinator. Most needs at LEH relate to mild cases of dyslexia and dyspraxia. Every effort is made to ensure that all pupils are adequately supported in all areas of school life. This may be by in class support, group support or individual lessons as necessary. We also offer a number of clubs and apps which can be used from home, to support children with their spelling, reading and Maths. In addition, our teachers and LDD Coordinator are always on hand to offer guidance and advice.
We celebrate the fact that many of our pupils speak other languages at home and acknowledge that there are some pupils in the school for whom English is not their first language and is not normally spoken at home. However, there may be occasions for some pupils when a little more help with English language is required and we will make various recommendations and work with parents to ensure the necessary support is in place. These might include in class support, reading more regularly in English at home, using our English apps regularly and if considered necessary, a recommendation of outside help to improve language levels.
6. Enrichment
Trips
Trips are an integral part of school and are included not only to be fun but to bring to life and enhance learning in relevant parts of the school curriculum. The school considers trips to be a vital part of the educational experience for all pupils.
Day Trips
There are curriculum-related trips for pupils in each year of the school. Parents are asked to sign a General Consent Form when their daughter joins the school which gives overall consent for their daughter to take part in any day trips. A letter outlining the relevant details of the trip, will be sent to parents via School Post.
Residential Trips
Residential trips are planned for L2 and U2. Parents will receive a letter outlining the details of the trip. There will be a briefing for parents of pupils taking part in any residential trip.
Developing leadership skills
The Junior School has a School Council, Eco Squad, a range of leadership roles for pupils in U2 and form captains and vice-captains in each class. School Council and the Eco Squad meet each half term to discuss and share ideas relating to enrichment opportunities, themed days, catering, competitions and fundraising to name a few. The School House system promotes teamwork and a
sense of community. Upper 2 also attend one of Richmond Education Department’s Junior Citizenship training days as part of their transition to Senior School preparation.
Extra-Curricular Programme
The school is proud of the diverse range of extra-curricular activities offered. Most of these take place during lunchtime, although a number of sporting practices and clubs take place after school. Each term, we review and update the club timetable and parents are able to book their daughter a place in a club using the online booking system (SOCS). Details of the club programme and how to book using SOCS are available on the Parent Portal.
Music and Drama lessons
If at any time your daughter wishes to take individual music or drama lessons, please get in touch with the Performing Arts coordinator using the email musicanddrama@lehs.org.uk
Charity Events
All pupils are encouraged to take an active role in support of various charity events and collections at school. U2 Charity Prefects work with members of the School Council to organise fundraising events. Each year, through School Council, pupils choose our school charity to support for that year.
7. LEH Values
As a community we strive to uphold the following values:
• Kindness
• Honesty
• Respect and Responsibility
• Being Inclusive
• Courage
• Engage
Promoting good behaviour
Pupils are expected to behave in a manner that upholds our school values. We recognise good examples of this through our rewards systems in school. Behaviour which falls below these expectations is discussed with pupils who are encouraged to consider the consequences of their actions or behaviour and take responsibility for this. Such instances are generally dealt with in school by form teachers and where necessary, further discussions may follow with parents.
Confiscated items
Banned or inappropriate items may be confiscated. Once confiscated, items should be collected from the Head of Junior School on the Friday of the week following the confiscation.
Mobile phones, if confiscated (e.g. for being used in school) may be collected from the Head of Junior School at the end of the day of confiscation.
8. Communication
Who to contact at school with any questions
Form Teachers
Form Teachers are your first point of contact for any pastoral or academic matters. They can be contacted via an email junior-office@lehs.org.uk or a phone call to the Junior School office on 0208 979 2173. Your email/message will then be passed on to the teacher concerned who will get back to you as soon as possible. As usual, Form Teachers are always available to meet with you to discuss any concerns you may have. Please do not hesitate to keep in touch with Form Teachers in this way if you have any concerns about your daughter as we always find it is better deal with any small issues of any kind before they grow into something bigger. We would always rather you got in touch if you are not sure, as a good partnership between parents and school is what serves your daughters' wellbeing and their education best.
Clubs
Mrs Allden can be contacted about anything to do with clubs via the school office junioroffice@lehs.org.uk. The SOCS website is a fantastic tool for checking which clubs your daughter is in, when they are on and where to pick up from. It is in real time so will reflect exactly which clubs are on that day, even if there have been last minute changes.
Coaches
As well as the coach coordinator, Elizabeth Hutchinson (coaches@hamptonschool.org.uk) who is responsible for the day-to-day running of the coach service, Mrs Yates is the point of contact in the Junior School for any other queries to do with the coach service and can be contacted by emailing the office on junior-office@lehs.org.uk.
Curriculum
If you have any questions about the curriculum as a whole or any queries about assessments, then your enquiry should be directed via the office email address junior-office@lehs.org.uk for the attention of Mrs Walker, the Director of Studies.
Medical
If you have anything to communicate to the school about a medical issue concerning your daughter, please get in touch with Nurse Lara. Again, you should email or call the School Office in order to do this.
Lunches/dietary
Any questions about lunches or particular dietary requirements should be directed to the School Office for the attention of the Catering Manager.
Pastoral/safeguarding
If you have any ongoing or serious concerns about a pastoral matter to do with your daughter’s wellbeing or happiness at school or you wish to discuss anything of a safeguarding nature, please do not hesitate to contact Mrs Mortimer or Mrs Yates. You should do this in the first instance by emailing the office on junior-office@lehs.org.uk.
The School Office should be able to answer queries of a more general nature or will pass your message on to the relevant member of staff. Parents with urgent messages (such as one-off changes in travel arrangements) should, if possible, phone before 1.30pm.
The Head of the Junior School is always pleased to see parents (or discuss issues by telephone) at a mutually convenient time. Parents wishing to make an appointment with her should contact her PA, Mrs Amber Rahman – junior-office@lehs.org.uk
The staff are available to discuss pupils’ work and progress at Parents’ Evenings. If you have a query or concern and wish to discuss matters at other times, either pastoral or academic, please contact the Junior School Office. You may not be able to speak to the relevant person immediately as staff may be teaching or otherwise engaged. The School Office will ask what the matter is regarding so that the person you need to speak to is able to help when they return your call.
How school shares information with you
We share news and information with parents in a variety of way, including:
• The Head of Junior School’s Friday newsletter, accessed via the Parent Portal is the main way in which we let you know what has been happening in school and details of forthcoming events
• Letters to parents sent via School Post
• The School Calendar on the website
• Welcome evenings at the beginning of the year
• Subject specific information evenings for parents such as English and Maths
• Social Media platforms such as Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
• Curriculum Information Booklet on the Parent Portal
• Talks for parents
9. Absence and illness
Absence
The school requests that family holidays are not arranged during term time. If this is unavoidable, requests for authorised absences should be made in writing to Mrs Mortimer well in advance of the date.
Parents should contact the School Office before 8:45am to inform them of any absence or illness. This should be repeated on every day of the absence.
Illness
If your daughter has been unwell at home with sickness and/or diarrhoea please keep your child off school for minimum of 48 hours following the last episode of illness. If your child is sick and/or has diarrhoea at school, we will contact you to collect your child as soon as possible. Your child should then remain off school for a minimum 48 hour period following the last episode of illness. When your child returns to school, we ask that they are well enough to be eating their normal diet. We ask that you keep us informed about how your child is and whether you have had to seek medical advice.
10. Wrap Around Care
Breakfast Club
Breakfast Club takes place in the Junior School Dining Room daily from 7.30am – 8.20am and can be used on an ad hoc basis with no booking necessary. There is a flat fee of £7.40 per day for using this facility.
Tea & Prep
Tea and Prep runs from 4 - 6pm (4 - 5pm on Fridays.) Tea and Prep provides your daughter with the opportunity to have tea after school and complete homework, supervised by a member of staff. The tea, served from 4:30pm, consists of sandwiches, fresh fruit and either jelly, biscuit or a piece of cake and a soft drink. Any pupil collected after 6pm (5pm on Friday) will be subject to a late collection charge. If your daughter attends another after school club, until for example 5pm, she can then be booked into Tea and Prep when the club finishes, until 6pm if necessary.
Tea and Prep can be booked via the Parent Portal. Repeat bookings may be made in advance or on the day required via the Parent Portal. If you need to cancel a booking for Tea and Prep, please do let us know with by emailing teaandprep@lehs.org.uk or phoning the Junior Office or 0208 979 2173. Parents may use the Tea and Prep number 0208 783 2867 to speak to a member of staff on duty after 4pm.
Charges for Tea and Prep are as follows:
4 – 4.15pm: £3.90 per day (Pupils collected after 4.15pm will incur normal charges)
4 – 6pm: £18.00 per day
4 – 5pm: £12.00 per day
5 – 6pm: £13.00 per day
11. School Catering
Please note: Late pick-up charge £13.00 penalty
All catering at LEH is provided by Sodexo. Their objective is to provide well balanced, nutritious, highquality meals that are planned in accordance with the Health Education Council guidelines and overseen by their dietician. Great emphasis is placed on the use of fresh produce.
Milk
For those who wish it, one third of a pint of milk daily may be ordered for the mid-morning break. (A separate charge for milk ordered will go onto the termly fees invoice.)
Lunch
We aim to offer a wide variety of choices where the pupils can choose the dish and portion size, which match their appetite and suit a wide range of tastes. In addition, special theme days are offered on a regular basis. Fortnightly breaktime tasting sessions are held to entice pupils to try nice things.
Healthy Snacks
Pupils may bring a piece of fruit or healthy snack for breaktimes in a reusable storage container, where appropriate. Pupils should not bring high sugar/salty snacks e.g. crisps, sweets, chocolate and fizzy drinks into school. In accordance with our Eco Schools Action Plan, snacks and fruit in wrappers and single use packaging are not permitted. Pupils are reminded never to share snacks with other children because of the risk of an allergic reaction.
Pupils who travel on the coach may bring in a healthy snack for the end of the day.
12. Travel
Along with the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, the school encourages pupils, parents and staff to make a positive contribution towards the reduction of congestion and pollution in the borough. The following transport options are available:
Walk, Cycle or Scoot
We have a bike shelter and scooter rack in the Junior School for any children wishing to cycle.
School Coaches
The school runs a coach company, Pupilcoach Ltd, in conjunction with Hampton School and together the company supplies some 25 coaches to transport the pupils of both schools to and from the school sites. The service, including overheads, is paid for by those parents using the service. The business plan aims to break even over the course of the financial year and to receive no subsidy from the two schools. Charges are collected termly via the school billing system.
A list of coach routes can be found on the school’s website. Coach Services
Further information for parents who wish their daughters to use the coach service, can be found here .https://lehs.myschoolportal.co.uk/page/296
If you would like your daughter to use one of the coaches supplied by Pupilcoach Ltd, but you have yet to apply for a place on the coach, please contact the Coach Co-ordinator as soon as possiblecoaches@hamptonschool.org.uk. Please note that, whilst the Coach Co-ordinator will do everything possible to provide a seat on your required coach, demand is high and places cannot be guaranteed.
Please also refer to the letter about coach use for Junior School pupils in Appendix 3.
The Late Coach for pupils in L2 and U2
The School operates a late coach service leaving LEH on Monday to Friday at 6pm. There are 5 routes, going to Richmond, Sheen, Putney and Barnes; Kew and Chiswick; Kingston, Coombe Lane and Wimbledon; Thames Ditton, Esher and Cobham; and Virginia Water, Englefield Green and Windsor. Parents are expected to sign up for a term at £4.70 per trip if booked in advance. If you would prefer to use the late coach on a one-off basis, the cost is £10 per journey. For details and to make booking, please do so on
Mobile Phones
Mobile phones are not permitted in school unless pupils are travelling on a coach or public transport. All phones (and smart watches) must be handed in to the School Office or member of staff on morning duty and collected from the office at home time.
Car Travel
For those who wish to use their cars to drop off and collect their children from school, please note that, for health and safety reasons, parents are not allowed to drive into the Junior School car park to drop off or collect their daughters. There is some limited parking in the side roads off Uxbridge Road, but we encourage you to park a little further away than necessary and walk a few minutes along to the school in order to avoid congestion. You may also drop your children in the mornings at the Senior School on Hanworth Road for them to walk over the field to the Junior site. Parents may access the Senior School car park between 8.15am-8.30am to drop off their daughter. Please note that this is a ‘drive and drop’ system and parents are not permitted to park in the Senior School car park.
Parents using the Tea and Prep facility can use the Junior School staff car park after 5.30pm.
Junior School parents are asked not to stop on the Uxbridge Road or to park in Grenville Mews, the road adjacent to the Junior School buildings. Parents should not park across driveways or at junctions.