Welcome
Wimbledon Common Preparatory School, a place where your child will develop the foundation skills that will set them on their successful school careers.
Term Dates
Academic Year 2023/2024:
- Staff INSET: 31st August 2023(All day)
- Staff INSET: 1st September 2023 (All day)
- Autumn term begins: 4th September 2023 - 8:40am
- Half Term: 16th October 2023 (All day) to 27 October 2023(All day)
- Staff INSET: 30th October 2023 (All day)
- Autumn term ends: 14 December 2023 - 11:30am
- Staff INSET: 8th January 2024 (All Day)
- Spring term begins: 9th January 2024 - 8:40am
- Half Term: 12 February 2024 (All day) to 16 February 2024 (All day)
- Spring term ends: 26 March 2024 - 11:30am
- Summer term begins: 17 April 2024 - 8:40am
- Staff INSET: Friday 24th May 2024 (All day)
- Half Term: 27 May 2024 (All day) to 31 May 2024 (All day)
- Summer term ends: Wednesday 3rd July 2024 - 11:30am
Academic Year 2024/2025:
- Staff INSET: 28th August 2024(All day)
- Staff INSET: 29th August 2024 (All day)
- Staff INSET: 30th August 2024 (All day)
- Autumn term begins: 2nd September 2024 - 8:40am
- Half Term: 21st October 2024 (All day) to 1st November 2024(All day)
- Staff INSET: 4th November 2024 (All day)
- Autumn term ends: 13th December 2024 - 11:30am
- Staff INSET: 6th January 2025 (All Day)
- Spring term begins: 7th January 2025 - 8:40am
- Half Term: 17 February 2025 (All day) to 21 February 2025 (All day)
- Spring term ends: 28 March 2025 - 11:30am
- Summer term begins: 22 April 2025 - 8:40am
- Staff INSET: Friday 23rd May 2025 (All day)
- Half Term: 26 May 2025 (All day) to 30 May 2025 (All day)
- Summer term ends: Wednesday 2nd July 2025 - 11:30am
Calendar
December 2023:
- Wednesday 6th December - Reception Autumn Term Celebration for parents in Orchard Hall, 9:15-10:15am
- Thursday 7th December - EYFS / KS1 Pantomime
- Monday 11th December - Christmas Jumper and Party day.
- Monday 11th December - Ash Class Forest School, Cannizaro Park
- Tuesday 12th December - Year 1 & 2 Autumn Term Celebration for parents @KCS Wimbledon - 14:40
- Tuesday 12th December - Elm Class Forest School, Cannizaro Park
- Wednesday 13th December -Year 1 & 2 Autumn Term Celebration for parents @KCS Wimbledon - 14:40
- Wednesday 13th December - Oak Class Forest School, Cannizaro Park
- Thursday 14th December - End of Autumn Term - 11:30am
January 2024:
- Monday 8th January - INSET Day
- Tuesday 9th January - First day of Spring Term
- Tuesday 9th January - Reception, Superhero Dress up Day.
- Friday 12th January - Birch Class Swimming
- Friday 19th January - Birch Class Swimming
- Monday 22nd January - Spring Term Parent Meetings
- Wednesday 24th January - Spring Term Parent Meetings
- Friday 26th January - Birch Class Swimming
- Tuesday 30th January - Chestnut Class Assembly, 8:50 Orchard Hall
February 2024:
- Friday 2nd February - Birch Class Swimming
- Monday 5th February - Year 2 v Year 3 KCS - Tag Rugby @KCS 11:20am
- Tuesday 6th February - Birch Class Assembly
- Tuesday 6th February - Safer Internet Day
- Thursday 8th February - Florence Nightingale Workshop - Year 1
- Friday 9th February - Birch Class Swimming
- HALF TERM BREAK - Monday 12th February - Friday 16th February.
Life at WCPS
WCPS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is our aim that all pupils fulfil their potential.
School History
Wimbledon Common Preparatory School was founded in 1919 as a place of education for the children of local gentry in the neighbourhood of Wimbledon Village and was a preparatory school for King's College School and other notable public schools.