The Alton School
0.1 miles233 pupils · KS2 expected standard 47% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Independent · All-through · Wandsworth
Ibstock Place School
Independent school · Ages 3 to 18 · Mixed · 1,048 pupils
Closes in 21 days Registration deadline 31 October 2026
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1,048 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 1,150
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Wolsey
- Address
- Clarence Lane, Roehampton, London, SW15 5PY
- Borough
- Wandsworth
- Telephone
- 02088769991
- DfE reference (URN)
- 101064
- Website
- ibstockplaceschool.co.uk
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Where leavers went
Schools whose leavers came here
This school is named in the published leavers' lists of: Bassett House School, Broomwood Hall Lower, Dolphin School (Incorporating Noahs Ark Nursery Schools), Donhead Preparatory School, Educare Small School, Hurlingham School, Kew Green Preparatory School, London Christian School, Notting Hill Prep School, Orchard House School (Chiswick), Rokeby School, The Fulham Prep School, The Mall School, The Old Vicarage School, The Study Preparatory School, Unicorn School.
These are destinations schools have published for past leavers. They describe what happened, not what will happen for any one child. How to read this.
Key dates for 2027 entry
Reception (4+)
- AssessmentSaturday 26 September 2026Passed
We host a Stay and Play Session for children wishing to join Kindergarten in September 2027. The first Stay and Play Session will take place on the morning of Saturday 26 September. At this session, children will have the opportunity to play in our Kindergarten classrooms while parents can ask our staff any questions they may have about Ibstock.
Source: ibstockplaceschool.co.uk
Year 3 (7+)
- Registration deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days
To apply for a place you will need to register your child by Saturday 31 October. Registration fee is non-refundable but may be transferred to a subsequent year.
Source: ibstockplaceschool.co.uk
- AssessmentSaturday 16 January 2027Upcoming
Assessment day on Saturday 16 January, 2027. Children sit papers in Reading, Arithmetic and Mathematical Reasoning (non-verbal reasoning), plus workshops in subjects offered at Ibstock.
Source: ibstockplaceschool.co.uk
Year 7 (11+)
- Registration deadlineSaturday 31 October 2026Closes in 21 days
For Senior School entry in September 2027, you must register your child by our deadline of Saturday 31 October, 2026. Registration fee is £195, non-refundable but may be transferred to a subsequent year.
Source: ibstockplaceschool.co.uk
- AssessmentMonday 14 December 2026Upcoming
Assessment Stage Two: Learning Workshop (group problem-solving task), 30 minute written creative writing paper, and one-to-one meeting with a teacher. Monday 14 December & Tuesday 15 December 2026.
Source: ibstockplaceschool.co.uk
- Acceptance deadlineTuesday 2 March 2027Open
Deadline for Offer Acceptance: 12.00PM (NOON), TUESDAY 2 MARCH 2027. You will be asked to confirm acceptance of the offer and pay an acceptance deposit of £2,000 (which is returned to you when your child leaves the school).
Source: ibstockplaceschool.co.uk
- Offers sentDate not statedDate not stated
Offer decisions will be sent via email in February 2027. If you have applied for a bursary or a scholarship, decisions on these applications will be sent separately.
Source: ibstockplaceschool.co.uk
- InterviewsDate not statedDate not stated
Afternoon For Offer Holders in late February 2027. All Offer Holders and their families invited back to Ibstock Place School to meet pupils, staff and current parents, and have another look at the School before making a final decision.
Source: ibstockplaceschool.co.uk
Sixth form (16+)
- Registration deadlineFriday 2 October 2026Closed
The closing date for registrations is Friday 2 October 2026
Source: ibstockplaceschool.co.uk
- AssessmentMonday 12 October 2026In 2 days
Monday 12 October 2026 - All registered applicants will be invited to the assessment day. Applicants will sit an online CAT test assessing Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning and English Comprehension. They will also take part in a group interview.
Source: ibstockplaceschool.co.uk
- Offers sentDate not statedDate not stated
NOVEMBER 2026 - If you are successful following your assessment, a formal offer of a place will be made.
Source: ibstockplaceschool.co.uk
- Acceptance deadlineDate not statedDate not stated
JANUARY 2027 - You will be asked to confirm acceptance of our offer by the deadline stated in the offer letter and pay an acceptance deposit of £2,000.
Source: ibstockplaceschool.co.uk
Get a reminder before Ibstock Place School's deadlines
One email 14, 7 and 1 day before each dated deadline we hold. No account needed.
A status ("Closes in 12 days") is shown only for a closing date we have checked, worked out from today's date, 10 October 2026. Other dates are printed as the school published them, with its own wording beside them. Dates given only as "early January" are shown as approximate and never counted down. Always confirm with the school or council.
Admissions
Independent schools run their own admissions. You register directly with the school, usually for a fee, and the school sets its own deadlines, assessments and offer dates, which are separate from the borough process.
Fees
| Stage | Per term | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Nurseryexcluding VAT | £5,700 | £17,100 |
| Kindergarten – Prep 1excluding VAT | £6,965 | £20,895 |
| Prep 2 – Prep 6excluding VAT | £7,161 | £21,483 |
| Senior 7 – Upper Sixth Formincluding VAT; the school's page shows £8,902 before VAT, to which we added VAT at 20% | £10,682 | £32,047 |
Day fees for 2026-27, as published by the school (read 9 Oct 2026). The VAT position is shown beside each stage. Lunches, trips and other extras may be charged on top.
Other charges and help with fees
- Lunches
- £598 per term Lunch charge for Senior 7 – Upper Sixth Form pupils Source
- Lunches
- £484 per term Lunch charge for Prep 2 – Prep 6 pupils Source
- Lunches
- £465 per term Lunch charge for Nursery, Kindergarten, Prep 1 pupils Source
- Lunches
- £465 per term Nursery lunch fee is compulsory; stated total with tuition is £6,165 per term Source
- Registration fee
- £195 per one_off Application fee of £195 payable by all applicants, including bursary applicants Source
- Bursaries
- Pupils awarded a bursary have fees reduced partially or in full, funded by the school/FIPS Source
Source: ibstockplaceschool.co.uk · academic year 2026-27 · last checked 9 October 2026
Inspection
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)
ISI does not give a single overall grade and does not publish its findings as open data, so we show no rating. Read the latest report on isi.net.
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Results
A level (16 to 18), 2024/25
- A level average result, expressed as a grade2022/23: B+ · 2023/24: A-A-This schoolC+WandsworthB-England, state-funded
- A level average point score per entry2022/23: 44.8 · 2023/24: 45.145.2This school33.5Wandsworth35England, state-funded
- Average point score for a student's best 3 A levels2022/23: 45.2 · 2023/24: 45.245.1This school34.3Wandsworth35.8England, state-funded
- % of A level students achieving AAB or higher including at least 2 facilitating subjects2022/23: 43% · 2023/24: 38%38%This school17%Wandsworth18%England, state-funded
- A level value added score2023/24: 0.140.29This school-0.03England, state-funded
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · academic year 2024/25 · 98 pupils in the cohort
GCSE figures from the DfE tables are not shown for independent schools: many of the qualifications they enter, such as IGCSEs, are not counted there.
Pupils and context
- Receiving SEN support
- 18.1%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 0.2%
- Girls / boys
- 47% / 53%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
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