West Lodge is a co-educational preparatory school for 3 - 11 year olds. A co-educational prep school for children aged 3-11.
12/06/2026
Our Year 5 and 6 netball teams enjoyed friendly matches against St Olave's earlier in the week. Well done to the players; the Year 6 team won 7-6 and the Year 5s won 6-2.
Sport is a big part of West Lodge life. PE lessons are taught by a subject specialist and there are a wide variety of co-curricular clubs and matches to take part in. Read more: https://www.westlodge.org.uk/sport
11/06/2026
Year 1 and 2 worked collaboratively to create a piece of art inspired by Monet’s work ‘Bouquet of Sunflowers’. They used pastels to create a muted background, made a 3D paper vase and used crepe and tissue paper to make the sunflowers and stems.
https://www.westlodge.org.uk/art
Following the Business Enterprise Programme briefing a month ago, Year 6 teams have been working on their business plans.
Earlier in the week they confidently presented their well thought out strategies and detailed costings to a team of business experts. Their business ideas sought to solve a wide range of everyday problems and included an app to direct users to the appropriate care for medical problems, an intelligent cat litter tray, a device to keep bedsheets tucked in, a pet-sitter robot and using technology to link students and subject experts. Their presentations included marketing jingles, fully working prototypes and industry expert endorsement videos!
They fielded challenging questions on areas such as business reserves, potential legal issues surrounding their products and how their product would perform in a crowded market. The experts then chose which businesses to invest in.
Our sincere thanks to the business experts for their input and making such an inspiring programme possible.
Business enterprise is part of our skillset for success programme.
https://www.westlodge.org.uk/skillset-for-success
Horse Riding Club were working on their rising trot during last week's session.
The club is just one of 19 clubs on offer this term catering for every interest from Musical Theatre Performing Arts to Craft, Cricket Squad to Coding and Netball to STEAM.
https://www.westlodge.org.uk/clubs
08/06/2026
Year 6 enjoyed an inspiring event at BFI Southbank, led by Baroness Floella Benjamin. The session introduced pupils to her film ‘Coming to England’, which is a stunning adaptation of her autobiography, charting her journey from Trinidad to Britain in the early 1960s.
Following the screening she explored some of the themes contained within the film with the children including difference, discrimination and anti-bullying.
05/06/2026
Congratulations to these young engineers who have been successful in the London regional finals of a national engineering competition. Their well designed ideas and engaging letters caught the attention of the panel of expert judges and engineers.
Our Reception pupil's 'Lego-sort' invention saw him selected as a Winner in the London Region.
Our Year 3 pupil's 'Idea Fridge' was Highly Commended as was a former pupil's 'Magic Reading Pen'.
They are looking forward to the Awards Ceremony where their designs will exhibited alongside those of other entrants. There will also be the opportunity for them to meet the engineers who were involved in the grading and judging process.
Our innovative Engineering Curriculum is part of West Lodge's 'Skillset for Success'.
Read more: https://www.westlodge.org.uk/science
https://www.westlodge.org.uk/skillset-for-success
04/06/2026
During their School Journey, Year 5 and 6 visited the WW1 museum in Albert which they found both interesting and engaging.
https://www.westlodge.org.uk/school-journey
03/06/2026
Congratulations to last term's Learning Power Champions who consistently used their Learning Powers throughout the term.
Over the last term we have routinely observed children in Early Years making improvements to their work, concentrating on their tasks and being resilient when activities are hard, and KS1 children collaborating and supporting others in discussions.
KS2 children are confidently fostering all our Learning Powers; frequently demonstrating cooperation, reflecting on their learning and questioning ideas.
It is clear to see that the Learning Powers support children in feeling confident to face any challenge that they encounter.
https://www.westlodge.org.uk/growth-mindset
02/06/2026
Some more pictures from last term's Year 5 and 6 School Journey to France, showing the wide range of opportunities the children had to explore French cuisine and culture.
Children enjoyed a visit to Brie Compte Robert, the home of the famous French cheese Brie, made their own crêpes and some even tried les escargot.
https://www.westlodge.org.uk/school-journey