School Structure

NHP is a split-site school

The children will journey through three purpose-built buildings during their time here, each with its own distinct character and atmosphere.

 

Pupils transition from the Old Building (Lower School – Reception to Year 2) to the Jane Cameron Building (Middle School – Year 3 to 5) and on into the Portobello Green Building (Upper School – Year 6 to 8), before exiting to their chosen senior schools at either 11+ (Year 6) or 13+ (Year 8).

 

To get a better sense of the school and its facilities, please take a virtual tour by clicking on the link below.

Staying connected

House system

In order to give the pupils the chance to integrate vertically throughout the school, they are divided into four houses: Arundel (green), Blenheim (yellow), Lansdowne (blue) and Elgin (red). Children are assigned to a house from Reception and members of a family join the same house. Each house has a pupil House Captain and a member of staff Head of House.

 

House meetings and inter-house sports competitions are held throughout each term and each pupil strives to gain valuable house points for good behaviour and/or work for the highly coveted annual House Cup. Charity events and fundraisers are organised by the children under the guidance of the Head of House.

Pupil voice

To make sure the children feel heard at every stage of their time with us, we give as many opportunities as possible to our pupils to undertake leadership roles within the school. Some examples of these include: School Council representatives, Form Captains, House Captains, Sports Captains, Ambassadors, Kindness Monitors, Playground Buddies, Prefects and Head Pupils.

 

These roles keep the children connected, help build confidence, resilience, team work and understanding of others, as well as teaching the Fundamental British Values of democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance.