Welcome to Clifton Lodge School
Everything we do is geared around helping your child to be their best.
We are Clifton Lodge, a small prep school based in Ealing, caring for children aged 3 to 11 years old. we use the word small on purpose – we see 'small' as our biggest advantage; our size allows us to provide an environment which makes our children feel safe, secure, comfortable and at home. We see that as being instrumental to laying great foundations for personal wellbeing, the ability to thrive, which in turn leads to achievement.
Children are taught by a team of hard working and dedicated staff who pull out all the stops to ensure each child’s needs are catered to.
But don’t just take our word for it. Take the word, instead, of the Independent Schools’ Inspectorate who visited us recently and decided to award the school their highest accolade of double “Excellent” in both the academic and personal development of the children. Take the words of our parents who have described Clifton Lodge as “kind and nurturing,” “welcoming and caring,” “the best possible learning environment” and a school which “builds confidence” and “pushes academically.”
Are you interested in finding out more?
Come along to meet the Clifton Lodge family to see for yourself how we can help your child be their best.
Updates
We are so delighted to have been shortlisted in the Independent School of the Year awards 2025, category 'Rising Star'. Our rising star is pianist Arisa Yamamoto who is a Year 6 pupil.
We were also commended in the Independent School of the Year awards 2024, category 'Small Independent School of the Year'. This recognised our commitment to nurture every child to 'Be their Best'.
We are very proud of our Reception children who achieved 86% Good Level of Development (GLD) in 2025. Nationally, the figure for GLD was 67% (2024).
11+ Results 2025
Mr Belsito joined Clifton Lodge School in September 2022. He started his teaching career at our school and was delighted to return many years later as Head. He has considerable experience and knowledge of the local area and schools through his senior roles in both state and independent schools in Ealing.
"Clifton Lodge has a unique feel that everybody notices when they walk through the front door."
- Michael Belsito, Headmaster
Excellent in all areas
ISI Focused Compliance and Educational Quality Inspection Report 2023
We are delighted to announce that following our ISI Inspection we have achieved Excellent in all areas.
FACILITIES & LOCATION
An environment that makes all feel welcome
Our school is located in an extended double-fronted Victorian home in Ealing, close to the centre and only 10 minutes walk from Ealing Broadway Station (Elizabeth Line, Central and District Lines). There is ample parking (payment by phone or by meter) directly across the road, opposite the school.
The school provides a wonderful range of facilities to enhance pupils’ learning. Our classrooms are bright and fully equipped, including a science lab and art studio.
A large playground with a canopied area gives pupils much needed space for play, events, assemblies and PE. In addition we are sited opposite Walpole Park which we regularly use for outdoor learning.
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Welcome back to school everyone, we can`t wait to see all our families again. We hope you had a great summer.
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We welcome you to join us on Saturday 4th October from 10am to 12 noon for our Open Morning.
If, however, you are looking for an immediate start in September, please contact our admissions team for a private tour.
Book your place today: through our website: www.cliftonlodgeschool.co.uk or call 020 8832 7542 for more information. We look forward to meeting you.
Discover the benefits of a small, family environment where our children are individually nurtured to achieve their very best. Last year, our Reception pupils achieved 86% GLD (good level of development), compared to a national average of 67%.
We are also very proud of our last year’s leavers in Year 6 who were awarded 10 academic, music & drama scholarships to highly selective senior schools.
Tour our school and see our warm and inviting Early Years, our welcoming classes and specialist teaching facilities for Science, Music and Art.
Meet some of our wonderful pupils and dedicated staff who will give an insight into our inspiring curriculum.
Rated ‘excellent in all areas’ by the ISI in 2023, Clifton Lodge is a leading independent Nursery & Prep School for boys and girls from 3 to 11. Shortlisted in both 2024 and 2025 for the Independent Schools of the Year Awards. Limited spaces available in most year groups, applications are welcome all year round.
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We are so proud of Sienna who has raised £885 for @officiallittleprincesstrust The Little Princess Trust relies solely on the generosity of its wonderful supporters to help the charity give Hair and Hope to so many children and young people with cancer each year.
They provide real hair wigs, free of charge, to children and young people who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment or to other conditions such as Alopecia. The charity is also one of the largest funders of childhood cancer research in the UK.
Sienna, who is 6 years old, had been growing her hair for over 2 years. She was inspired by a friend who donated her hair to The Little Princess Trust and thought that rather than having it cut every so often, that she could do some good and help such a wonderful cause. In July, she had her hair cut so it could be donated.
Well done Sienna from all at Clifton Lodge School.
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Speech Day - July 2025
We hope all our families are having a wonderful summer. Here is a video from earlier in July when we celebrated together at our annual Speech Day. The school prep choir and band joined together for this performance. We hope you enjoy it!
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We are absolutely delighted to have been shortlisted for the prestigious Independent Schools of the Year Awards in the category of `Rising Star of the Year Award`.
Our rising star is pianist Arisa Yamamoto who is a pupil in our Year 6 class. We have a very strong Music Department at Clifton Lodge which has provided the ideal circumstances for Arisa to thrive. Taught by our Piano Teacher, Harry Nowakowski-Fox, her creativity and talent has encouraged others to seek excellence in their field. Arisa perfectly represents our school values, with an inquiring mind and absolute love of Music, she has shown our pupils how to be resilient and build on their success. Amongst many awards, Arisa recently gained a place to study at the Royal College of Music Junior Department, she was also offered four senior school Music Scholarships for September. We believe Arisa is a truly exceptional pupil with a brilliant musical career ahead of her and as a school we have been delighted to support her in developing her talent.
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Well done to all our pupils in Nursery & Reception for a wonderful end of year concert on Monday. We hope all our parents enjoyed it and a big thank you to our staff who worked so hard with the children to make the concert such a success.
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Nursery and Reception had a very exciting trip to @hobbledownheath . There was a lot to see and do there. We saw many wonderful animals including giant rabbits, tortoises, meerkats, capibaras and lemurs all the way from Madagascar who are endangered. We learned how these animals move during an `Animals in Motion` workshop. In addition, the children had the opportunity to enjoy the incredible play areas; they had fun climbing, swinging and playing in sand and on wobble boards. We even had time to go into the soft play area.
Here are some quotes from the pupils:
Reception:
Hiroto said, “I love Hobbledown Heath because there was a lot of animals.”
Malcolm said, “I loved Hobbledown Heath because there were places to play.”
Ella said, “I love Hobbledown Heath because there are amazing things there.”
Alfie said, “I loved the playgrounds and animals there.”
Florence said, “I loved going on adventures in Hobbledown Heath.”
Nursery:
Arti aid, "The big slide was super fast!"
Anvi said, "I liked bouncing on the cushion."
Bodhi said, "The lemurs were so funny."
Thank you to all our pupils, parents and staff for an absolutely wonderful sports day last Friday. The sun shone and everyone had a great time.
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