6th March 2024
We are delighted to announce that from 1 September, Kelly Gray will become the new Head of Prospect House School.
For the past three years, Kelly has been the Head of Bassett House School in Notting Hill, part of the Dukes Education family. Kelly holds a degree in English & Philosophy from the University of Leeds and a PGCE specialising in English. She first worked in an inner-city state school where she was soon accepted on the National College for Leadership’s Fast Track programme, taking on the role of SENCo. Kelly worked for many years at Thomas’s Kensington heading up key pastoral projects and driving forward English and History. Prior to joining Bassett House, Kelly was Deputy Head at the French independent school, Jacques Prévert, and was founding Deputy Head of Rutherford House School in Balham. She has been in school senior leadership roles for 20 years.
Kelly’s areas of professional expertise include leadership and management, curriculum design and roll-out, Early Years, and of course, safeguarding and compliance. Kelly has also completed the National Professional Qualification for Headship. During her tenure, Kelly has significantly grown Bassett House, achieved numerous awards and accolades for academics and pastoral care, and Bassett House pupils have consistently achieved places in many of London’s top senior schools.
25th November 2025
We are delighted to announce that our Year 5 pupils have been awarded their Internet Legends certificates after successfully completing Google’s Internet Legends programme! This fantastic achievement demonstrates our children’s commitment to becoming confident, responsible digital citizens. Through the programme, they’ve developed essential skills to...
17th November 2025
This year’s Remembrance Day assembly was truly special. Reverend Simpson had the challenging task of helping children who have grown up in peacetime understand the realities of war, and he achieved this beautifully. Using simple but powerful props––a tin of spam to talk about rationing...
13th November 2025
Year 5 were thrilled to be joined by the author of one of their favourite texts that we have studied this year, Our Tower, by Joseph Coelho. He kindly took time out of his busy schedule to talk to the students for a special session....
12th November 2025
We are very excited to be using virtual reality (VR) goggles to enhance learning across the curriculum for our pupils in Years 3 – 6. This innovative technology allows children to take virtual field trips, bringing their lessons to life in ways that simply are...
22nd October 2025
Over the past four weeks, the newly appointed Year 6 UNICEF Ambassadors have met multiple times to strategise how the school planning to publicise and weave the articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into school life. Last week, the...
21st October 2025
Prospect House was filled with the sounds of The Beatles coming from the Upper School hall for the annual House Singing competition. The energy was electric, and every performance was delivered with a unique charm and enthusiasm that would have made John, Paul, George, and...