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Residential Trips Round Up 2024

POSTED 5th Jun

We had an exciting couple of weeks as Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 all headed off on their residential trips.

Finton Rushes to Aid Local Families

POSTED 17th May

The Finton Family was quick to respond to an urgent appeal from Wandsworth Foodbank this week.

“Finton Talks” Episode 2 Out Now

POSTED 16th May

“Empowering Every Child: Meet the SEND Team” is out now on Spotify!

Residential Trips Round Up 2024

POSTED 5th Jun

We had an exciting couple of weeks as Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 all headed off on their residential trips.

Finton Rushes to Aid Local Families

POSTED 17th May

The Finton Family was quick to respond to an urgent appeal from Wandsworth Foodbank this week.

“Finton Talks” Episode 2 Out Now

POSTED 16th May

“Empowering Every Child: Meet the SEND Team” is out now on Spotify!

Oscar Cast as Simba in The Lion King

POSTED 10th May

We are delighted to announce that Finton House School pupil Oscar (Y4) has been cast as Simba in West End production of The Lion King.

“Finton Talks” School Podcast is Live!

POSTED 3rd Apr

We are excited to announce that our school podcast, “Finton Talks”, is now live on Spotify! Episode 1 is a recording of our recent panel discussion, titled Charting Your Child’s...

Quiz Club Through to Finals of National Competition

POSTED 3rd Apr

We are delighted to announce that the Finton House Quiz Club are through to the finals of the National General Knowledge Championship!

Oscar Cast as Simba in The Lion King

POSTED 10th May

We are delighted to announce that Finton House School pupil Oscar (Y4) has been cast as Simba in West End production of The Lion King.

“Finton Talks” School Podcast is Live!

POSTED 3rd Apr

We are excited to announce that our school podcast, “Finton Talks”, is now live on Spotify! Episode 1 is a recording of our recent panel discussion, titled Charting Your Child’s...

Quiz Club Through to Finals of National Competition

POSTED 3rd Apr

We are delighted to announce that the Finton House Quiz Club are through to the finals of the National General Knowledge Championship!

Parent Quiz Raises Over £4000 for Bursaries and Partnerships

POSTED 25th Mar

Our annual Parent Quiz raised over £4000 for the Sally Walker Fund, which underwrites our bursaries and partnerships. The evening took place on Thursday 29 February 2024 and saw over...

Getting to Know Miss Catherine, Deputy Head Pastoral

POSTED 27th Feb

This week our School Reporters have enjoyed getting to know Miss Catherine Gomez, our new Deputy Head Pastoral, who joined the school in January 2024.

Finton House Donates Uniform to Children’s Centre

POSTED 16th Feb

Families at Finton House School have donated their pre-loved school uniform to a children’s day care centre in South Africa for children affected by HIV/AIDS.

Parent Quiz Raises Over £4000 for Bursaries and Partnerships

POSTED 25th Mar

Our annual Parent Quiz raised over £4000 for the Sally Walker Fund, which underwrites our bursaries and partnerships. The evening took place on Thursday 29 February 2024 and saw over...

Getting to Know Miss Catherine, Deputy Head Pastoral

POSTED 27th Feb

This week our School Reporters have enjoyed getting to know Miss Catherine Gomez, our new Deputy Head Pastoral, who joined the school in January 2024.

Finton House Donates Uniform to Children’s Centre

POSTED 16th Feb

Families at Finton House School have donated their pre-loved school uniform to a children’s day care centre in South Africa for children affected by HIV/AIDS.

Pupils Enjoy Fascinating Conversation with Laura Mucha

POSTED 16th Feb

As part of our Poetry Week celebrations, our Librarians and School Reporters enjoyed a fascinating conversation with visiting poet, Laura Mucha.

Blog: An Ode to a Colleague

POSTED 26th Oct

Miss Caryn is our Social, Emotional and Mental Health Specialist and Education Consultant. In this blog, An Ode to a Colleague, she writes about our school dog, Fin.

31 Adventurous Fintonians Raise Over £5000 for Microtia UK

POSTED 25th Oct

An adventurous crew of 31 Fintonians completed the Lidl Mudder in October and raised over £5000 for Microtia UK.

Pupils Enjoy Fascinating Conversation with Laura Mucha

POSTED 16th Feb

As part of our Poetry Week celebrations, our Librarians and School Reporters enjoyed a fascinating conversation with visiting poet, Laura Mucha.

Blog: An Ode to a Colleague

POSTED 26th Oct

Miss Caryn is our Social, Emotional and Mental Health Specialist and Education Consultant. In this blog, An Ode to a Colleague, she writes about our school dog, Fin.

31 Adventurous Fintonians Raise Over £5000 for Microtia UK

POSTED 25th Oct

An adventurous crew of 31 Fintonians completed the Lidl Mudder in October and raised over £5000 for Microtia UK.

Prefects Deliver Harvest Festival Donations to Wandsworth Foodbank

POSTED 13th Oct

On Monday 2nd October our Year 6 prefects joined a team of Finton staff to deliver the generous Harvest Festival donations from Finton families to Wandsworth Foodbank.

Fintonians Star in New Channel 5 Documentary

POSTED 22nd Sep

On Thursday 21 September, a group of Fintonians appeared on television in the new Channel 5 documentary, “Five-a-Day: The Big Con?”

Football Season Kicks Off With Two Huge Finton Victories

POSTED 22nd Sep

Finton footballers have started the season with a bang as both our Year 5 and Year 6 teams emerged victorious from their respective tournaments at Epsom College this week. Spectators...

School Run Becomes Child’s Play Following Launch of School Bus Service

POSTED 8th Sep

We are delighted to announce that we launched our school bus service this week with our transport partner, Vectare.

Finton’s Miss Lindsay assists Beatrix Potter Primary School with their New Library

POSTED 7th Sep

Beatrix Potter Primary School on Magdalen Road in Wandsworth is renowned for its warm community of 270 pupils. Lessons are built around the 5Es, ‘engage, explore, explain, elaborate and evaluate’...

Finton in Partnership: Sharing Our Resources with Local Schools

POSTED 7th Sep

We are proud to have held a rewarding programme of outreach events last term which saw us sharing our resources with local schools. Our partnership initiatives are made possible due...

Prefects Deliver Harvest Festival Donations to Wandsworth Foodbank

POSTED 13th Oct

On Monday 2nd October our Year 6 prefects joined a team of Finton staff to deliver the generous Harvest Festival donations from Finton families to Wandsworth Foodbank.

Fintonians Star in New Channel 5 Documentary

POSTED 22nd Sep

On Thursday 21 September, a group of Fintonians appeared on television in the new Channel 5 documentary, “Five-a-Day: The Big Con?”

Football Season Kicks Off With Two Huge Finton Victories

POSTED 22nd Sep

Finton footballers have started the season with a bang as both our Year 5 and Year 6 teams emerged victorious from their respective tournaments at Epsom College this week. Spectators...

School Run Becomes Child’s Play Following Launch of School Bus Service

POSTED 8th Sep

We are delighted to announce that we launched our school bus service this week with our transport partner, Vectare.

Finton’s Miss Lindsay assists Beatrix Potter Primary School with their New Library

POSTED 7th Sep

Finton in Partnership: Sharing Our Resources with Local Schools

POSTED 7th Sep

We are proud to have held a rewarding programme of outreach events last term which saw us sharing our resources with local schools. Our partnership initiatives are made possible due...

Single Use Planet: A Collaborative Art Exhibition

POSTED 22nd May

Year 4 Finton House pupils created sculptures and paintings for Single Use Planet: A Collaborative Art Exhibition at Southside Shopping Centre from 19th April to 5th May 2023.

Reaching the National General Knowledge Finals

POSTED 5th Apr

Finton House’s More Able Quiz Club continues to go from strength to strength, having succeeded in reaching the National General Knowledge Finals. Each week the pupils take part in fun...

Speak Up Year 6!

POSTED 5th Apr

We are so proud of Bella and Sophie who represented Year 6 in the inaugural ‘Speak Up Year 6!’ Grand Final at Wimbledon High School on Tuesday evening. They beat...

Finton Insights: An Introduction to Neurodiversity

POSTED 24th Mar

An introduction to Neurodiversity was given at Trinity Chapel on 20th March to Finton Parents.

An Inspirational World Book Day

POSTED 9th Mar

World Book Day is a very special day at Finton House every year.

The Power of Connectivity – Children’s Mental Health Week

POSTED 10th Feb

Children’s Mental Health Week has given the children an opportunity to explore the power of connectivity across a broad range of subjects with projects conceived by Miss Nicki, Assistant Head...

Single Use Planet: A Collaborative Art Exhibition

POSTED 22nd May

Year 4 Finton House pupils created sculptures and paintings for Single Use Planet: A Collaborative Art Exhibition at Southside Shopping Centre from 19th April to 5th May 2023.

Reaching the National General Knowledge Finals

POSTED 5th Apr

Finton House’s More Able Quiz Club continues to go from strength to strength, having succeeded in reaching the National General Knowledge Finals. Each week the pupils take part in fun...

Speak Up Year 6!

POSTED 5th Apr

We are so proud of Bella and Sophie who represented Year 6 in the inaugural ‘Speak Up Year 6!’ Grand Final at Wimbledon High School on Tuesday evening. They beat...

Finton Insights: An Introduction to Neurodiversity

POSTED 24th Mar

An introduction to Neurodiversity was given at Trinity Chapel on 20th March to Finton Parents.

An Inspirational World Book Day

POSTED 9th Mar

World Book Day is a very special day at Finton House every year.

The Power of Connectivity – Children’s Mental Health Week

POSTED 10th Feb

Children’s Mental Health Week has given the children an opportunity to explore the power of connectivity across a broad range of subjects with projects conceived by Miss Nicki, Assistant Head...

At the Table with Mr Alan, Finton’s Head Chef

POSTED 10th Feb

This week our School Reporters, Krish and Sophia, sat down at the table with Mr Alan, Finton’s Head Chef.

Finton’s Wind & Brass Band Perform at Mayor’s Charity Gala

POSTED 10th Feb

Finton’s Wind & Brass Band, led by Miss Maria (Head of Music), performed at the Mayor’s Charity Gala at Wandsworth Civic Suite this week.

Poetry from Around the World

POSTED 9th Feb

At the Table with Mr Alan, Finton’s Head Chef

POSTED 10th Feb

This week our School Reporters, Krish and Sophia, sat down at the table with Mr Alan, Finton’s Head Chef.

Finton’s Wind & Brass Band Perform at Mayor’s Charity Gala

POSTED 10th Feb

Finton’s Wind & Brass Band, led by Miss Maria (Head of Music), performed at the Mayor’s Charity Gala at Wandsworth Civic Suite this week.

Poetry from Around the World

POSTED 9th Feb

School Reporters Interview Miss Emma Arnott, Music Teacher

POSTED 20th Jan

The Good Schools Guide Gives Resounding Applause To All Things Finton!

POSTED 10th Jan

The Good Schools Guide Gives Resounding Applause To All Things Finton! ‘If you are seeking well-adjusted, fulfilled children, look no further.’ says the Good Schools Guide in their latest review.

Finton’s Gift of Education: Thank You from Nairobi

POSTED 24th Nov

Stephanie Baines said a huge “Thank you!” to Finton during assemblies this week for giving the gift of education by sponsoring a child at Green Pastures School in Nairobi.

School Reporters Interview Miss Emma Arnott, Music Teacher

POSTED 20th Jan

The Good Schools Guide Gives Resounding Applause To All Things Finton!

POSTED 10th Jan

The Good Schools Guide Gives Resounding Applause To All Things Finton! ‘If you are seeking well-adjusted, fulfilled children, look no further.’ says the Good Schools Guide in their latest review.

Finton’s Gift of Education: Thank You from Nairobi

POSTED 24th Nov

Stephanie Baines said a huge “Thank you!” to Finton during assemblies this week for giving the gift of education by sponsoring a child at Green Pastures School in Nairobi.

School Reporters Interview Mr Joe and Mr Joe

POSTED 18th Nov

Last week we, your School Reporters, sat down with Mr Joe Walton (3J Class Teacher) and Mr Joe Pryor (5J Class Teacher).

Finton Families Respond to Little Village Urgent Appeal

POSTED 18th Nov

Finton families came together to support the charity Little Village this week by turning out their wardrobes and cupboards at home in support of local young families in need.

School Reporters Interview Mr Joe and Mr Joe

POSTED 18th Nov

Last week we, your School Reporters, sat down with Mr Joe Walton (3J Class Teacher) and Mr Joe Pryor (5J Class Teacher).

Finton Families Respond to Little Village Urgent Appeal

POSTED 18th Nov

Finton families came together to support the charity Little Village this week by turning out their wardrobes and cupboards at home in support of local young families in need.

Finton House Awarded Music Mark Accredited Status

POSTED 18th Nov

Miss Maria is delighted to announce that Finton House has been awarded Music Mark Accredited status!

A Royally Crazy Hair Day for Finton House!

POSTED 18th Nov

It really was a royally Crazy Hair Day as pupils, staff and even some parents arrived at school with weird and whacky hairstyles for Thomson’s infamous annual charity event.

Observing the Harvest Festival

POSTED 19th Oct

During October we enjoyed observing the Harvest Festival as many Finton families showed great generosity by donating food and supplies to help the most vulnerable.

An Exciting Few Weeks of Sport

POSTED 19th Oct

It has been an exciting few weeks of sport here at Finton House, with our netball and football teams out in force. Our Year 5 and Year 6 footballers enjoyed...

Old Fintonians Win TES SEND Poetry Competition 2022

POSTED 7th Oct

We are delighted to share that a group of former Year 6 pupils have won the primary 5-11 (group) category at the TES SEND Poetry Competition 2022!

A Wonderful Annual Saturday Open Morning

POSTED 7th Oct

Last Saturday we welcomed families from across Wandsworth to our annual Saturday Open Morning.

Celebrating Finton’s Diversity on International Day

POSTED 6th Oct

Last week we had the most wonderful time celebrating Finton’s diversity on International Day! On Monday 26 September we celebrated how wonderfully diverse the #FintonFamily is. Pupils and staff were...

Introducing Fin Freeman, Finton’s Therapy Dog!

POSTED 16th Sep

This week our School Reporters conducted a tell-all interview with Mr Ben… introducing Fin Freeman, Finton’s therapy dog! At our Summer Prize Giving ceremony in July, Mr Ben announced the...

Miss Maria’s Summer Volunteering with Charity ASU

POSTED 13th Sep

Miss Maria, one of our Reception Class Assistants, had a busy summer volunteering with the charity ASU. Over the summer holidays, Miss Maria travelled to Burundi with sixteen other volunteers...

Pupils Lead Initiative to Help Ukrainian Refugees

POSTED 1st Apr

In mid-March the Head Boy, Head Girl and Prefects wrote to the Finton House community with a proposition to help Ukrainian refugees. The pupils had been touched by the operation...

‘A Place to Call Home’: A Collaborative Art Project

POSTED 1st Apr

On Tuesday 22 March, Year 5 pupils visited their collaborative ‘A Place to Call Home’ exhibition at Southside Shopping Centre, Wandsworth. Earlier this year, Year 5 were invited to participate...

A Fabulously Finton World Book Day!

POSTED 1st Apr

It really was a fabulously Finton World Book Day this year. Pupils and staff alike showed their creativity and personality through their World Book Day costumes this year (everybody knows...

Children’s Mental Health Week 2022

POSTED 1st Apr

We celebrated Children’s Mental Health Week 2022, the theme of which was Growing Together, in many different ways this year. We started the week with assemblies about the importance of...

Finton House Joins the Launch of #FightingForBreath

POSTED 8th Mar

On Monday 28 February, pupil and staff representatives from Finton House joined the launch of Asthma + Lung UK’s new campaign: #FightingForBreath. Year 5 pupil Sophia is a British Lung...

Author Steve Tasane Visits Finton House for Poetry Week 2022

POSTED 25th Jan

On Monday 24 February, Finton House was visited by the author Steve Tasane to kick off Poetry Week 2022. Steve delivered some enthusiasm-filled assemblies to excited audiences across the whole...

Finton Supports St. George’s Hospital – in Santa Hats!

POSTED 11th Jan

Finton House pupils and staff sported their finest Santa hats on the last day of the Autumn Term to raise money for St. George’s Hospital, Tooting. A few weeks prior...

Finton Hosts Annual Y6 Netball Tournament

POSTED 12th Nov

On Friday 12 November, Finton House welcomed 10 schools to its annual Y6 Netball Tournament at Tooting Hard Courts. After a rainy start, the sun came out and the courts...

School Reporters Interview Mr Ben

POSTED 9th Nov

Our School Reporters for 2021/22 sat down to interview Mr Ben, our Headmaster, about his time at Finton so far and looking towards the future… What was your favourite subject...

Finton Hosts First Football Tournament Post-Lockdown

POSTED 5th Nov

On Tuesday 2nd November, Finton House hosted its annual U8 Football Tournament on Trinity Fields. The sun was shining down on Trinity Fields as Finton House prepared to face The...

Year 1 Meet ‘Oreo and Friends’

POSTED 5th Nov

Year 1 had a visit from a range of exotic animals on Thursday, including boa constrictors, an armadillo and a five month old skunk! The workshop, which forms part of...

Marathon Raises over £1000 for the Sally Walker Bursary Fund

POSTED 20th Oct

Miss Lindsay completed her 100th marathon on Sunday 3 October 2021, which she ran in aid of the Sally Walker Bursary fund. Miss Lindsay, who is a Teaching Assistant and...

Crazy Hair Day 2021

POSTED 20th Oct

Thomson held its annual charity event, Crazy Hair Day, on Friday 15 October 2021. We’re fairly certain that anyone who caught sight of our pupils lined up outside the School...

Finton’s Footballers Celebrate Many Successes

POSTED 20th Oct

With the return of sporting fixtures against other schools, our budding young footballers have enjoyed a very exciting half term on the football field. The Year 3 boys were victorious...

Open Morning 2021

POSTED 20th Oct

Our annual Saturday Open Morning, the fir5st in-person event we have held for prospective parents since before Covid-19, was a huge success this year. Prospective families were welcomed by members...

360º Immersive Photography

POSTED 7th Feb

We explored the latest innovation in VR technology this morning. Thank you to Mr Ruparel, governor and parent at Finton House, for a fascinating assembly about 360º immersive photography. It...

Poetry Celebration and Sign2Sing Performance

POSTED 7th Feb

A wonderful occasion, the Poetry Celebration and Sign2Sing performance was an absolute success. Thank you to all families for their generous donations towards Sign Health Charity. Your support for this...

Poetry Week

POSTED 31st Jan

“Poetry week was jazzed up by our visiting poet Joseph Coelho! He started his assembly off by talking about a useful method that he uses called MORERAPS, which stands for...

Nativity 2019

POSTED 10th Dec

The Reception Nativity at Trinity Road Chapel is a much-anticipated highlight in the busy Finton calendar. George and Sarah, the Prefects, congratulated the children for a superb performance: “What a...

Sustainability Fair

POSTED 29th Nov

An annual event not to be missed, the Sustainability Fair showcases creativity and environmental awareness with Year 4’s sustainable inventions in the spotlight. After learning about sustainability in class, Year...

Reduce, Re-use, Recycle

POSTED 3rd Oct

This week we welcomed our new Pupil Council Charity Hubbub to the Upper and Lower School assemblies. Their mission is closely aligned with our aim to promote sustainability and environmental...

You can be who you want to be

POSTED 20th Sep

This week we deepened our understanding of self-belief in the Upper and Lower School assemblies. Sophie, Year 6 School Reporter writes: Monday’s Assembly was all about self-belief. We watched a clip on...

Self-Belief

POSTED 12th Sep

Introducing our first goal of this term, Mr Ben addressed Upper and Lower School this week to inspire them about the importance of self-belief. With a can-do attitude, we can...

Welcome back!

POSTED 6th Sep

Sicily, Year 6 School Reporter writes: “On the first day of term Mr Ben welcomed us all back to school. We felt excited to be top of the school as...

Prize Day 2019

POSTED 9th Jul

What a day! After a year of hard work, it was time to celebrate endeavour, effort, progress and achievements across the school. Assembled in Wandsworth Town Hall prize giving started...

Sports Day 2019

POSTED 5th Jul

With a sunny day and an enthusiastic crowd, all children from our four houses battled in field and track events on Friday morning. The colourful display of house flags and...

Year 6 Play 2019

POSTED 5th Jul

Travel with us on a new adventure… On Wednesday, Year 6 had their final debut showing off the finest Finton House acting talent. The audience was in tears as the...

Chicken Licken, Foxy Loxy, Ducky Lucky, Goosey Lucy,…

POSTED 17th May

Oh, what joy! The delightful story of Chicken Licken was performed by our Reception classes this week. Poor Chicken Licken was convinced that the sky was falling when an acorn dropped on her head. As...

SPECIAL VISIT BY WORLD FAMOUS AUTHOR DAVID WALLIAMS

POSTED 28th Apr

On Monday 11th March, Upper School gathered at Trinity Chapel, bustling with excitement in anticipation of a very special visit by David Walliams. The children’s book author and Britain’s Got...

2016/17/18 Year 6 Leavers Reunion

POSTED 23rd Apr

We had a fabulous time at the Year 6 Leavers’ Reunion on 22 April 2019! While parents and staff had a chance to catch up, children loved visiting their former...

Victorian Workshop

POSTED 21st Jan

The action takes place in Victorian London… Children in Reception stepped back in time to experience the daily life in Victorian Britain this week. As the ‘new servants’ at Sudbury Manor the...

Fun 3D Learning

POSTED 21st Jan

Virtual Reality transported the children to one of the oldest surviving cultures in the world. With a full 360-degree view, the children took part in a dance and didgeridoo performance and observed the...

Tate Modern Art Project

POSTED 21st Jan

We are proud to be part of an inspiring contemporary art project which will be unveiled at Tate Britain in 2019. By taking part, Year 3 pupils will see themselves in...

Ho, ho, ho

POSTED 19th Dec

“The expression on children’s faces is all it takes to make Christmas a magical time of the year!” Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 were taken by surprise on Wednesday...

Carol Concerts

POSTED 19th Dec

Year 1-3 children impressed the audience with a fantastic carol concert on Thursday. Their enthusiasm was infectious and their performing skills top-notch. It was a pleasure to watch them having...

Prize Day

POSTED 19th Dec

Prize Day concluded an eventful Autumn Term at Finton! As well as the traditional awarding of prizes, we were treated to a performance by the Year 3 choir, who sang ”’Holly...

Class Assemblies

POSTED 20th Nov

Year 2 and 3 class assemblies are in full swing! Last week we had the pleasure of meeting Florence Nightingale and Julius Caesar. We also saw the book ‘James and...

Pop-Up Shopping Event

POSTED 15th Nov

Buy local this Christmas and support your community. Bring your friends and enjoy an evening of exciting shopping, plus fabulous food from Nik’s Kitchen and delicious drinks from The Skylark...

Crazy Hair Day Fundraiser

POSTED 23rd Oct

In aid of the Rainbow Trust One of the most cheerful mornings at Finton must be the Thomson House Crazy Hair Day! It was fantastic to see the children arrive...

Open Morning 2018

POSTED 12th Sep

Our family open morning is the ideal way to find out more about our school. Whether your child is joining this year or is still too small to notice much,...

Year 6 Play

POSTED 25th Jun

Year 6 produced some highly amusing and dramatic moments in their performance of Camelot. The children have been working extremely hard on their rehearsals, and all their efforts have been...

IAPS National Swimming Finals 2018

POSTED 14th Jun

We would like to congratulate all six girls who qualified to participate in the IAPS National Swimming Finals 2018. Over 5,000 children had tried to qualify for finals day and only...

An Extraterrestrial Appearance at Finton House

POSTED 26th Apr

Finton House School were tasked with a challenging space mission on their STEM Day recently. The children arrived at school in the morning to discover a crashed spaceship in the...

Champions at the South of the River Swimming Gala

POSTED 9th Mar

The Finton House swimming team has achieved incredibly well in the South of the River Swimming Gala. There were 11 schools fighting for the right to be called the best...

Plastic Ocean Presentation

POSTED 26th Feb

Did you know that more than 8 million tons of plastic are dumped in our oceans every year? Upper School pupils at Finton House listened to a thought-provoking assembly about...

Sign2Sing – Transforming the Lives of Deaf People

POSTED 5th Feb

After a very busy week of practising ‘Friends Forever’ in Sign Language, our pupils finally got the chance to perform it in the playground and at Trinity Road Chapel to...

An Aboriginal Virtual Learning Adventure

POSTED 23rd Jan

Year 3 pupils discovered one of the oldest surviving cultures in the world. Guided by local indigenous guides, Year 3 pupils were transported in seconds to Australia in an exciting...

Language Learning Made Fun!

POSTED 18th Jan

What started with a rather long and complicated French introduction and lots of puzzled faces; ended up being one of the most entertaining shows the children have ever seen. Not...

E-safety Training

POSTED 10th Jan

Childnet International conducted E-safety and digital resilience workshops with Upper School pupils, parents and staff. In light of the recent Children’s Commissioner’s report highlighting the effects of social media on...

Fintonia Christmas Fair

POSTED 5th Dec

What a success! Finton House was once again transformed into a magical winter wonderland inspired by the all-time favourite tales of Harry Potter. Fintonia featured festive Christmas shopping, wizardly games...

Harvest Festival

POSTED 26th Sep

A celebration of the crops, fruit and vegetables grown on our land This year the harvest festival assemblies for the Upper and Lower School were held by Pastor Stuart from...

Cranleigh Prep Football Festival

POSTED 25th Sep

Last Friday the Year 4 ‘A’ Football team spent the day at Cranleigh Prep School. The sun was shining and Chelsea Football Club were organising matches and training for the...

Year 3 Football Tournament at Ashdown House

POSTED 21st Sep

Although the boys were very excited about the tournament, they knew it would be a challenging day with a number of schools taking part. Unbelievably, both teams managed to win...

Memories of Finton House School

POSTED 18th Jul

Looking back on their seven years at Finton House School, Year 6 prepared their final speeches for Prize Day 2017. What was for many pupils a nerve-wracking but very memorable...

Prize Day

POSTED 18th Jul

Prize Day 2017 took place in the Wandsworth Civic Suite on Wednesday 12th July, giving the school community the chance to celebrate the exceptional progress and achievements of the past...

Head Girl and Head Boy 16/17

POSTED 17th Jul

Katy We have loved every minute of our time at Finton House School from the very beginning. From Friday afternoons with ‘Golden Time’ to celebrating having done our 11 plus...

Sports Day 2017

POSTED 10th Jul

The atmosphere on our Sports Day 2017 was fantastic as the whole school community came together to watch the 4 houses Macmillan, Charrington, Thomson and Nunneley, which are named after...

Buddy Corner

POSTED 16th Jun

The new Buddy Corner proudly sponsored by Year 6 parents! We would like to say a massive ‘thank-you’ to Year 6 parents, who kindly sponsored the new Buddy Corner. We...

Finton House Awarded Music Mark Accredited Status

POSTED 18th Nov

Miss Maria is delighted to announce that Finton House has been awarded Music Mark Accredited status!

A Royally Crazy Hair Day for Finton House!

POSTED 18th Nov

It really was a royally Crazy Hair Day as pupils, staff and even some parents arrived at school with weird and whacky hairstyles for Thomson’s infamous annual charity event.

Observing the Harvest Festival

POSTED 19th Oct

During October we enjoyed observing the Harvest Festival as many Finton families showed great generosity by donating food and supplies to help the most vulnerable.

An Exciting Few Weeks of Sport

POSTED 19th Oct

It has been an exciting few weeks of sport here at Finton House, with our netball and football teams out in force. Our Year 5 and Year 6 footballers enjoyed...

Old Fintonians Win TES SEND Poetry Competition 2022

POSTED 7th Oct

We are delighted to share that a group of former Year 6 pupils have won the primary 5-11 (group) category at the TES SEND Poetry Competition 2022!

A Wonderful Annual Saturday Open Morning

POSTED 7th Oct

Last Saturday we welcomed families from across Wandsworth to our annual Saturday Open Morning.

Celebrating Finton’s Diversity on International Day

POSTED 6th Oct

Introducing Fin Freeman, Finton’s Therapy Dog!

POSTED 16th Sep

This week our School Reporters conducted a tell-all interview with Mr Ben… introducing Fin Freeman, Finton’s therapy dog! At our Summer Prize Giving ceremony in July, Mr Ben announced the...

Miss Maria’s Summer Volunteering with Charity ASU

POSTED 13th Sep

Miss Maria, one of our Reception Class Assistants, had a busy summer volunteering with the charity ASU. Over the summer holidays, Miss Maria travelled to Burundi with sixteen other volunteers...

Pupils Lead Initiative to Help Ukrainian Refugees

POSTED 1st Apr

In mid-March the Head Boy, Head Girl and Prefects wrote to the Finton House community with a proposition to help Ukrainian refugees. The pupils had been touched by the operation...

‘A Place to Call Home’: A Collaborative Art Project

POSTED 1st Apr

On Tuesday 22 March, Year 5 pupils visited their collaborative ‘A Place to Call Home’ exhibition at Southside Shopping Centre, Wandsworth. Earlier this year, Year 5 were invited to participate...

A Fabulously Finton World Book Day!

POSTED 1st Apr

It really was a fabulously Finton World Book Day this year. Pupils and staff alike showed their creativity and personality through their World Book Day costumes this year (everybody knows...

Children’s Mental Health Week 2022

POSTED 1st Apr

We celebrated Children’s Mental Health Week 2022, the theme of which was Growing Together, in many different ways this year. We started the week with assemblies about the importance of...

Finton House Joins the Launch of #FightingForBreath

POSTED 8th Mar

On Monday 28 February, pupil and staff representatives from Finton House joined the launch of Asthma + Lung UK’s new campaign: #FightingForBreath. Year 5 pupil Sophia is a British Lung...

Author Steve Tasane Visits Finton House for Poetry Week 2022

POSTED 25th Jan

On Monday 24 February, Finton House was visited by the author Steve Tasane to kick off Poetry Week 2022. Steve delivered some enthusiasm-filled assemblies to excited audiences across the whole...

Finton Supports St. George’s Hospital – in Santa Hats!

POSTED 11th Jan

Finton House pupils and staff sported their finest Santa hats on the last day of the Autumn Term to raise money for St. George’s Hospital, Tooting. A few weeks prior...

Finton Hosts Annual Y6 Netball Tournament

POSTED 12th Nov

On Friday 12 November, Finton House welcomed 10 schools to its annual Y6 Netball Tournament at Tooting Hard Courts. After a rainy start, the sun came out and the courts...

School Reporters Interview Mr Ben

POSTED 9th Nov

Our School Reporters for 2021/22 sat down to interview Mr Ben, our Headmaster, about his time at Finton so far and looking towards the future… What was your favourite subject...

Finton Hosts First Football Tournament Post-Lockdown

POSTED 5th Nov

On Tuesday 2nd November, Finton House hosted its annual U8 Football Tournament on Trinity Fields. The sun was shining down on Trinity Fields as Finton House prepared to face The...

Year 1 Meet ‘Oreo and Friends’

POSTED 5th Nov

Year 1 had a visit from a range of exotic animals on Thursday, including boa constrictors, an armadillo and a five month old skunk! The workshop, which forms part of...

Marathon Raises over £1000 for the Sally Walker Bursary Fund

POSTED 20th Oct

Miss Lindsay completed her 100th marathon on Sunday 3 October 2021, which she ran in aid of the Sally Walker Bursary fund. Miss Lindsay, who is a Teaching Assistant and...

Crazy Hair Day 2021

POSTED 20th Oct

Thomson held its annual charity event, Crazy Hair Day, on Friday 15 October 2021. We’re fairly certain that anyone who caught sight of our pupils lined up outside the School...

Finton’s Footballers Celebrate Many Successes

POSTED 20th Oct

With the return of sporting fixtures against other schools, our budding young footballers have enjoyed a very exciting half term on the football field. The Year 3 boys were victorious...

Open Morning 2021

POSTED 20th Oct

Our annual Saturday Open Morning, the fir5st in-person event we have held for prospective parents since before Covid-19, was a huge success this year. Prospective families were welcomed by members...

360º Immersive Photography

POSTED 7th Feb

We explored the latest innovation in VR technology this morning. Thank you to Mr Ruparel, governor and parent at Finton House, for a fascinating assembly about 360º immersive photography. It...

Poetry Celebration and Sign2Sing Performance

POSTED 7th Feb

Poetry Week

POSTED 31st Jan

“Poetry week was jazzed up by our visiting poet Joseph Coelho! He started his assembly off by talking about a useful method that he uses called MORERAPS, which stands for...

Nativity 2019

POSTED 10th Dec

Sustainability Fair

POSTED 29th Nov

Reduce, Re-use, Recycle

POSTED 3rd Oct

This week we welcomed our new Pupil Council Charity Hubbub to the Upper and Lower School assemblies. Their mission is closely aligned with our aim to promote sustainability and environmental...

You can be who you want to be

POSTED 20th Sep

Self-Belief

POSTED 12th Sep

Introducing our first goal of this term, Mr Ben addressed Upper and Lower School this week to inspire them about the importance of self-belief. With a can-do attitude, we can...

Welcome back!

POSTED 6th Sep

Sicily, Year 6 School Reporter writes: “On the first day of term Mr Ben welcomed us all back to school. We felt excited to be top of the school as...

Prize Day 2019

POSTED 9th Jul

What a day! After a year of hard work, it was time to celebrate endeavour, effort, progress and achievements across the school. Assembled in Wandsworth Town Hall prize giving started...

Sports Day 2019

POSTED 5th Jul

With a sunny day and an enthusiastic crowd, all children from our four houses battled in field and track events on Friday morning. The colourful display of house flags and...

Year 6 Play 2019

POSTED 5th Jul

Travel with us on a new adventure… On Wednesday, Year 6 had their final debut showing off the finest Finton House acting talent. The audience was in tears as the...

Chicken Licken, Foxy Loxy, Ducky Lucky, Goosey Lucy,…

POSTED 17th May

SPECIAL VISIT BY WORLD FAMOUS AUTHOR DAVID WALLIAMS

POSTED 28th Apr

On Monday 11th March, Upper School gathered at Trinity Chapel, bustling with excitement in anticipation of a very special visit by David Walliams. The children’s book author and Britain’s Got...

2016/17/18 Year 6 Leavers Reunion

POSTED 23rd Apr

We had a fabulous time at the Year 6 Leavers’ Reunion on 22 April 2019! While parents and staff had a chance to catch up, children loved visiting their former...

Victorian Workshop

POSTED 21st Jan

The action takes place in Victorian London… Children in Reception stepped back in time to experience the daily life in Victorian Britain this week. As the ‘new servants’ at Sudbury Manor the...

Fun 3D Learning

POSTED 21st Jan

Tate Modern Art Project

POSTED 21st Jan

We are proud to be part of an inspiring contemporary art project which will be unveiled at Tate Britain in 2019. By taking part, Year 3 pupils will see themselves in...

Ho, ho, ho

POSTED 19th Dec

“The expression on children’s faces is all it takes to make Christmas a magical time of the year!” Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 were taken by surprise on Wednesday...

Carol Concerts

POSTED 19th Dec

Year 1-3 children impressed the audience with a fantastic carol concert on Thursday. Their enthusiasm was infectious and their performing skills top-notch. It was a pleasure to watch them having...

Prize Day

POSTED 19th Dec

Prize Day concluded an eventful Autumn Term at Finton! As well as the traditional awarding of prizes, we were treated to a performance by the Year 3 choir, who sang ”’Holly...

Class Assemblies

POSTED 20th Nov

Year 2 and 3 class assemblies are in full swing! Last week we had the pleasure of meeting Florence Nightingale and Julius Caesar. We also saw the book ‘James and...

Pop-Up Shopping Event

POSTED 15th Nov

Buy local this Christmas and support your community. Bring your friends and enjoy an evening of exciting shopping, plus fabulous food from Nik’s Kitchen and delicious drinks from The Skylark...

Crazy Hair Day Fundraiser

POSTED 23rd Oct

In aid of the Rainbow Trust One of the most cheerful mornings at Finton must be the Thomson House Crazy Hair Day! It was fantastic to see the children arrive...

Open Morning 2018

POSTED 12th Sep

Our family open morning is the ideal way to find out more about our school. Whether your child is joining this year or is still too small to notice much,...

Year 6 Play

POSTED 25th Jun

Year 6 produced some highly amusing and dramatic moments in their performance of Camelot. The children have been working extremely hard on their rehearsals, and all their efforts have been...

IAPS National Swimming Finals 2018

POSTED 14th Jun

We would like to congratulate all six girls who qualified to participate in the IAPS National Swimming Finals 2018. Over 5,000 children had tried to qualify for finals day and only...

An Extraterrestrial Appearance at Finton House

POSTED 26th Apr

Finton House School were tasked with a challenging space mission on their STEM Day recently. The children arrived at school in the morning to discover a crashed spaceship in the...

Champions at the South of the River Swimming Gala

POSTED 9th Mar

The Finton House swimming team has achieved incredibly well in the South of the River Swimming Gala. There were 11 schools fighting for the right to be called the best...

Plastic Ocean Presentation

POSTED 26th Feb

Did you know that more than 8 million tons of plastic are dumped in our oceans every year? Upper School pupils at Finton House listened to a thought-provoking assembly about...

Sign2Sing – Transforming the Lives of Deaf People

POSTED 5th Feb

After a very busy week of practising ‘Friends Forever’ in Sign Language, our pupils finally got the chance to perform it in the playground and at Trinity Road Chapel to...

An Aboriginal Virtual Learning Adventure

POSTED 23rd Jan

Year 3 pupils discovered one of the oldest surviving cultures in the world. Guided by local indigenous guides, Year 3 pupils were transported in seconds to Australia in an exciting...

Language Learning Made Fun!

POSTED 18th Jan

What started with a rather long and complicated French introduction and lots of puzzled faces; ended up being one of the most entertaining shows the children have ever seen. Not...

E-safety Training

POSTED 10th Jan

Fintonia Christmas Fair

POSTED 5th Dec

Harvest Festival

POSTED 26th Sep

A celebration of the crops, fruit and vegetables grown on our land This year the harvest festival assemblies for the Upper and Lower School were held by Pastor Stuart from...

Cranleigh Prep Football Festival

POSTED 25th Sep

Last Friday the Year 4 ‘A’ Football team spent the day at Cranleigh Prep School. The sun was shining and Chelsea Football Club were organising matches and training for the...

Year 3 Football Tournament at Ashdown House

POSTED 21st Sep

Although the boys were very excited about the tournament, they knew it would be a challenging day with a number of schools taking part. Unbelievably, both teams managed to win...

Memories of Finton House School

POSTED 18th Jul

Looking back on their seven years at Finton House School, Year 6 prepared their final speeches for Prize Day 2017. What was for many pupils a nerve-wracking but very memorable...

Prize Day

POSTED 18th Jul

Prize Day 2017 took place in the Wandsworth Civic Suite on Wednesday 12th July, giving the school community the chance to celebrate the exceptional progress and achievements of the past...

Head Girl and Head Boy 16/17

POSTED 17th Jul

Katy We have loved every minute of our time at Finton House School from the very beginning. From Friday afternoons with ‘Golden Time’ to celebrating having done our 11 plus...

Sports Day 2017

POSTED 10th Jul

The atmosphere on our Sports Day 2017 was fantastic as the whole school community came together to watch the 4 houses Macmillan, Charrington, Thomson and Nunneley, which are named after...

Buddy Corner

POSTED 16th Jun

The new Buddy Corner proudly sponsored by Year 6 parents! We would like to say a massive ‘thank-you’ to Year 6 parents, who kindly sponsored the new Buddy Corner. We...