• Southbank International School Kensington is cosmopolitan, inquiry led and outward-looking, and aims to combine academic growth with confidence, curiosity and global awareness.

• Will suit west London families wanting an international primary with IB continuity and a cosmopolitan community.

Admissions at Southbank International School Kensington are internationally focused and curriculum led, likely to appeal to families who want a west London entry point into a larger IB pathway and who prefer an inquiry-led primary experience to a more conventional prep-school route. The school should suit internationally minded parents who value flexibility, continuity and a cosmopolitan intake.

Scholarships are not the point here. Families choose Southbank for its IB culture, international community and continuity into later Southbank study rather than for awards alone.

The overall picture is international and distinctly curriculum led, with Southbank foregrounding the International Baccalaureate and a London-based global community rather than a more traditional English prep identity. Parents should still visit because the decisive question is whether the campus feel, age mix and day-to-day warmth suit their child.

Assessment at Southbank International School Kensington is inquiry based, continuous and teacher led in line with an IB primary approach, with children’s progress understood through reflection, communication, collaboration and conceptual grasp as well as core skills. Parents should expect thoughtful reporting and a fuller picture of learning than simple test scores alone provide.