• Thomas's College is innovative, ambitious and future facing and aims to offer a modern London senior-school experience built on breadth, values and confidence.

• Will suit families wanting a newer London senior school with Thomas's values, contemporary facilities and optional weekly boarding.

Admissions at Thomas's College are selective but still highly family facing, and should appeal to parents seeking a newer co-educational senior school in south-west London with day and weekly boarding options. It should suit families who like Thomas's values and breadth but want an 11 to 18 pathway in a more contemporary setting.

Scholarships may matter for some entrants, but the stronger attraction is the chance to join a relatively new senior school with Thomas's values, a large campus and weekly boarding. Families who need the latest awards information should ask directly.

The overall picture is fresh, ambitious and still in the process of defining itself, with the school openly describing a brand-new approach to independent senior education in Richmond. Parents should still visit because the crucial question is how the college's newer identity, campus and culture feel in practice rather than in published material.