On this page, you will find independent reviews of our school, written by respected educational researchers. These insights provide an external perspective on our ethos, teaching, and community, helping parents understand what makes our school distinctive. Reviews such as those from the Good Schools Guide, Talk Education, or Muddy Stilettos, are particularly valued for their credibility and thoroughness.
The Good Schools Guide is the number one trusted Guide to Schools in the UK, helping parents in every aspect of choosing the best education for their children, providing unbiased and candid school reviews for over thirty years.
Schools are carefully chosen by the Good Schools Guide and we are proud to have been reviewed by The Good Schools Guide in November 2023.
“… a solid, stretching, well-connected prep school of the highest standard, offering something for everybody aged 2 to 13. With his dynamic, realistic, ambitious outlook, head has already wrought much change, all good. Watch this space. ”
Talk Education is an independent and private school guide helping parents making an educated choice for their children.
Their team has a combined total of over 350 years’ experience researching, writing and editing schools reviews,
We are proud to have been reviewed by Talk Education in November 2025.
“Academically ambitious and renowned for doing a fantastic job of preparing children for the pick of London’s top senior schools, Devonshire House stands out in the crowded Hampstead prep landscape… ”
Muddy Stilettos is a useful, tastefully curated and researched guide to the very best lifestyle in the UK, including independent educaction. Unique, independent, honest, their ‘insider’ guides give a genuine insight into each school they visit, with informal, super-useful advice from their editors – parents, too! Twelve years on, Muddy Stilettos has 4.4 million monthly fans, and can be found in 35 different counties.
We are proud to have been reviewed by Muddy Stilettos in June 2026.
“What Devonshire House does particularly well is make a large school feel surprisingly manageable. It creates smaller communities within the wider school […] Devonshire House enjoys a strong reputation locally for producing confident, well-rounded children who leave exceptionally well prepared for the next stage of their education. ”
