Alison Fleming
Alison Fleming (BA, MA. Ed, PGCE) has led Newton Prep, located in Battersea SW8, since September 2013.
During her tenure as Head at Newton Prep, the school has grown to its current size of over 640 pupils from Nursery to Year 8. Ambitious for all its pupils, children have outstanding opportunities to learn and to thrive. As a consequence, they are very successful in the various senior school entrance exams. Alison believes in fostering relationships with both parents and schools to navigate each child’s educational journey in a welcoming, ambitious, diverse community.
Having been educated herself at grammar school, Alison honed her teaching skills in the state sector before taking on senior leadership positions in independent schools, first of all at Highgate School and then as the Head of Dulwich Junior School from 2009 – 2013 before coming to Newton Prep. She has served as an inspector for the Independent Schools Inspectorate and has been a governor at both state and independent schools. She remains committed to ensuring that children have the very best possible learning opportunities during their formative prep school days.
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