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Year 5 have made impressive progress in their ukulele lessons, and we've been fortunate to enjoy our outdoor classroom in the delightful spring sunshine.
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As your child takes their final steps at Staines Prep before heading off for new adventures they will relish the opportunity to take on roles of responsibility throughout the school.
Our Pupil Leadership Team roles given to our Year 6 pupils include Head Boy and Head Girl, Prefects and House Captains.
Towards the end of Year 5 your child can apply for a role, stating their case as to what they would like to do and what they can bring to the role. Following interviews, pupil votes and staff discussions our Senior Leadership Team makes the final decisions, to be announced in the first week of the new academic year (autumn term).
Many congratulations to our Pupil Leadership Team who have been chosen to represent SPS for the 2025-2026 academic year.
Head Boy and Head Girl are ambassadors for the school, confidently making speeches at functions or showing prospective parents round the school. They set a high standard in both behaviour and personal presentation.
We are pleased to introduce this year’s Head Girl as Rhea S and Head Boy as Jeevan H.
My name is Rhea, and I am honoured to have been presented with the role of Head Girl.
Ever since I joined SPS, I have always looked up to the Pupil Leadership Team. I make an excellent Head Girl as I love supporting the younger children and helping them to strive to do their best.
My favourite hobbies are playing netball, art (particularly sketching) and playing with my brother. I hope I can help younger pupils thrive and give something back to the school in my last year at SPS.
My name is Jeevan, and I have been honoured with the role of Head Boy.
In assembly, my legs were shaking and the hair on the back of my neck was standing tall! When Mrs Miles called my name, I was overjoyed. Since Reception, I have always looked up to the Blue Ties and now I will follow in their example.
As your Head Boy, I promise to follow the Staines Prep Way. My hobbies include dodgeball, cricket and fixing things. I am always kind and resilient.
Prefects are reliable and dependable, with good manners and behaviour. They assist Mrs Miles and the rest of the Senior Leadership Team when required, conducting tours with prospective parents at Open Mornings.
This year’s Prefects are: Gyanvi C, Laila A, Darshi M, Anakh S, Henry A, Zachary M, Nivaan P, Rai S and Dheer K
My name is Gyanvi, and I am proud to have received the role of Prefect.
I joined this school seven years ago in Reception. From that year on, I have looked up to the Year 6s, especially the Pupil Leadership Team. I find helping students to be something very important. When my name was called out in assembly, I was nervous but also really excited.
My favourite hobbies are art, boxing, netball and gymnastics. I train regularly and I think I am a good centre in netball. I also received the role of librarian and spend some of my breaktimes working in the library. I think a make a great prefect because I am helpful and kind. I look forward to welcoming parents on open morning.
Lastly, I would like to thank my teachers for assigning me this role. I am really happy to be able to give something back to SPS in my final year.
My name is Laila, and I am a Prefect.
I am overjoyed to have been give this role. I have only been at SPS for a year, but I am very excited to have been given this privilege and am really looking forward to my responsibilities. I will strive to follow the SPS Way and to encourage others to demonstrate these values too.
I enjoy art, playing the piano, netball and drama and I love reading books – particularly the Harry Potter series. I am really excited to be able to represent SPS in the best way possible throughout Year 6 in Open Mornings and day-to-day life.
My name is Darshi, and I am a Prefect.
My favourite subjects are Art, maths and English. I have been at SPS since reception. I didn’t apply for the role as Prefect, but I was so pleased that my teachers thought I was amazing for the role. I look forward to helping the younger children flourish and follow the SPS Way and representing SPS on school Open Mornings.
My hobbies are cooking, baking, gardening, painting and making things. I love cooking for other people – it makes me feel really happy!
My name is Anakh and ever since Mrs Miles called me up for prefect, I have been overjoyed!
I joined the school seven years ago in Reception. Ever since then, I have looked up to the Year 6s, especially the Pupil Leadership Team, and now I am so excited to be part of that. When my name was called, I was over the moon to be a prefect.
My favourite hobbies are netball and singing. In netball, I train regularly, and I play wing attack. Singing is a big part of my life as I want to be a singer when I grow up.
I hope to be an amazing prefect as I love playing, encouraging younger children to strive and try their best. Lastly, I want to give my thanks to the teachers for giving me the role of prefect.
My name is Henry, and I am a Prefect.
I was overjoyed when my name was called out in assembly. I’ve been at this school since Year 5 and have loved every moment of it. I enjoy practically every sport, writing and video games. My favourite subjects are English, maths, games and PE.
I look forward to helping younger children thrive and representing SPS in Open Mornings.
I am Zachary and I am a Prefect.
My favourite subject is Computing. Since reception, I have seen older generations with blue ties, and I knew that I needed to get one! The day of the big assembly came – I felt worried but always knew that it was possible. I think that if you feel like you can achieve something and persevere to meet your goals, you CAN do it!
I look forward to further representing to school at Open Mornings and reflecting on my achievements. I hope to inspire others during my time as Prefect at SPS.
My name is Nivaan, and I am a prefect.
I have had to wait seven years to finally wear a blue tie with pride. My hobbies are football, cricket and boxing. When my name was called out in assembly, I was overjoyed and ready to take on the role. So far, I have loved every moment of it!
I am very excited to represent Staines Prep at Open Days and I hope that I can be a great role model and that the younger children can look up to me.
My name is Rai, and I am a prefect.
I have been at this school since Nursery, for eight years. Even back then, I looked up to the pupils with a blue tie.
My hobbies are mountain biking (MTB) and basketball. When I was younger, I really, really wanted a blue tie and the day I was awarded one, I was shaking! I feel I will make a good prefect because I am patient, kind and polite. I am really looking forward to my role as prefect, particularly the Open Morning Tours.
My name is Dheer, and I am proud to be a Prefect.
When Mrs Miles called my name to be a prefect, I felt a smile grow on my face that didn’t wear off! As a Prefect, I hope to be a positive role model and a helper to the younger children.
I enjoy a variety of hobbies, such as reading dodgeball, badminton, cricket, science and building LEGO.
In assembly, when I was announced as Prefect, I was really proud and excited for the opportunity. I am looking forward to being a good role model to the younger children and showing families around the school. I joined SPS in Year 4 and my favourite subjects are Maths, Games, PSHEE and Drama.
At school my favourite subjects are Art, Games and PE. I enjoy representing the school on sporting fixtures and participating in gym competitions. When I was awarded the role of Prefect in assembly, I felt overjoyed and proud especially as Mrs Miles mentioned my outstanding buddying with Lower School. I am looking forward to representing my school as a good role model and showing parents round on school tours.
House Captains are team players, who take great pride in their House. They lead their House each week in assemblies and on sports days, demonstrating great sportsmanship whether they win or lose.
This year’s House Captains are: Dhiyan M, Hrisha S, Edward C, Joseph E, Zaydan M, Scarlett P and Zakariya C
Hello, my name is Ellie, and I am the Dahl House Captain.
I joined SPS in Reception and ever since then I have always wanted a blue tie, and I have always looked up to those who had them. I am honoured to be representing Dahl for the year and being a good role model to others.
My favourite subjects are Art, English and Games. I love playing netball with my team and always supporting them.
I am so excited to be leading Dahl for the year, especially during Sports Day.
I sincerely hope I can carry on helping Dahl with a positive mindset and pride.
My name is Dhiyan and I am House Captain for Dahl.
I have been at SPS since Nursery eight years ago. I have been waiting for a blue tie patiently and when I received the award, I was flabbergasted! I can’t wait to hold up the flag and trophy when we hopefully win Sports Day.
My interests are dodgeball, cricket, football, tennis, rugby, swimming and table tennis. I am really proud to have earned a blue tie and look forward to supporting Dahl throughout the year.
My name is Hrisha, and I am House Captain for Attenborough.
Ever since Reception, I have looked up to the students with blue ties. When my name was called out in assembly, my head was buzzing with excitement.
I love cricket, hockey and drawing. I cannot wait to give back to SPS as House Captain of Attenborough.
My name is Edward, and I am House Captain for Attenborough.
I have been at SPS since Nursery, eight years ago. When I joined the school, I looked up to the Blue Ties and said to myself, “I wish I get the chance one day.” So now I will have the opportunity to hopefully lead Attenborough to victories.
In assembly when my name was called out, I was full of excitement. I like to play lots of sports such as football, rugby and cricket. Since I am House Captain, I will do my best to win Sports Day, and I would love to lift the trophy on behalf of everyone in Attenborough.
My name is Joseph, and I am a House Captain for Ennis-Hill.
I have been at SPS since Nursery, and I’ve always looked up to the pupils wearing blue ties. I was elated when my name was called, and I am proud to represent Ennis-Hill.
I adore sports – especially cricket and hockey. I play for Teddington and Surrey cricket clubs and Ashford Hockey Club. My role models are Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma.
My hobbies are badminton, cricket, hocky and chess. I am resilient, confident and collaborative which I believe are great skills for this role.
My name is Zaydan and I am House Captain for Ennis-Hill.
I have been at SPS since Reception. I have always wanted to see our House Captain lift the trophy and I would celebrate like crazy if we did! I am really excited that I might now have the same opportunity.
Even back in Year 3, I was striving to be House Captain. I wasn’t always keen on sports, but being part of Ennis-Hill changed me. I now absolutely love sports! – I absolutely love it!
I feel I make a great House Captain because I now enjoy sports, and my speed and stamina is really good. My promise is to strive to restore Ennis-Hill to glory!
My name is Scarlett, and I am House Captain for Seacole.
I have waited seven years for this moment! I think a make a fantastic House Captain because I am sporty and enjoy watching others play sport. I love to support my team, even if I am not taking part. Great sportsmanship is really important to me.
I am really looking forward to the year and cheering on Seacole throughout and hopefully holding up the Sports Day trophy!
My name is Zakariya, and I am House Captain for Seacole.
I have been at SPS for seven years and I have always looked up to the older children. Some of my favourite hobbies are playing cricket, football, badminton, table tennis, dodgeball and athletics. My favourite role model is Shaheen Afridi – he is an excellent cricketer and sportsman. I am also very supportive and would love to cheer on Seacole to victory on Sports Day.
Each year children in Year 6 have the opportunity to apply for additional roles to support the school and help to reinforce The Staines Prep Way and values.
We are lucky enough to have a wonderful library, and we rely on our Junior Librarians to check books in, and keep everything in good order.
Our Junior Librarians this year are: Gyanvi C, Laila A and Jeevan H
Office Monitors help Ms Nayak and Mrs Clarke to deliver important messages and items around the school. These pupils must be reliable and have strong timekeeping skills to ensure the smooth running of the school.
This year, we are pleased to introduce our Office Monitors as: Aadhav S, Raushan K, Dishi J and Danill B
Buddies complete a Buddy Training Program with Mrs Reader in the autumn term to help them develop skills for supporting younger children whilst on duty. Buddies on are a rota for Lower School playgrounds during break and lunch times.
"A Buddy system exists for all Year 6 pupils to support younger pupils during breaks... These roles of responsibility help develop pupils' leadership skills."
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Instagram | 2 April 2026
Year 5 have made impressive progress in their ukulele lessons, and we've been fortunate to enjoy our outdoor classroom in the delightful spring sunshine.
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