Creative Visual Arts & Technologies
Winner of the ‘Best of the Best’
category for Creative Arts 2025
The Week Independent Schools Guide 2025
Product Design
With the latest in CAD CAM, 3D printing and laser cutting, our Product Design space, Innovation hub and Design Thinking curriculum allow students to iterate, prototype and solve problems innovatively.
Co-curricular activities include Young Engineers, the CanSat satellite design competition and Jewellery Making clubs. Students enter design competitions, attend the Smallpeice Trust engineering courses and in Year 11, they can apply for the prestigious Arkwright Scholarship which they do with considerable success.
Textiles
Our highly reputed textile design department creates work of an undergraduate standard producing its own fashion show and enjoying inspirational visits from big name designers including Philip Treacy and Deborah Milner.
With two textiles rooms there is full training in everything from basic sewing and machine skills to tailoring, embroidery and a wealth of hands-on making techniques.
For many students, Textiles is taught on rotation for half the year with the other half devoted to Design Technology Product Design.
"Clothing which would not have disappointed Vivienne Westwood."
The Good Schools Guide
Art
Whether you’re interested in fine art, the History of Art or the latest in digital design, you’ll be able to try your hand at drawing, painting, printing, sculpture and installation art in Putney’s several purpose-built studios.
Co-curricular activities range from book binding and photography to KnitWits and corset making. With Creative Studio and open studio hours, students are encouraged to explore, experiment and develop their projects.
"Serious art to be seen throughout."
The Good Schools Guide
Computer Science
Our creative, practical and skills-focused curriculum develops confident, independent problem-solvers. Collaborate with peers in the rapid-prototyping studio, get creative with game development and build valuable technical skills in python coding.
Putney students excel far beyond the national curriculum for Computer Science, building the creativity, initiative, and entrepreneurial spirit to delve into development with solid foundational technical knowledge.
Design Thinking
Students develop creative problem-solving skills, combining product design with app development to identify issues in their community and design apps to solve them.
Our bespoke Design Thinking curriculum offers a solid understanding of engineering, architecture, product design and robotics, drawing connections between these subjects alongside computer science, maths and physics.
And all this explored in our state-of-the-art Rapid Prototyping Studio, designed to promote collaboration and innovation.
