“Facilities include a Performing Arts Centre, an outdoor stage, a “fringe feel” drama studio and a dedicated Lamda studio. Productions include chamber concerts, opera, whole-school musicals, a show at the Edinburgh Fringe and an annual dance show led by a Pineapple Studios choreographer.

“Putney’s textiles department is led by the ex-menswear designer at Valentino. Pupils pursue creative arts at top colleges with some, such as designer Emma Hill and Savile Row tailor Rachel Singer, going on to set up businesses.”