The Swaminarayan School

The Swaminarayan School
Established	1992
Type	Other Independent School
Religion	Hindu
Founder	Pramukh Swami Maharaj
Location	260 Brentfield Road Neasden London NW10 8HE England Coordinates: 51°32′54″N 0°15′35″W / 51.54831°N 0.25978°W / 51.54831; -0.25978
Local authority	Brent
DfE URN	101578 Tables
Gender	Coeducational
Ages	2–16
Website	www.swaminarayan.brent.sch.uk

Opposite the Swaminarayan Mandir in Neasden is The Swaminarayan School, Europe's first independent Hindu school.

History

It was founded in 1992 by Pramukh Swami Mahraj. Since its creation, it has been visited by many famous people, including Tony Blair, General Sir Richard Dannatt GCB, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. The School Building was formerly part of Sladebrook High School which closed down in 1990.

Curriculum

It follows the National Curriculum of the United Kingdom, while promoting aspects of Hinduism and Hindu culture, such as dance, music in the form of Tabla, Harmonium and others as well as language.

The Swaminarayan School has achieved first place in London in the Independent Schools League Tables published by The Daily Telegraph on 13 January 2011. Nationally, the School was ranked fourth amongst all independent schools across the UK. ^[1]^[2]

External links

Official website of The Swaminarayan School

References

Schools and colleges in Brent

Primary schools	Islamia Primary School Preston Manor School Sinai school Torah Temimah Primary School

Secondary schools	Alperton Community School Ark Academy ARK Elvin Academy Capital City Academy Claremont High School Convent of Jesus and Mary Language College The Crest Academy JFS Kingsbury High School Michaela Community School Newman Catholic College Preston Manor School Queens Park Community School Wembley High Technology College

Special schools	Woodfield School

Independent schools	Brondesbury College Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill London Welsh School The Swaminarayan School

Further education colleges	College of North West London

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