Meet the founder

Rachel Couffignals is an Oxford-educated British preparatory-school educator and former Head of Lower School and Head of Gifted & Talented at Wetherby Prep in London, one of the UK’s most respected independent preparatory schools. She has taught and mentored pupils and advised parents whose children have progressed to selective senior schools including Eton, Harrow, Wellington and Winchester.

Rachel’s expertise lies in the academic rigour, structured teaching, and high expectations characteristic of leading British independent schools. At Primrose Prep, she applies this expertise by setting the academic standards, shaping the teaching approach, and guiding families on support and steps forward — all delivered with warmth and thoughtful pastoral care.

Rachel’s own children attended an independent school in Kensington, London before the family relocated to the UAE. After the move, she chose to complement their schooling with structured, independent-school-aligned education planning in order to maintain continuity in academic expectations and depth of learning.