490 High Road, Woodford Green, Essex IG8 0PN
Characteristics
Independent prep school and nursery.
For pupils aged 3 to 11 years.
Mixed school (about 50%/50%).
Day school.
Religious character; Christian.
Mixed ability intake.
Small school with an average of one class per year.
Standalone Prep school, not tied to any one senior school.
Fees range from £3,400 (Rec) to £3,750 per term (2019/20).
10 other reasons to choose Avon House School
1) Schoolsmith Score®; 76.
2) One of the 4 prep or primary schools you should shortlist within a 0.5 mile radius.
3) On average, 18 pupils per class and 14.7 pupils per teacher, from Year 1.
4) Most pupils go on to one of a dozen local independent secondary schools. Chigwell, Forest School and Bancroft's account for 50% of leavers. 30% of children leave at 7+ to join the prep department of the same schools.
5) CReSTeD recognised dyslexia facility (Sheila Ferrari Dyslexia Centre).
6) Specialist teachers for sport, music and languages throughout.
7) School uses an integrated/creative curriculum to Year 3. Curriculum also includes PSHE, current affairs, critical thinking, debating, STEM projects, French, Spanish. There are out-of-hours extra help sessions for some subjects and over 5 different academic clubs per year group per term.
8) School offers over 10 different sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
9) Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. Over 5 different visual and performing arts clubs per year group per term.
10) Out of school hours care from 7.30am to 5.30pm.
Other schools with a Schoolsmith Score near Avon House School
Independent Prep
Bancroft's Preparatory School (0.3 miles); Woodford Green Preparatory School (0.7 miles); Braeside School, Infants & Juniors (0.9 miles).
State Primary
Wells Primary School (0 miles); St Antony's Catholic Primary School, Woodford Green (0.1 miles); Churchfields Junior School (1.5 miles).
Independent Senior
Bancroft's School (0.3 miles); Braeside School (1.1 miles); Normanhurst School (2.1 miles).
State Secondary
Trinity Catholic High School (0.2 miles); Woodford County High School (0.7 miles); Walthamstow School for Girls (3 miles).