1 Gloucester Avenue, Camden Town, London NW1 7AB
10 reasons to choose North Bridge House Prep School & Pre-Prep
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North Bridge House Prep School & Pre-Prep has a Schoolsmith Score® of 83. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Camden Town and one of the 3 best primary schools for 0.5 miles.
School fundamentals
North Bridge House Prep School & Pre-Prep is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (60%/40%) between the ages of 2 and 13 years. Boys and girls are taught separately from Year 6. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is the prep school to North Bridge House School, an all-through school to age 18, and is a member of the Cognita Schools group. North Bridge House Prep School & Pre-Prep fees range from £7,555 +VAT (Rec) to £8,315 +VAT per term (2024/25).
Average class size
North Bridge House Prep School & Pre-Prep has between four and seven classes per year to Year 6, two from Year 7, and an average class size of 17 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
75% of North Bridge House Prep pupils leave after Year 6, the most popular destination being North Bridge House Senior. 35%-45% of pupils move up, mainly to the Hampstead branch. Otherwise, pupils move on to one of 25 different schools. The most popular, Highgate School, North London Collegiate, City of London Girls, South Hampstead High, Channing, and UCS rarely account for more than 5% of 11+ leavers. It’s mainly boys that make up the 25% who stay at the Prep to Year 8, when they head off to one of 12 different schools. Mill Hill Senior is the most popular, taking 35%. City of London School takes 20% of Year 8 leavers.
The North Bridge House Prep School & Pre-Prep curriculum
School curriculum follows the National Curriculum and the ISEB Common Entrance curriculum. It also includes PPE (philosophy, politics, economics), General Studies, critical thinking, PSHE, French, Spanish, Mandarin, Latin. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs. In recent years the school has enjoyed national tournament success in chess.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers, Forest School in pre-prep and residential trips from Year 4.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, languages and computing throughout, and for most subjects from Year 5.
Sport at North Bridge House Prep School & Pre-Prep
School offers over 15 different sports through the year, through both the curriculum and extra-curriculum. Competitive teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at North Bridge House Prep School & Pre-Prep
Art, music, and drama are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. All pupils learn an instrument in class and half take extra-curricular instrument lessons from Year 3. Five choirs, orchestra and several instrument ensembles. Each pupil may participate in up to 10 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Wraparound care from 7.30am to 6.00pm. Minibus service.
Find another school near North Bridge House Prep School & Pre-Prep
The Cavendish School (0.2 miles); Saint Christina’s School (0.9 miles); Queen’s College Preparatory School, London (1.2 miles).
Primrose Hill School (0.4 miles); Richard Cobden Primary School (0.5 miles); Holy Trinity and St Silas Church of England Primary School (0.7 miles).
Southbank International School, Westminster (1.2 miles); Fine Arts College (1.4 miles); Queen’s College London (1.5 miles); Francis Holland School, Regent’s Park (1.8 miles).
The Camden School for Girls (0.9 miles); The St Marylebone CofE School (1.3 miles); Acland Burghley School (1.5 miles).