Established 1916 Head Mrs Sarah-Jane Davies DfE URN 102063 Tables Founded 1916 | Type Preparatory day school DfE number 308/6055 Phone +44 20 8441 5356 | |
Location 224-226 Chase Side
London
N14 4PL
England Address 224-226 Chase Side, London N14 4PL, UK Motto Sapere aude; ("Dare to Know") Similar Palmers Green High School, Keble School, Southgate School, The Latymer School, Grange Park Preparato Profiles | ||
Salcombe preparatory school discover more about our prep school in southgate
Salcombe Preparatory School is a co-educational preparatory school for approximately 200 pupils, located in Southgate, London, England. The school is currently owned and operated by Cognita. Founded in 1916, Salcombe is a co-educational preparatory day school for children aged between 3 and 11. The school is situated on two neighbouring sites in Southgate, North London.
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- Salcombe preparatory school discover more about our prep school in southgate
- Salcombe preparatory school year 6 pupils at the cognita music festival
- History
- Heads
- School Activities
- Houses
- Notable former pupils
- References
Salcombe has a tradition of success in preparing children for selective maintained and independent schools at 11+. These include the highly competitive Dame Alice Owen's School, The Latymer School, Henrietta Barnett School, Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School for Boys and various London independent schools.
Salcombe preparatory school year 6 pupils at the cognita music festival
History
Salcombe Preparatory School first opened in 1916 under the leadership of the Deakin sisters: Miss Freda Deakin and Miss Ethel Deakin in Hornsey. The school initially educated eight "well to do" children.
In 1917, with World War I ongoing, and the advent of Zeppelin raids, it was decided that the school could not operate in Hornsey and the Deakin sisters took the students to their country residence, Salcombe House, in Devon. In 1918, upon returning to London, the sisters relocated their school to Avenue Road in Southgate close to the current site on Chase Side.
Between 1977 and 1990, the school was run by Ms. Flood and her husband Mr Ernest Lawn. The school was acquired by Asquith Court group in 1990 and the first headmaster was appointed - Mr. Anthony Blackhurst.
In 1998, the school needed to expand and the Green Road site was acquired for the lower years.
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School Activities
Salcombe offers opportunities for a wide variety of social, cultural and sporting activities, including a popular before and after-school activities programme.
The School's rich sporting tradition is reflected by the wide variety of school teams who play at local and borough level, including Netball, Football, Basketball, Hockey, Cricket, Cross-County and Athletics.
Houses
There are three school houses to which pupils belong: Claremont (Yellow), Deakin (Blue) and Rosedene (Red). Pupils are allocated to the houses and compete for house points each year.