North Bridge House School
North Bridge House School is a private school located in London for children aged 2 to 18-year-olds. The school has six different locations for different age groups. The Nursery School, in Hampstead on Fitzjohn's Avenue, is for 2 to 4-year-olds. The Pre-Preparatory School is just around the corner on Netherhall Gardens and is for 4–7 year olds, and the Nursery and Pre-Preparatory School on Fordwych Road in West Hampstead is for 2 to 7-year-olds. North Bridge House Preparatory School on Gloucester Avenue near Regent's Park is for 4 to 13-year-olds. North Bridge House also has two Senior School campuses, one in Hampstead for 11 to 16-year-olds and one in Canonbury, Islington for 11 to 18-year-olds.
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| Coordinates | 51.5366°N 0.1469°W |
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| Type | Private school |
| Established | 1939 |
| Head Teacher | Brendan Pavey (Executive Headteacher) |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 2 Years to 18 |
| Houses | Varies by school |
| Colour(s) | Blue, Black, White |
| Former Pupils | Old Northbridgeans |
| Website | www |
The Executive Headteacher of the North Bridge House School group is Brendan Pavey. Each of the six locations is led by a Head of School. The school is owned and operated by the Cognita group, founded in 2004.
History
In 1939, North Bridge House School was founded as a Junior and Preparatory school in St John's Wood. By the 1950s, the school had moved to 8 Netherhall Gardens, Hampstead, which today houses the Pre-Prep (Junior) School. A reorganisation of the school during the 1960s resulted in the move of older Prep School students to two Nash houses near Regent's Park. Around the same time, the nursery was opened in a Victorian villa on Fitzjohn's Avenue, where it continues to operate today.
Later, in 1987, the whole Prep School was moved to a former convent in Gloucester Avenue, Primrose Hill, previously occupied by the Japanese School of London,[1] and at the same time, the Senior School was established, allowing students to continue their studies at North Bridge House up to the age of 16.
In 2012, the Royal School, Hampstead, was merged with North Bridge House, its former location now the Hampstead Senior School. £3.5m was invested in the redevelopment of the school, allowing for the refurbishment of the whole site, and the addition of specialist teaching facilities.
£1.7m was invested to provide the addition of a sports hall, which was completed in 2014, and opened by former Olympic Triple Jumper, Jonathan Edwards.
In the same year, the North Bridge House Senior School in Canonbury was founded. It is situated in a 500-year-old Grade II listed building next to the historic Canonbury Tower in Islington, preparing students for university entry.
The school
North Bridge House School, operated by Cognita, is a mixed-ability, co-educational school; admissions include an examination and interview by the headteacher. Internal students can progress from one school site to the next without assessment, benefitting from a stress-free all-through education. The school accepts international students and offers both scholarships and sibling fee discount. The school accepts international students, who come from other Cognita schools. In 2018, the Canonbury school achieved 70% 7-9 grades at GCSE, and 29% A-A* at A Level,[2] and the Hampstead Senior School achieved 56% 7–9 at GCSE.
North Bridge House includes Nursery, Pre-Prep, Prep, Senior and Sixth Form, covering all pre-university ages.
Old Northbridgeans (former pupils)
- Jamie Reuben (born 1986), British heir and financier[3]
- Harry Mount (born 1971), author and journalist
- Andrew Eder (born 1964), dean and professor at the University of Buckingham
References
- "Which School?" Truman & Knightley Educational Trust, 1989. p. D-66 (See search page). "THE JAPANESE SCHOOL I Gloucester Avenue, London, NWI Tel (01) 485 0700 Head H Fujino Type Co-educational Day 9-14 No of pupils 536 Fees On application NORTH BRIDGE HOUSE JUNIOR SCHOOL I Gloucester Avenue, London,"
- "Results & Destinations - North Bridge House Schools". North Bridge House Schools. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- "The Reuben Show: The hottest property tycoons in London | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard". 10 April 2012.