Salcombe Preparatory School

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.[1] Founded in 1916, Salcombe is a co-educational preparatory day school for children aged between 3 and 11. The school is located in Chase Side, Southgate, and Green Road, Oakwood, both in North London. The Green Road site is Grade II listed with Historic England.

Salcombe Preparatory School
Above: The Chase Side (top) and Green Road (bottom) sites
Address
224-226 Chase Side

London
,
N14 4PL

England
Coordinates51.6379°N 0.1398°W / 51.6379; -0.1398
Information
TypePreparatory day school
MottoSapere aude
("Dare to Know")
Established1916
Local authorityLondon Borough of Enfield
Department for Education URN102063 Tables
HeadMrs Sarah-Jane Davies
GenderCoeducational
Age3 to 11
Enrolment190~
Former pupilsOld Salcombians
Websitehttp://www.salcombeprep.co.uk/

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.[2] The Green Road building is Grade II listed with Historic England.[3][4]

Heads
  • Miss Ethel Deakin (1916–75)
  • Mr & Mrs Ernest Lawn (1977–90)
  • Mr Anthony Blackhurst (1990–2001)
  • Mr Ari Guha (2001-2005)
  • Mr Floyd Steadman (2006-2008)[5]
  • Mr Berni Curzon (2008-2009)
  • Mrs Christina Leach (2009-2013)
  • Mrs Sarah-Jane Davies (2013–2021)
  • Miss Nicola Sands (2021–present)

Notable former pupils

See also

References
  1. Salcombe Prep - Cognita
  2. School History
  3. "Schools - de Bohun Library, health centre and gates - TES photographs". Enfield Society. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  4. "DE BOHUN LIBRARY, HEALTH CENTRE AND GATES, non Civil Parish - 1260524 | Historic England".
  5. "Downsend School - Floyd Steadman". Archived from the original on 28 June 2013.
  6. Barker, Dennis (2008). "McWhirter, Norris Dewar (1925–2004), author, publisher, and political campaigner". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/93618. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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