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Salcombe Preparatory School

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name	Salcombe Preparatory School
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motto	Sapere aude
("Dare to Know")
established	1916
type	Preparatory day school
head_label	Head
head	Sarah-Jane Davies
address	224-226 Chase Side
city	London
country	England
postcode	N14 4PL
local_authority	London Borough of Enfield
urn	102063
enrolment	190~
gender	Coeducational
lower_age	3
upper_age	11
free_label_1	Former pupils
free_1	Old Salcombians
website	http://www.salcombeprep.co.uk/

("Dare to Know")

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 located in Chase Side, Southgate, and Green Road, Oakwood, both in North London. The Green Road site is Grade II listed with Historic England.

History

Salcombe Preparatory School first opened in 1916 under the leadership of the Deakin sisters: Freda Deakin and 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 Ernest Lawn. The school was acquired by Asquith Court group in 1990 and the first headmaster was appointed - Anthony Blackhurst.

In 1998, the school needed to expand and the Green Road site was acquired for the lower years. The Green Road building is Grade II listed with Historic England.

Heads

Ethel Deakin (1916–75)
Ernest Lawn and Ms. Flood (1977–90)
Anthony Blackhurst (1990–2001)
Ari Guha (2001-2005)
Floyd Steadman (2006-2008)
Berni Curzon (2008-2009)
Christina Leach (2009-2013)
Sarah-Jane Davies (2013–2021)
Nicola Sands (2021–present)

Notable former pupils

Karren Brady, sporting executive & television broadcaster
Sir Robert Winston, professor, medical doctor, scientist, television presenter and politician
Maro Itoje, England international rugby player
Ross McWhirter, co-founder of Guinness World Records
Norris McWhirter, co-founder of Guinness World Records

References

[http://www.salcombeprep.co.uk/cognita.html Salcombe Prep - Cognita]
[http://www.salcombeprep.co.uk/history.html School History]
"Schools - de Bohun Library, health centre and gates - TES photographs".
"DE BOHUN LIBRARY, HEALTH CENTRE AND GATES, non Civil Parish - 1260524 | Historic England".
"Downsend School - Floyd Steadman".
(2008). "McWhirter, Norris Dewar (1925–2004), author, publisher, and political campaigner".

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