University College School Pre-Prep A GSG School
- University College School Pre-Prep
36 College Crescent
London
NW3 5LF - Head: Dr Zoe Dunn
- T 020 7722 4433
- F 020 7722 4601
- E [email protected]
- W www.ucs.org.uk/
- A mainstream independent school for boys aged from 4 to 7 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Camden
- Pupils: 98
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £18,288 pa
- Open days: By appointment
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: University College School, University College School Junior Branch
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Tucked away down a surprisingly quiet side street off the thunderous Finchley Road and in the shadow of the imposing brick and glass grandeur that is South Hampstead High School, UCS Pre-Prep is something of a hidden gem. Big and flashy it most certainly isn’t but what it lacks in architectural splendour, it gains in warmth and friendliness and – evidenced by the fact that it’s almost unheard of for these bright young sparks not to make it into the junior school – academic robustness. Parents tell us they chose it because...
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmistress
Since 2015, Zoe Dunn BEd PhD NPHQ (early 40s), an Eng lit specialist with an impressive pedigree, fitting for this neck of the woods. Schooled at a Kent grammar, she did her degree at Homerton, Cambridge and continued to teach reception children throughout her postgrad, admitting with a chuckle that ‘sometimes I found the 5-year-olds more mature than the undergraduates.’ After five years at The Hall, down the road, she went to the Royal School - up the hill, and now taken over by North Bridge House Senior - first as deputy head and latterly as head of its junior school. After a sabbatical travelling across Alaska, Sweden and some of the States to study how they approach social and emotional learning in schools, she founded and then led a local faith free school...
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