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: 96
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £21,231 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..
Everything runs like clockwork, the ‘absolutely amazing’ staff fizzing with enthusiasm as they encourage their charges up and down the stairs to the next exciting activity. Parents reckon they’re ‘really good at understanding boys’ and ‘tailor their approach to instil a sense of self-belief’. Parents say there’s a clear focus on keeping the boys on track academically, but ‘never too much pressure’ and boys explained that ‘it’s okay to make mistakes’. Dr Dunn’s view about homework is...
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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, an English literature specialist with an impressive pedigree. Schooled at a Kent grammar, she did her degrees at Homerton, Cambridge and continued to teach reception children throughout her postgrad. After five years at The Hall, she became deputy, then head of juniors, at the Royal School, followed by a sabbatical studying social and emotional learning in schools across Sweden and the US. She then founded and led a local primary - the Rimon Jewish Free Primary School - for four terms, before taking maternity leave. Feels she has found ‘her educational home’ within the UCS foundation and relishes the intellectual stimulation of engaging with colleagues across the three schools.
Parents can't speak highly enough of her, calling her a ‘charismatic powerhouse of compassion and intellectual...
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Special Education Needs
10-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | Y |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | Y |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | Y |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | Y |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| University College School Junior Branch | 2023 | Majority to Junior School |
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