Oakfield Preparatory School

Preparatory school in Dulwich, London, England

Oakfield Preparatory School

Address

Thurlow Park Road

Dulwich

London

SE21 8HP

England

Information
Type| Preparatory school
Motto| A World of Opportunity
Established| 1888
Local authority| Lambeth
Department for Education URN| 100644 Tables
Grades| Preschool – Y6
Gender| both
Age| 2 to 11
Enrollment| 360 (approx.)
Colour(s)| Burgundy, yellow and grey.
Website| http://www.oakfield.dulwich.sch.uk

Oakfield Preparatory School is an independent coeducational preparatory school in West Dulwich, Lambeth.[1] in the United Kingdom

Oakfield is a member of the Independent Schools Association.[2] Over 350 boys and girls aged between 2 and 11 are enrolled at the school.

For many years a senior school was run from the building on the south side of the road under the name of John Wycliffe Prep School, for 11-16 year olds.

## World War II

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As with many other surrounding locations, pupils were evacuated during World War II because of the threat of bombing.[3]

## Notable alumni

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* Derek Abbott, scientist and engineer
* Michael Smith (Michael Crawford), actor and singer
* Kim Smith (Kim Wilde), singer and daughter of 1960s pop star Marty Wilde
* Dame Norma Wagstaff Major, wife of former British Prime Minister John Major

## References

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1. ^ Oakfield Prep School, ISBI Schools, UK.
2. ^ Oakfield Preparatory School, Independent Schools Council, UK.
3. ^ Nigel Quiney, A Chapter in Exile: Memories of an Evacuee in Eccles, Norfolk, WWII People's War, BBC, UK, 3 November 2003.

## External links

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* Oakfield School website

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Schools and colleges in Lambeth

Maintained Schools (Primary)|

* Dunraven School
* Elm Wood Primary School
* Van Gogh Primary
* Woodmansterne School

Maintained Schools, (Secondary)|

* Ark Evelyn Grace Academy
* Bishop Thomas Grant School
* Dunraven School
* Elmgreen School
* Harris Academy Clapham
* La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School
* Lambeth Academy
* Lilian Baylis Technology School
* London Nautical School
* The Norwood School
* Oasis Academy South Bank
* Platanos College
* St Gabriel's College
* Trinity Academy
* Woodmansterne School

Special schools|

* Heron Academy
* Lansdowne School

Private schools|

* DLD College
* Oakfield Preparatory School
* Streatham and Clapham High School

Further education|

* King's College London Mathematics School
* Lambeth College
* The Marine Society College of the Sea
* Morley College
* South Bank University Sixth Form

Defunct schools|

* Archbishop Tenison's School
* Clapham College
* Dick Sheppard School
* The Family School
* London Steiner School
* St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for Girls
* Strand School
* Tulse Hill School

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