Salcombe Preparatory School

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Preparatory day school in London, England

Salcombe Preparatory School

Above: The Chase Side (top) and Green Road (bottom) sites

Address

224-226 Chase Side

London

N14 4PL

England

Coordinates| 51°38′16″N 0°08′23″W﻿ / ﻿51.6379°N 0.1398°W﻿ / 51.6379; -0.1398
Information
Type| Preparatory day school
Motto| Sapere aude
("Dare to Know")
Established| 1916
Local authority| London Borough of Enfield
Department for Education URN| 102063 Tables
Head| Mrs Sarah-Jane Davies
Gender| Coeducational
Age| 3 to 11
Enrolment| 190~
Former pupils| Old Salcombians
Website| http://www.salcombeprep.co.uk/

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.

## History[edit]

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[edit]

* 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[edit]

* 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[6]

## See also[edit]

* De Bohun Primary School in Green Road

## References[edit]

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.)

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Salcombe Preparatory School.

* Profile on Cognita website

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Schools and colleges in the London Borough of Enfield

Primary schools|

* Ark John Keats Academy
* Bowes Primary School
* De Bohun Primary School
* Edmonton County School
* Houndsfield Primary School
* Oasis Academy Hadley
* Our Lady of Lourdes School
* St Edmund's RC Primary School

Secondary schools|

* AIM North London Academy
* Ark John Keats Academy
* Aylward Academy
* Bishop Stopford's School
* Broomfield School
* Chace Community School
* Edmonton County School
* Enfield County School
* Enfield Grammar School
* Highlands School
* Kingsmead School
* Lea Valley Academy
* Oasis Academy Enfield
* Oasis Academy Hadley
* St Anne's Catholic High School
* St Ignatius College
* Southgate School
* Winchmore School

Grammar schools|

* The Latymer School

Special schools|

* Durants School
* Fern House School

Private schools|

* Grange Park Preparatory School
* Palmers Green High School
* St John's Senior School
* Salcombe Preparatory School

Colleges|

* Barnet and Southgate College
* Capel Manor College
* The College of Haringey, Enfield and North East London

Former|

* Enfield-chantry school
* Minchenden Grammar School

Authority control databases |

* ISNI

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