Norrice Lea, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London N2 0RE
10 reasons to choose Kerem School
Top line
Kerem School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 76. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Hampstead Garden Suburb and one of the 5 best primary schools for 1.5 miles.
School fundamentals
Kerem School is an independent prep day school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a Jewish school, open to all faiths and none. The school has a non-selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school. Kerem School fees are £5,990 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT and lunches.
Average class size
Kerem School has one class per year and an average class size of 21 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for Kerem School leavers are one of 10-12 North London schools, mainly Jewish, and mainly independent. Immanuel College accounts for 40%-50% of leavers, and JFS for 25%. Channing and Haberdashers’ Aske’s schools are also popular destinations.
The Kerem School curriculum
School curriculum is a Modern Jewish Orthodox Curriculum (Kodesh) in the morning balanced with the secular National Curriculum (Chol) in the afternoon. Chol also includes PSHE, reasoning, Ivrit, French. The school offers each pupil between 5 and 10 different extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip in Year 6. All year groups have one day of Forest School for six weeks.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, music, Ivrit, Jewish Studies, art, DT and computing throughout.
Sport at Kerem School
School offers PE and up to 10 seasonal sports. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Kerem School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is part of the co-curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir, orchestra and one or two instrument ensembles. The school offers each pupil over 5 different extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
There is a breakfast club from 8.00am.
Find another school near Kerem School
Highgate Junior School & Pre-Prep (1.7 miles); Ivy House School (1.8 miles); Heathside School (2 miles).
Brookland Junior School (1 mile); Garden Suburb Junior School (1.3 miles); Akiva School (1.4 miles).
Highgate School (1.6 miles); Channing School (2 miles); Alleyn’s Hampstead (2.2 miles).
The Henrietta Barnett School (1 mile); Fortismere School (1.5 miles); St Aloysius RC College (2 miles).