Ivy House, 94-96 North End Road, Golders Green, London NW11 7SX
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Ivy House School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 77. It is one of the best independent prep schools in and around Golders Green and one of the 6 best primary schools for 1 mile.
School fundamentals
Ivy House School is an independent prep day school for girls and boys (from Sep 2023) between the ages of 2.5 and 11 years. The school has an academically selective admissions policy. It is a standalone prep school, not tied to any one senior school, and is a member of the Inspired Education group. Ivy House School fees are £7,970 per term (2025/26). Fees include VAT but exclude lunches.
Average class size
Ivy House School has one class per year and an average class size of 11 pupils.
Leavers' destinations
Destinations for most Ivy House School girls are one of 15 mainly independent London girls’ day schools. Channing School is the preferred destination for 30% of leavers. Francis Holland Regents Park, City of London School for Girls, North London Collegiate School, and South Hampstead High School have each taken 10%-15% of leavers.
The Ivy House School curriculum
School curriculum is based on the National Curriculum with some additions and variations. It also includes PSHE, theme weeks, French. School values are informed by Catholic social morality. Religious Education accounts for 10% of curriculum time. There is daily collective worship and prayer, and observance of Catholic celebrations. 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 and visiting speakers.
Specialist teaching
Specialist teachers for sport, art, music, computing and languages throughout.
Sport at Ivy House School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year.
The Arts at Ivy House School
Art and music are taught as discrete curricular subjects to all pupils. Drama is taught as part of the English curriculum. All pupils learn an instrument in class and some take extra-curricular instrument lessons. Choir and one or two instrument ensembles. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
There is a breakfast club from 8.00am, and though lessons end at 3.15/4.00pm, clubs can extend the school day till 5.00pm.
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