North London prep schools

[TacticalPaella]

Hi Everyone. We are considering prep schools and are struggling to find any recent discussions on two particular schools. Does anybody have any views or experience of Salcombe Prep (in Southgate) or Norfolk House School (in Muswell Hill). Any experience or anything anybody may have heard will be much appreciated.

NH is a bit of a Marmite school - some love it and say is small and nurturing, others find it cramped. It is very much a crammer for the 11+ but I'd assume everyone is tutored too. Southgate and MH aren't that close - don't forget to factor in the commute in school run traffic.

Yes I second the point about distance- we are in Bounds Green and I drove ds to school at Vita et Pax for his nursery year so only 2&a half days a week and ecen that got very tiresome!

I have 3 children at Salcombe. The main downside I think is the size - it's tiny and they don't have much in the way of facilities. It's also very academic from a young age. But on the whole I'm really happy with it.

Hello gigglesgiggles, how has your experience with salcombe been so far?

Bump for any recent reviews on these two schools

We went with Norfolk House School in the end and couldn’t be happier. Distance factored in to our decision but also the overall feel of the schools. We’ve found Norfolk House to be a supportive and nurturing environment for our children and the quality of teaching is fantastic. The teachers have an open door policy and the size of the classes really enable them to get to know the children well. The school doesn’t have its own field or masses of space but they utilise nearby parks and spaces - it works (for us).