St Anthony’s or Norfolk House

Mamaspice89 · 2026-08-13T10:44:53+00:00

Hello please can I have your views on these two schools. We are considering both for our son. Norfolk House is cheaper so wondering whether it is worth paying extra for the Hampstead school. many thanks

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stayinNLDN · 13/08/2026 23:05

Norfolk house!! St Anthony’s felt to us like a business rather than a school when visiting twice. It is owned by a private equity group too that doesn’t have a great reputation. I know it’s awful to say but I’m not sure they’ll have the numbers to keep it open. Everyone we know at Norfolk house loves it. To be clear, neither of my DC go to NH. Our DS applied to all the usual north London preps etc but we actually ended up not even going through with the assessment at St A in the end. I’m sure it’s a good school, but is it a ‘worth your money” school vs NH or other boys preps in the area? We didn’t think so.

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Mamaspice89 · 14/08/2026 01:14

stayinNLDN · 13/08/2026 23:05

Norfolk house!! St Anthony’s felt to us like a business rather than a school when visiting twice. It is owned by a private equity group too that doesn’t have a great reputation. I know it’s awful to say but I’m not sure they’ll have the numbers to keep it open. Everyone we know at Norfolk house loves it. To be clear, neither of my DC go to NH. Our DS applied to all the usual north London preps etc but we actually ended up not even going through with the assessment at St A in the end. I’m sure it’s a good school, but is it a ‘worth your money” school vs NH or other boys preps in the area? We didn’t think so.

Thank you so much for your feedback. My partner is leaning towards NH so he’ll be pleased to read your post.

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