The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery
2 Highgate Avenue, Highgate, N6 5RX
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 8
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Tapp
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- Inter- / non- denominational
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hampstead and Highgate
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 75
- URN
- 134800
- Local authority
- Haringey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083486815
About this school
The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery is an independent school in Haringey. It teaches children aged 2 to 8 and has 75 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2004, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Trends over time
How The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88 |
| 2023/24 | 78 |
| 2024/25 | 76 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 25
Location
Nearby schools
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Highgate School0.3 miles
Independent schools
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The Harington Scheme Ltd0.3 miles
Other types · London
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Channing School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Highgate
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TreeHouse School0.7 miles
Special schools · London
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The Bridge Satellite Provision0.9 miles
Free Schools · London
Common questions
- What year groups does The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery teach?
- The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 8. It is an independent school in Haringey.
- Who is the headteacher of The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery is Mrs Sarah Tapp, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery?
- The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery has 75 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 8.
- Is The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery full?
- The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery has capacity for 100 pupils and 75 on roll (75%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Is The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery a selective school?
- No. The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.