441 pupils · KS2 expected standard 80% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Independent · Prep · Haringey
The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery
Independent school · Ages 2 to 8 · Mixed · 75 pupils
At a glance
- Type
- Independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 8
- Gender
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 75 census January 2024
- Capacity
- 100
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery classes
- Yes
- Head
- Mrs Sarah Tapp
- Address
- 2 Highgate Avenue, Highgate, N6 5RX
- Borough
- Haringey
- Telephone
- 02083486815
- DfE reference (URN)
- 134800
- Website
- avenuepreprep.co.uk
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Admissions
Independent schools run their own admissions. You register directly with the school, usually for a fee, and the school sets its own deadlines, assessments and offer dates, which are separate from the borough process.
Fees
| Stage | Per term | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Nursery | £6,100 | £18,300 |
| Receptionincluding VAT | £8,400 | £25,200 |
| Years 1 & 2including VAT | £8,400 | £25,200 |
Day fees for 2026-27, as published by the school (read 9 Oct 2026). The VAT position is shown beside each stage. Lunches, trips and other extras may be charged on top.
Other charges and help with fees
- Registration fee
- £150 per one_off Non-refundable registration fee, inclusive of VAT Source
- Acceptance deposit
- £2,000 per one_off Deposit on acceptance of offer into Nursery classes, VAT exempt, offset against last term's fees Source
- Acceptance deposit
- £3,000 per one_off Deposit on acceptance of offer into Reception and KS1, inclusive of VAT Source
- Acceptance deposit
- £1,000 per one_off Additional deposit on acceptance of offer when moving from Nursery into Reception Source
Source: avenuepreprep.co.uk · academic year 2026-27 · last checked 9 October 2026
Inspection
Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)
ISI does not give a single overall grade and does not publish its findings as open data, so we show no rating. Read the latest report on isi.net.
Source: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools · daily extract as at 2026-10-07 · last checked 9 October 2026
Pupils and context
- Receiving SEN support
- 23.7%
- With an Education, Health and Care Plan
- 0%
- Girls / boys
- 50% / 50%
Source: Department for Education, Compare school and college performance · 2024/25 · last checked 9 October 2026 · school census 2024/25
Nearby schools
Schools covering the same ages within about a mile, by straight-line distance (not walking or travel time).
Highgate School
0.3 miles1,938 pupils · A level average A (2024/25) · £9,453 to £10,929 a term (2026-27)
Registration: closes in 6 days (16 Oct 2026)
Channing School
0.4 miles991 pupils · A level average A (2024/25) · £9,864 to £11,028 a term (2026-27)
Registration: closes in 6 days (16 Oct 2026)
Highgate Primary School
0.5 miles472 pupils · KS2 expected standard 80% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Highgate Junior School
0.5 milesLeaver destinations
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.5 miles523 pupils · KS2 expected standard 89% (2024/25)
Applications: open (15 Jan 2027)
Compare with similar schools
Side-by-side comparisons with the nearest schools of the same type. Sourced facts only; no winner is declared.
- The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery and Highgate Junior School0.5 miles apart
- The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery and Highgate Pre-Prep0.5 miles apart
- The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery and Wildwood Nature School1.1 miles apart
- The Avenue Pre-Preparatory School and Nursery and Norfolk House School1.3 miles apart