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Devonshire House has raised funds for various charities throughout the year.<ref name="DHPSWeb">{{cite web|url=http://www.devonshirehouse.co.uk|title=Devonshire House Preparatory School Website|publisher=Devonshire House Preparatory School|accessdate=2009-11-03}}</ref> Over the past few years funds have been raised for the [[Royal Free Hospital]] <ref>http://www.royalfree.nhs.uk/default.aspx?top_nav_id=2&tab_id=15&news_id=42</ref>, [[Great Ormond Street Hospital]], Aplastic Anaemia Trust, Anaphylatic Research, the Lowes Syndrome Trust <ref>http://www.lowetrust.com/build/newsletters/Newsletter.December.2006.pdf</ref> and Hopes and Homes for Children.<ref name="DHPSWeb" /> Since 2008 the School has also supported the Gwalior Childrens hospital Charity in India, targeting £10,000 over two years. <ref>http://gchvols.pbworks.com/VolNews</ref> Other notable fundraising has included £4,500<ref>http://www.dailynews.lk/2005/03/19/news03.htm</ref> for the victims of the Asian Tsunami<ref>http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200503/20050318kadirgamar_on_sri_lankas_foreign_and_security_policy.htm</ref> and pupils recording music with singer [[Beverley Craven]] at [[AIR Studios]] in Hampstead.<ref>http://www.mugsy.org/newsarchive/archivejun2002.htm</ref> |
Devonshire House has raised funds for various charities throughout the year.<ref name="DHPSWeb">{{cite web|url=http://www.devonshirehouse.co.uk|title=Devonshire House Preparatory School Website|publisher=Devonshire House Preparatory School|accessdate=2009-11-03}}</ref> Over the past few years funds have been raised for the [[Royal Free Hospital]] <ref>http://www.royalfree.nhs.uk/default.aspx?top_nav_id=2&tab_id=15&news_id=42</ref>, [[Great Ormond Street Hospital]], Aplastic Anaemia Trust, Anaphylatic Research, the Lowes Syndrome Trust <ref>http://www.lowetrust.com/build/newsletters/Newsletter.December.2006.pdf</ref> and Hopes and Homes for Children.<ref name="DHPSWeb" /> Since 2008 the School has also supported the Gwalior Childrens hospital Charity in India, targeting £10,000 over two years. <ref>http://gchvols.pbworks.com/VolNews</ref> Other notable fundraising has included £4,500<ref>http://www.dailynews.lk/2005/03/19/news03.htm</ref> for the victims of the Asian Tsunami<ref>http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200503/20050318kadirgamar_on_sri_lankas_foreign_and_security_policy.htm</ref> and pupils recording music with singer [[Beverley Craven]] at [[AIR Studios]] in Hampstead.<ref>http://www.mugsy.org/newsarchive/archivejun2002.htm</ref> |
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| Type | Independent co-educational preparatory school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Non-denominational |
| Established | 1989 |
| Headmistress | Mrs Serena Alexander, BA (Hons) PGCE |
| Staff | 75 full time 16 part time |
| Age | 2½ to 13 |
| Enrollment | 314 Boys 219 Girls |
| Houses | Austin Churchill Nelson Nightingale |
| Colour(s) | Blue and White |
| Website | http://www.devonshirehouseschool.co.uk |
Devonshire House preparatory school is a co-educational independent IAPS day school for children from 2½ to 11 for girls and to 13 for boys. [1] The School is based in four large Victorian houses in Hampstead. The School currently has about 530 children with just over half boys. [1]
History
Devonshire House was established in 1989 by Sir John Loveridge and family. Mrs Serena Alexander was appointed as the Headmistress in August 2004. [1] One of the School's buildings, 69 Fitzjohn's Avenue, was previously the premises of the Queen's House School, an independent day school for girls aged between 9 and 18 established in 1947. [2]
Operation
The School is divided into three age groups. Pre-reception and Reception children are taught in 4 Arkwright Road. At 5+ children move to the Junior School which is based at 69 Fitzjohn’s Avenue. Finally the children move at 8+ into the Senior School based in the other houses on Arkwright Road.[3]
Devonshire House is one of a large number of schools in the area (see list of schools in Hampstead) which has contributed to school-run traffic congestion in Hampstead. [4] The School has adopted a tough stance to help to try and ease the impact of school traffic [5] and is involved the Transport4schools project to try to ease congestion from the school run. [6]
Fundraising
Devonshire House has raised funds for various charities throughout the year.[7] Over the past few years funds have been raised for the Royal Free Hospital [8], Great Ormond Street Hospital, Aplastic Anaemia Trust, Anaphylatic Research, the Lowes Syndrome Trust [9] and Hopes and Homes for Children.[7] Since 2008 the School has also supported the Gwalior Childrens hospital Charity in India, targeting £10,000 over two years. [10] Other notable fundraising has included £4,500[11] for the victims of the Asian Tsunami[12] and pupils recording music with singer Beverley Craven at AIR Studios in Hampstead.[13]
Alumni
After finishing at Devonshire House most children transfer transfer to London day schools. Over the past five years about half the boys have gone to either Westminster School, University College School, St Pauls School, Highgate School or City of London School. About half the girls transfer to either St Pauls School, South Hampstead High School, North London Collegiate School, Francis Holland School or the City of London School. Children also progress to boarding schools such as Wycombe Abbey, Winchester College and Eton College. Over the past five years one in eight senior school offers received have been either a scholarship or an exhibition.[7]
References
- ^ a b c "INSPECTION REPORT ON Devonshire House Preparatory School". Independent School Inspectorate. 2007. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ From: 'Hampstead: Education', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 9: Hampstead, Paddington (1989), pp. 159-169. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22657 Date accessed: 01 December 2009.
- ^ "Devonshire House Preparatory School - About the School". Devonshire House Preparatory School. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ http://www.independent.co.uk/news/hell-descends-as-motor-mums-hit-hampstead-1094731.html
- ^ http://thecnj.myzen.co.uk/camden/030906/news030906_13.html
- ^ http://www.transport4schools.org/
- ^ a b c "Devonshire House Preparatory School Website". Devonshire House Preparatory School. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^ http://www.royalfree.nhs.uk/default.aspx?top_nav_id=2&tab_id=15&news_id=42
- ^ http://www.lowetrust.com/build/newsletters/Newsletter.December.2006.pdf
- ^ http://gchvols.pbworks.com/VolNews
- ^ http://www.dailynews.lk/2005/03/19/news03.htm
- ^ http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200503/20050318kadirgamar_on_sri_lankas_foreign_and_security_policy.htm
- ^ http://www.mugsy.org/newsarchive/archivejun2002.htm