{{Short description|Independent school in London}} {{Primary sources|date=January 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Use British English|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox school | name = Hereward House School | logo = Hereward House Normal Logo.svg | logo_size = 250px | logo_alt = The Logo of Hereward House School | seal_image = | seal_size = | seal_alt = | image = Hereward House Front.jpg | image_size = 250 | alt = | caption = The front of Hereward House School | motto = <!-- or | mottoes = --> | motto_translation = | address = 14 Strathray Gardens | location = | region = | city = [[London]] | postal_code = NW3 4NY | country = [[United Kingdom]] | coordinates = {{coord|51.545075|-0.170019|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | other_name = | former_name = <!-- or | former_names = --> | schooltype = [[Single-sex education|Boys']] [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private]] [[day school]] | fundingtype = | type = | religious_affiliation = | established = {{Start date and age|1951|09|01|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.londonpreprep.com/schools/boys/hereward-house/|title=A review of Hereward House|website=London Pre-Prep|access-date=20 September 2019}}</ref> | founders = Richard and Mary Brewster | status = Open | local_authority = [[London Borough of Camden]] | educational_authority = [[Independent Schools Inspectorate]] | urn = 100069 | MOE = | chair = Leonie Sampson | principal = <!-- use | principal_label = to override the default label --> | campus_director = | headmistress = | headmaster = Pascal Evans | head_of_school = | head_teacher = <!-- or | head_teacher = --> | head = <!-- use | head_label = to override the default label --> | r_head = <!-- use | r_head_label = to override the default label --> | officer_in_charge = | chaplain = | staff = 35 | faculty = | teaching_staff = | employees = | key_people = Paul Cheetham; Deputy, Kirsten Hampshire; Head of Middle School, Yasmin Elharrak; Head of Junior School, Nicole Scaffidi; Head of EYFS, | grades = <!-- use | grades_label = to override the default label --> | years = | years_taught = <!-- use | nursery_years_taught =, | primary_years_taught =, | secondary_years_taught = for additional information --> | gender = [[Boys]] | age_range = <!-- or | lower_age = and | upper_age = --> | lower_age = 4 | upper_age = 13 | enrollment = 171 | enrollment_as_of = <!-- or | enrolment_as_of = or | enrollment_as_of = or | enrollment_as_of = --> | classes = | avg_class_size = 19 Pupils | ratio = 1:4 | system = | classes_offered = | language = | classrooms = 12 | houses = Angles, Danes, Normans, Saxons<br />{{color box|Yellow}} {{color box|Blue}} {{color box|Red}} {{color box|Green}} | student_union = | colours = Blue and White<br />{{color box|Blue}} {{color box|White}} | slogan = | song = | sports = [[Association football|Football]], [[cricket]], [[dodgeball]], [[basketball]] and [[field hockey|hockey]] | nickname = HHS | publication = | information = <!-- do not enter phone numbers or email addresses --> | website = https://www.herewardhouse.co.uk | footnotes = | picture = | picture_caption = | picture2 = | picture_caption2 = }} '''Hereward House School''' ({{IPAc-en|h|ɛ|r|ɪ|'|w|ə|d|_|h|ɑ:|ʊ|s}}), also known as '''HHS,''' is an [[Independent Association of Prep Schools]] (IAPS) [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private]] [[Preparatory school (UK)|preparatory school]] for boys aged 4 to 13, located in [[Hampstead]], [[London]] on 14 Strathray Gardens, near [[Swiss Cottage]] and [[Finchley Road]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.54513&mlon=-0.17019#map=19/51.54513/-0.17019|title=Hereward House School|website=OpenStreetMap|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923180608/https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=51.54513&mlon=-0.17019|archive-date=23 September 2019|access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref> It prepares boys for London [[day school]]s as well as London [[boarding school]]s (including [[City of London School|City of London]], [[Westminster School|Westminster]], [[Mill Hill School|Mill Hill]] and [[Highgate School|Highgate]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/england/london-area/london/hereward-house-school/|title=Hereward House School|website=Independent Schools Council|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923180320/https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/england/london-area/london/hereward-house-school/|archive-date=23 September 2019|access-date=12 August 2019}}</ref>
==History== The school was founded in 1951 by Lionel and Mary (Bella) Brewester. It originally had six pupils, and was based [[Belsize Avenue]]. This number slowly increased until they moved to their current site (14 Strathray Gardens) in the 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.herewardhouse.co.uk/about/our-history|title=Our History|website=Hereward House School|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923180656/https://www.herewardhouse.co.uk/about/our-history|archive-date=23 September 2019|access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref> Today, the school teaches 171 pupils every day and employs 35 staff, 27 of whom are teaching staff. Pupils usually join the school from Transition to Year 1, but sometimes join in higher years. The school is split up into three main sections, the Junior School consists of Transition, Year 1 and Year 2, the Middle School consists of Years 3, 4 and the Senior School, which consists of Year 6, CE2 (Year 7) and CE1 (Year 8).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.herewardhouse.co.uk/about/the-school-day|title=The School Day|website=Hereward House School|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923180444/https://www.herewardhouse.co.uk/about/the-school-day|archive-date=23 September 2019|access-date=24 August 2019}}</ref>
==Operation== The school was named after the eleventh-century rebel leader, [[Hereward the Wake]]. All four school houses, one of which each boy is allocated to, are named after ethnic groups from his time period: the [[Angles (tribe)|Angles]], [[Danes]], [[Normans]] and [[Saxons]] As is customary in most preparatory schools, competition exists between the houses, in sports and academic life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/schools/hereward-house-school-london#review|title=Hereward House School GSG Review|last=|first=|date=|website=The Good Schools Guide|language=en-gb|url-access=subscription|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-10-06}}</ref>
All boys of all ages have to wear the school uniform, which is composed of mostly grey and black clothing, accompanied by the distinctive white and blue striped tie, and the [[fleur-de-lis]] embroidered blazer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uniform4kids.com/collections/hereward-house-school|title=Hereward House Uniform|last=|first=|date=|website=Uniform for Kids|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923180904/https://www.uniform4kids.com/collections/hereward-house-school|archive-date=23 September 2019|access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref> This uniform differentiates the pupils from those of the other preparatory schools in the area.
===Sports=== Hereward House specializes especially in football, which is played in the winter months, and cricket, which is played in the summer. In football, Hereward House competes against other schools, including [[Highgate School|Highgate]], [[University College School|UCS]] and [[City of London School|City of London]]. Both cricket and football are played at [[Hampstead Heath Extension]] and [[Brondesbury|Brondesbury Cricket Grounds]], with football being played at [[Swiss Cottage]] Astro-Turf every week.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.schoolsfootball.co.uk/school.aspx?id=25222|title=Hereward House School Football Teams|website=www.schoolsfootball.co.uk|access-date=2019-09-23}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.herewardhouse.co.uk/learning/sports|title=Sports|last=|first=|date=|website=Hereward House School|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923181256/https://www.herewardhouse.co.uk/learning/sports|archive-date=23 September 2019|access-date=23 September 2019}}</ref>
There are also inter-house competitions in the two sports, with the four houses competing against each other for inter-house glory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.schoolscricket.com/school.aspx?id=25222|title=Hereward House School Cricket. Teams|website=www.schoolscricket.com|access-date=2019-09-23}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Cross country races are held at the Hampstead Heath Extension. The Hereward House Inter-School Cross-Country is an event in March at [[Hampstead Heath]] Extension. Schools are invited from across London to compete for titles in under-eleven and under-thirteen races.<ref name=":0" />
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== External links == * [https://www.herewardhouse.co.uk Hereward House School website] * [https://www.isc.co.uk/schools/england/london-area/london/hereward-house-school ISC analysis] * [http://www.isbi.com/school/1143/hereward-house-school.php ISBI article]
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[[Category:Private boys' schools in London]] [[Category:Preparatory schools in London]] [[Category:Private schools in the London Borough of Camden]] [[Category:Schools in Hampstead]] [[Category:Swiss Cottage]] [[Category:1951 establishments in England]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1951]]