Our History
Learn more about the history of North Bridge House School
1939
North Bridge House School is founded in St. John’s Wood.
1950s
The School moves to leafy Netherhall Gardens in Hampstead.
1960s
North Bridge House is re-organised and the older Preparatory School pupils move into two Nash houses near Regent’s Park, whilst the Junior School remains in Netherhall Gardens.
1960s
North Bridge House Nursery School opens on Fitzjohn’s Avenue in a charming Victorian villa, previously known as Stepping Stones Nursery School.
1987
North Bridge House acquires a beautiful old convent on Gloucester Avenue, providing a new location for its Prep School and allowing the group to open a Senior School, extending its offering to GCSE.
July
2012
North Bridge House Senior School celebrates 25 years of academic excellence and merges with The Royal School Hampstead, moving to its current home, 65 Rosslyn Hill.
December
2012
The Senior School gains planning permission for a new Sports Hall which will complete the site’s state-of-the-art-facilities.
November
2013
North Bridge House acquires a stunning Grade II listed building in Islington for a new Senior School and Sixth Form, allowing pupils to complete their A-Levels at North Bridge House and completing the group’s portfolio.
June
2014
Former Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European triple jump champion, Jonathan Edwards, CBE opens the Senior School’s new multi-purpose Sports Hall.
September
2014
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury opens – the first independent Senior School in Islington – allowing NBH pupils to complete their education from Nursery through to Sixth Form without the added pressure of entrance exams.
January
2015
North Bridge House Junior School is renamed North Bridge House Pre-Preparatory School to better reflect its purpose – to excellently prepare children for the Prep School – and its status as an independent school.
June
2015
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury is awarded Outstanding in all areas in its first Ofsted inspection, just nine months after opening.
September
2017
North Bridge House Senior Canonbury introduces a Year 7 cohort, extending its provision to meet the growing demands of the local community.
September
2019
North Bridge House celebrates its 80th anniversary, announcing that a sixth school, North Bridge House Nursery and Pre-Prep West Hampstead will open in September 2020 to expand its specialist Early Years and KS1 provision to a new, thriving community.