Sustainability Council Litter Pick | Avon House School
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Sustainability Council Litter Pick

Posted: 19th May 2025

As part of our celebrations for STEM Week and its inspiring theme, “What a Wonderful World,” our Sustainability Council took action to help protect our local environment. On Monday 19th May, members of the Council visited the local green for a litter pick, putting into practice the important values we’ve been exploring in school.

Equipped with litter pickers, gloves, and a strong sense of purpose, the children worked together to clean up the area and were both surprised and amused by the variety of items they found! Among the more common pieces of litter, such as crisp packets and drinks cans, they even discovered an empty smoked salmon packet, much to their amazement!

The activity was a meaningful reminder of our responsibility to care for the world around us, and it tied in beautifully with the STEM Week focus on sustainability, science, and positive action. We are incredibly proud of the children’s enthusiasm and teamwork, and their commitment to making a difference in their local community.

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Closure of Avon House Preparatory School

It is with much sadness that we are announcing the closure of the school with immediate effect. Avon House was founded over a hundred years ago under the name Essex House and then in the early 1950’s was renamed Avon House School. The vision for the current school was that of Sheila Ferrari who bought the school in 1970, providing a family school for pupils from 3-11 years old.

We have explored a number of options to try and save the school from closure but in recent days it became obvious that was not meant to be. The school has struggled with financial pressures including the introduction of VAT on school fees and the rise in NI and pension costs.

We have always put our pupils at the heart of school life both academically and pastorally under the banner of ‘Celebrating and supporting every child’ and we know that many pupils who have journeyed through our school have gone on to great success.

We wish all our pupils and families the best for the future as they embrace new schools in the locality.