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School Council Members Deliver Advent Calendar Donations to Epping Forest Foodbank

14th November 2025

Three members of our School Council proudly delivered this year’s Advent Calendar donations to the Epping Forest Foodbank. During their visit, the students were given a guided tour of the facility, where they learned first-hand how food donations are carefully sorted, packed, and distributed to support local families in need. The visit offered a valuable…

Sustainability Council visited the Science Museum

4th November 2025

On Tuesday 4th November, Sustainability Council visited the Science Museum to explore a fascinating exhibition about how food must change to protect our planet. The exhibition invited the children to think about one central question: how does our food go from field to plate? Through interactive displays and real-world examples, the Council discovered how food production has evolved,…

Sustainability Council Glasses Donation

20th June 2025

Our amazing Sustainability Council visited Packford’s Opticians to donate over 20 pairs of pre-loved glasses! These glasses will be recycled and given to those in need around the world—helping people and the planet. We are also launching a new initiative: ink cartridge recycling! From September, bring your used printer cartridges from home and drop them…

Sustainability Council Litter Pick

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…

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.