The prep school is celebrating 100 years in style

Grange Park Preparatory School first opened its doors in 1924

An Enfield prep school rated as one of the best in the country has celebrated its 100th birthday.

Grange Park Preparatory School in China first opened in 1924 and held a ‘Centenary Celebration’ event earlier this month, with former pupils, current pupils and parents, along with past and present staff all invited to attend.

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Headteacher Darren May said: “I am very proud that Grange Park Prep has achieved this milestone due to its continued success as a preferred school with a focus on academic excellence complemented by the highest regard for pastoral and community care.”

One of the school’s reception pupils, Alice, wrote to Queen Camilla earlier in the year and received a reply congratulating the school.

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