If you will it, it is no dream
אם תרצו, אין זו אגדה

About Us

Welcome

Kerem is more than a school, we are a family!  At Kerem, your child will flourish academically while feeling part of a warm, supportive and flourishing community.

Our exceptional teaching and vibrant, forward-thinking curriculum, rooted in Jewish identity, stimulates our pupils’ curiosity and nurtures their confidence.

We know your child’s happiness and well-being are vital to their success. With our small classes, individualised teaching and our warm, supportive environment, every child can thrive at Kerem!

What Makes Kerem Distinctive?

  • Nurturing, individualised teaching with exceptional added value and 11+ outcomes
  • A vibrant, forward-thinking curriculum, interwoven with and enriched by Jewish life and learning.
  • Outstanding pastoral care including a spacious wellbeing room, dedicated wellbeing practitioner (and dog!)
  • Beautiful Nursery and Reception unit set in its own secure grounds

Admissions

Kerem is a non-selective, co-educational, Jewish Prep and Pre-Prep school for children aged 3-11.  Located in leafy Hampstead Garden Suburb with grounds leading on to Lyttleton playing fields, we are affiliated to Hampstead Garden Suburb Synagogue with Years 1-6 based in the Synagogue building itself.

Our main entry points are at Nursery and Reception.  These classes are housed in spacious classrooms in a separate building in Kingsley Way.  Set in its own grounds, and surrounded on 3 sides by extensive outdoor play and learning areas, including a vegetable garden, outdoor kitchen, book shed, giant easels, climbing frames and cycle track, our experienced and caring Early Years team will give your child the very best start in life.

At a glance:

  • Little Grapes (ages 9 months – 3 years)
    • 18 Kingsley Way, London N2 0ER
  •  Pre-Prep
    • Nursery and Reception (ages 3-5)
    • 18 Kingsley Way, London N2 0ER
  • Prep:
    • Years 1-6 (ages 6-11)
    • Norrice Lea, London N2 0RE

We also offer Occasional Places in other year groups. To find out more, please contact admissions@keremschool.co.uk or see our admissions pages here.

See our admissions pages here

History & Ethos

  • Kerem was founded more than 75 years ago by Stanley Frankfurt.  It was he who suggested the name ‘Kerem,’ explaining that Kerem means a vineyard and that the children should grow and flourish as grapes grow on the vine.
  • While we are a non-selective school, we are extremely proud of our reputation for academic rigour, creativity and indvidualised pastoral and academic intervention programmes which enable our pupils to consistently outperform local and national schools in end of Key Stage tests and achieve superb 11+ outcomes.

Explore Further

Find out more about our vision, ethos and values, our proud history and the ways in which we help children grow into confident, compassionate and knowledgeable young people or arrange a visit to experience our school first-hand.

Visit Us

We warmly invite you to visit us and experience for yourself what makes Kerem such a wonderful play to learn and grow!
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