Gidea Park College, an independent, co-educational day school for children aged 3 to 11, where pupils get the best start possible and learn in a happy and secure environment. Situated in Gidea Park, an affluent and attractive residential area near Romford in Essex, our school offers a well-rounded, contemporary education concentrating on personal growth and the development of character and self-confidence. Our boys and girls move seamlessly from Pre-School, Pre-Preparatory School, and Preparatory School in a nurturing environment with caring and motivated staff.
Established in 1917, Gidea Park College is still run as a small, family-owned school, where each pupil is valued as an individual and where talents are encouraged to blossom and weaknesses strengthened. Our school motto is 'Light Work Life' and we aim to deliver this vision by offering your child a first-class education in a school where great emphasis is placed on pastoral care, excellent communication, and a healthy blend of discipline and encouragement.
The individual is at the heart of our ethos and this close school community is bound together by a strong set of values that lay the foundations for learning and life both behind and beyond the school gates. Our school motto, Light Work-Life, reflects the principles that underpin the daily life of the school.
The classrooms and corridors are alive with the buzz of purposeful activity. In this optimistic and positive atmosphere where talents and individuality are nurtured and celebrated, the children grow in confidence, develop a sense of their worth, and raise their expectations.
Every pupil is challenged and inspired to be the best they can be and to seize the opportunities available to them. Supported by close and committed teaching, the children approach learning with enthusiasm and energy as they discover new talents and passions and develop an appetite for learning that will last for life.
Secure in their school family, the children feel safe and happy in an environment that embraces the value of community, respects differences, and prizes kindness. Equipped with academic and social skills and eager to meet fresh challenges and embrace new ideas, the children move on to the next stage of their education with excitement and anticipation.
The school aims to provide a supportive family ethos in a relaxed and friendly way within a defined code of conduct. It seeks to be academically strong, with each developing talents and successfully transferring to a senior school that is right for them. It strives to create a balance between the academic, artistic, pastoral, and spiritual aspects of a pupil's development. It also aims to ensure that individuals are well rounded, well-mannered, and motivated by enabling them to have time to mature at their own pace. Also, it seeks to create an environment in which individuals are cherished and valued as well as providing a foundation for pupil's personal development within a tolerant Christian ethos.
