South London’s leading co-educational day school, Alleyn’s School, has announced a new partnership with Cognita to open Alleyn’s Regent’s Park and Alleyn’s Hampstead from September 2025.

The partnership will see North Bridge House Regent’s Park Preparatory School become Alleyn’s Regent’s Park for children aged 4-13 from September 2025. North Bridge House School Hampstead will open a Junior section in addition to its Nursery, Pre-Prep, Senior and Sixth Form divisions, to become Alleyn’s Hampstead in September 2026 for children aged 2 to 18.

Cognita is proud to partner with another prestigious UK brand in Alleyn’s, building on our successful collaborations with Brighton College, RGS Guildford, and Repton School. Like these esteemed institutions, Alleyn’s has a long-held reputation for excellence and innovation. Jacobean actor and entrepreneur, Edward Alleyn, founded his College in Dulwich 400 years ago, and today the school is regularly ranked as one of the top ten schools in London for its academic results. The school was a finalist in 2024 at the ‘Independent School of the Year Awards’ in the co-educational schools’ category and finalist in TES ‘School of the Year Award in 2023’.

Alleyn’s Regent’s Park (led by Head Tom Le Tissier) and Alleyn’s Hampstead (led by Heads Chris Jones and Sarah Cartwright-Styles) will deliver Alleyn’s award-winning holistic education across academic, co-curricular and pastoral provision, whilst continuing to be owned and operated by Cognita.

Cognita will also be investing in the development and renovation of the Hampstead and Regent’s Park school campuses, including the provision of a new pastoral care centre ‘The Well’ and tech studios for the provision of Alleyn’s pioneering tech and ethical skills curriculum, the AiQ.

Commenting on the announcement, James Carroll, General Manager at Cognita, said, “This partnership marks a transformative step forward, combining the renowned academic excellence and innovation of Alleyn’s with Cognita’s commitment to holistic education, leadership and growth. Together, we are creating a future-focussed educational journey, from Nursery to Sixth Form, built on the shared values of Respect, Opportunity, Curiosity, Courage, and Kindness.”

Jane Lunnon, Head at Alleyn’s School said: “We are thrilled to be expanding North of the River with the opening of Alleyn’s Regent’s Park and Alleyn’s Hampstead. Both schools already have an incredible energy and commitment to developing the mind and heart of every child with creativity, aspiration and joy. Each child’s entire school experience will reflects Alleyn’s ‘All We Can Be’ ethos and we’re delighted to welcome them to the Alleyn’s Schools Group.”

To find out more about the exciting partnership, read here.