Streatham & Clapham High School is an independent day school for girls aged 3 to 18, in south London. The school was founded in 1887 by the Girls' Public Day School Company, which established schools for girls providing academic, moral and religious education.
Streatham & Clapham High School
The school's coat of arms, granted by the College of Arms in 2017
The ability profile of the school is above the national average, with a proportion of pupils being far above the national average.[1] The 2019 Independent Schools Inspectorate report awarded the school the highest grade in both categories inspected ('Excellent'): the quality of pupils' academic and other achievements and the quality of their personal development.[2]
The school is located on two sites, the Prep School in a Victorian building in Wavertree Road, London SW2, and the Senior School (including the Sixth Form) in buildings designed in the 1930s by J. E. K. Harrison.
'Brixton Hill High School' began in February 1887 in a house at 260 Brixton Hill. Continued expansion led in 1894 to a temporary move to a home in Palace Road to await the completion of the new building in Wavertree Road, Streatham Hill (now the location of the Junior School). The building was opened by H.R.H. Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll in 1895, and the school was soon renamed Streatham Hill High School. In 1938 Streatham Hill merged with (but essentially took over) the older Clapham High School (established in 1875, with Mary Jemima Alger as its first head[3]), and was renamed 'Streatham Hill and Clapham High School'.
During the Second World War some girls were evacuated from London, while others continued their schooling in often difficult conditions. A V-1 bomb damaged the school on 27 July 1944, and though parts of the building were still usable, the operation of the school had to be split between four separate sites. Two of the sites were 'Winchester House' on Upper Tulse Hill and 'Courtlands' on Christchurch Road. The contract for rebuilding was signed in 1949, and then followed three years of demolition and reconstruction.
Since then the Abbotswood Road site has been expanded with the Millennium Building, comprising an Art Suite, Music Suite and a Recital Hall, and a Sports Hall. In January 2017, a new Sixth Form Centre opened on the newly built fourth storey on the Harrison building, followed in April 2018 by a new dining hall, reception and fountain atrium. These additions to the school, designed by Cottrell and Vermeulen Architecture, won the Royal Institute of British Architects' London Award and the Retrofit Award in the School Project category, and were also shortlisted for the Education Architect of the Year Award.[4]
Findings of the ISI Inspection 2019
The Independent Schools Inspectorate inspected Streatham & Clapham High School in October 2019[5] and awarded the school the highest grade ("Excellent") in both categories inspected: the quality of pupils’ achievements and the quality of pupils’ personal development.
Heads of Streatham and Clapham High School
Miss Alice Tovey (1887–1898), Headmistress
Miss Reta Oldham (1898–1923), Headmistress
Miss Ruth Gwatkin (1923–1938), Headmistress
Miss Marjorie Jarrett (1938–1947), Headmistress
Miss Margaret Macaulay (1947–1963), Headmistress
Miss Agnete Wulff (1963–1973), Headmistress
Mrs Nancy Silver (1973–1978), Headmistress
Miss Gillian M. Ellis (1979–2002), Headmistress
Mrs Susan Mitchell (2002–2011), Headmistress
Mr Richard Hinton (2011), Acting Head Master
Dr Millan Sachania (2012-2022), Head Master
Mr Richard Hinton (2022-date), Acting Head Master
Notable past pupils
This article's list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations.(May 2020)
Professor Wendy Atkin OBE, researcher whose work led to breakthrough in bowel cancer screening
^Independent Schools Inspectorate Report, 2019: see section 1.3.
^Independent Schools Inspectorate Report, 2019: see sections 3.1 and 3.2.
^"Alger, Mary Jemima (1838–1894), headmistress". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/52730. ISBN978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 20 May 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^Hardwick, Lorna (2004). "Charlesworth, Lilian Edith (1897–1970), headmistress and promoter of international understanding". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/75431. ISBN978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 2 September 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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established schools for girls providing academic moral and religious education Streatham amp Clapham High SchoolThe school s coat of arms granted by the College of Arms in 2017LocationInformationTypeIndependent school Day schoolMottoad sapientiam sine metuEstablished1887Department for Education URN100648 TablesChairman of GovernorsMrs Fiona Smith BA Dunelm PGCEActing Head MasterMr Richard Hinton BSc PGCEGenderGirlsAge3 to 18HousesCarter Franklin Fawcett Paston Brown KnightsColour s green purple greyAffiliationsHMC GSA GDSTHead of Prep SchoolMr Thomas Mylne BA Hons Location Senior School 42 Abbotswood Road Streatham London SW16 1AWLocation Prep School Wavertree Road Streatham Hill London SW2 3SRWebsitehttp www schs gdst net The Head Master is Mr Richard Hinton The ability profile of the school is above the national average with a proportion of pupils being far above the national average 1 The 2019 Independent Schools Inspectorate report awarded the school the highest grade in both categories inspected Excellent the quality of pupils academic and other achievements and the quality of their personal development 2 The school is located on two sites the Prep School in a Victorian building in Wavertree Road London SW2 and the Senior School including the Sixth Form in buildings designed in the 1930s by J E K Harrison Contents 1 History 2 Findings of the ISI Inspection 2019 3 Heads of Streatham and Clapham High School 4 Notable past pupils 5 Former teachers 6 References 7 External linksHistory Edit Brixton Hill High School began in February 1887 in a house at 260 Brixton Hill Continued expansion led in 1894 to a temporary move to a home in Palace Road to await the completion of the new building in Wavertree Road Streatham Hill now the location of the Junior School The building was opened by H R H Princess Louise Duchess of Argyll in 1895 and the school was soon renamed Streatham Hill High School In 1938 Streatham Hill merged with but essentially took over the older Clapham High School established in 1875 with Mary Jemima Alger as its first head 3 and was renamed Streatham Hill and Clapham High School During the Second World War some girls were evacuated from London while others continued their schooling in often difficult conditions A V 1 bomb damaged the school on 27 July 1944 and though parts of the building were still usable the operation of the school had to be split between four separate sites Two of the sites were Winchester House on Upper Tulse Hill and Courtlands on Christchurch Road The contract for rebuilding was signed in 1949 and then followed three years of demolition and reconstruction On 22 October 1952 Princess Alice Duchess of Gloucester as Patroness of the Girls Public Day School Trust opened the new Wavertree Road building The further expansion of the school led to the GPDST s purchase in 1993 of a new site for the Senior School at Abbotswood Road the former buildings of the Battersea Grammar School purchased from London South Bank University Since then the Abbotswood Road site has been expanded with the Millennium Building comprising an Art Suite Music Suite and a Recital Hall and a Sports Hall In January 2017 a new Sixth Form Centre opened on the newly built fourth storey on the Harrison building followed in April 2018 by a new dining hall reception and fountain atrium These additions to the school designed by Cottrell and Vermeulen Architecture won the Royal Institute of British Architects London Award and the Retrofit Award in the School Project category and were also shortlisted for the Education Architect of the Year Award 4 Findings of the ISI Inspection 2019 EditThe Independent Schools Inspectorate inspected Streatham amp Clapham High School in October 2019 5 and awarded the school the highest grade Excellent in both categories inspected the quality of pupils achievements and the quality of pupils personal development Heads of Streatham and Clapham High School EditMiss Alice Tovey 1887 1898 Headmistress Miss Reta Oldham 1898 1923 Headmistress Miss Ruth Gwatkin 1923 1938 Headmistress Miss Marjorie Jarrett 1938 1947 Headmistress Miss Margaret Macaulay 1947 1963 Headmistress Miss Agnete Wulff 1963 1973 Headmistress Mrs Nancy Silver 1973 1978 Headmistress Miss Gillian M Ellis 1979 2002 Headmistress Mrs Susan Mitchell 2002 2011 Headmistress Mr Richard Hinton 2011 Acting Head Master Dr Millan Sachania 2012 2022 Head Master Mr Richard Hinton 2022 date Acting Head MasterNotable past pupils EditThis article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations May 2020 Professor Wendy Atkin OBE researcher whose work led to breakthrough in bowel cancer screening Dame Beryl Paston Brown Principal of Homerton College Cambridge and of the City of Leicester Training College at Scraptoft Angela Carter the twentieth century novelist Margaret Casely Hayford CBE lawyer businesswoman and public figure Lilian Charlesworth leading headteacher and internationalist 6 Philippa Fawcett the first woman to lead the Mathematical Tripos at University of Cambridge Prof Eileen Hogan artist Elizabeth Killick first woman Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Elizabeth Llewellyn operatic soprano Maryam Moshiri News Presenter BBC News Elsie Owusu OBE architect Bell Ribeiro Addy MP the member of parliament for Streatham since 2019 Professor Nicola Rollock academic and writer Professor of Social Policy amp Race King s College London Margery Sharp author of the 1959 The Rescuers which became a 1977 Disney film Sally Anne Stapleford OBE President from 1995 to 2006 of the National Ice Skating Association Anne Szarewski cancer researcher Hannah Waddingham actress and singer Dame June Whitfield actressFormer teachers EditDame Mary Green Headmistress from 1954 to 1973 of Kidbrooke School London s first main comprehensive school taught from 1938 to 1940 Danielle de St Jorre taught French from 1967 to 1969 References Edit Independent Schools Inspectorate Report 2019 see section 1 3 Independent Schools Inspectorate Report 2019 see sections 3 1 and 3 2 Alger Mary Jemima 1838 1894 headmistress Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press 2004 doi 10 1093 ref odnb 52730 ISBN 978 0 19 861412 8 Retrieved 20 May 2020 Subscription or UK public library membership required See https www goodfellowcommunications com projects streatham and clapham high school sixth form Independent Schools Inspectorate Report 2019 Hardwick Lorna 2004 Charlesworth Lilian Edith 1897 1970 headmistress and promoter of international understanding Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 75431 ISBN 978 0 19 861412 8 Retrieved 2 September 2020 Subscription or UK public library membership required External links EditSchool website Profile on the ISC website Profile at MyDaughter Girls Day School Trust website Coordinates 51 26 06 N 0 08 17 W 51 4351 N 0 1381 W 51 4351 0 1381 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Streatham and Clapham High School amp oldid 1137432156, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
