Abbot's Hill School
| Established | 1912 |
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| Type | Independent girls' school |
| Religion | CofE |
| Headmistress | Mrs Kerstin Lewis, MA(Cantab) BSc PGCE |
| Chairman of Governors | Clive Morgan BSc MBA[1] |
| Founder | Baird[2] |
| Location | Bunkers Lane Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 8RP England |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| DfE URN | 117600 |
| Staff | 70[1] |
| Students | 441 |
| Gender | Girls: 3 to 16 Boys: 3 to 7 |
| Ages | 3–16 |
| Houses | Cameron, McDonald and Mcneil |
| Website | www.abbotshill.herts.sch.uk |
Coordinates: 51°43′46″N 0°26′37″W / 51.729407°N 0.443509°W
Abbot's Hill School is an independent girls' school in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Abbot's Hill House
It had been the home of John Dickinson (1782–1869) who was his own architect in its building, just east of his paper mill, Nash Mills. Construction was commenced in 1836. The building material was unusual, being dark grey stone setts, taken from the railway lines when replaced by wooden sleepers. The house design was unusual, having only a single door to the outside despite its size. John Dickinson's youngest daughter Harriet Ann (1823–1858) married Sir John Evans, K.C.B. (1823–1908) and their son Sir Arthur John Evans (1851–1941) inherited Abbot's Hill but never lived there.
[edit] School
In 1912 it became a girls' school which, in 1969, absorbed St Nicholas House School as its junior department.[2]
[edit] Notable former pupils
- Katharine Elliot, Baroness Elliot of Harwood, public servant and politician.
- Marilyn Okoro, British 800m and 4x400m Athlete
- Zara Brownless, Young Appentice 2011 Winner
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Governing Body Of Abbot's Hill School (Constituted As Abbot's Hill Limited) Report And Accounts". Charity Commission. 31 August 2008. http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/ScannedAccounts/Ends53%5C0000311053_ac_20080831_e_c.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ a b "ISI Inspection Report". ISI. 2003. http://www.isi.net/reports/2003/0008_03.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-04. "Section 3.1: It was founded in 1912 as a private boarding school for senior girls. St Nicholas House School moved on to the site in 1969 to form the junior department. The junior part of the school is still called St Nicholas House and the senior part of the school has been named Baird House, in honour of the founder."
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