Sutton High School (London)
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| Motto | Fideliter, Fortiter, Feliciter (faithfully, bravely, happily) |
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| Established | 1884 |
| Type | Independent, GDST |
| Head | Mrs Bronwen Goulding |
| Location | 55 Cheam Road Sutton Greater Londona[›] SM1 2AX  England |
| Local authority | Sutton |
| Gender | Girls only |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Houses | Dora Black, Francis West, Henrietta Stanley, Phyllis Mudford King |
| Colours | purple |
| Website | school website |
Coordinates: 51°21′39″N 0°11′51″W / 51.360880°N 0.197612°W
For other schools named "Sutton High", see Sutton High School (disambiguation).
Sutton High School is an independent school for girls aged 3-18 in Sutton, Greater London. It is run by the Girls' Day School Trust (GDST).
It was founded in 1884 by the then Girls' Public Day School Trust (GPDST), and was a direct grant grammar school (some pupils having their fees paid by the local authority as in a state grammar school) until this system was abolished in 1976. The first headmistress was Miss Margaret Whyte, and there were 80 pupils on the opening day, 17 January 1884. It has been listed in "Top 100 Independent School" Sunday Times Parent Power Guide, November 2011[1]
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[edit] Notable former pupils
- Dora Russell (1894-1986), author, feminist and progressive campaigner
- Phyllis King (1906-2006), Wimbledon ladies doubles winner 1931[2]
- Joan Hutt (1913-85), artist
- Susan Howatch (born 1940), author
- Ruth Kelly (born 1968), politician
[edit] References
- ^ Sutton High School. "School history". http://www.gdst.net/suttonhigh/Pages/SchoolHistory.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
- ^ "Phyllis King: Hard-hitting ladies doubles champion at Wimbledon in 1931". The Times. 2006-02-02. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article724497.ece. Retrieved 2007-10-24.
[edit] Notes
- ^ a: "Greater London" is not part of the postal address. The school lists its postal address as "55 Cheam Road, Sutton, Surrey SM1 2AX", reflecting the pre-1965 county boundary. The correct postal address as given by the Royal Mail is "55 Cheam Road, SUTTON SM1 2AX"
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