Gillotts School
| Gillotts School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Gillotts Lane , , RG9 1PS | |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Non Nobis Solum (Not by Ourselves Alone) |
| Established | 1950 |
| Department for Education URN | 137921 Tables |
| Head teacher | Catharine Darnton |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 16 |
| Enrollment | 801 as of October 2014[update] |
| Colour(s) | navy, green |
| Website | http://www.gillotts.oxon.sch.uk/ |
Gillotts School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status, located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England.[1] It is on a 33 acre site on the edge of Henley-on-Thames.
History
Gillotts was established as a girls' boarding school in parkland on the fringe of Henley-on-Thames in 1950, under founding headmistress Betty Barford. [2] Gillotts became a coeducational comprehensive school in 1960.
Houses
Gillotts school has 3 houses. They are called Darwin, Pankhurst and Orwell. The houses are named after Charles Darwin, Emmeline Pankhurst and George Orwell.
Alumni
Marcus du Sautoy (born 1965), Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford.
Simon Kernick (born 1966), crime novelist.