Surbiton High School
| Surbiton High School | |
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| Address | |
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Surbiton Crescent , , KT1 2JT England | |
| Coordinates | 51°24′00″N 0°18′17″W / 51.400°N 0.3046°W |
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| Type | Independent day school |
| Motto | 'Amor Nos Semper Ducat' (May Love Always Lead Us) |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Established | 1884 |
| Department for Education URN | 102611 Tables |
| Head teacher | Principal: Rebecca Glover, Head: Silas Edmonds |
| Gender | Girls (4-18); Boys (4-11) |
| Age | 4 to 18 |
| Houses | Austen, Curie, Fonteyn, Nightingale, Pankhurst and Teresa |
| Colour(s) | Green and Silver |
| Website | http://www.surbitonhigh.com |
Surbiton High School is a private independent school in Surbiton in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England. Has 6 buildings overall including Boys’ Prep, Girls’ Prep school, the senior school and sixth form.
History
It was founded in 1884 by a group of Anglican clergymen who instituted the Church Schools Company.[1] Its objective was "to establish superior education for girls in accordance with the principles of the Church of England" wherever the need was felt.
It is the founding member school of the Church Schools Company, now the United Church Schools Trust.[2] It has seven sites in Surbiton: the Boys Preparatory School (over two sites Charles Burney House and Avenue Elmers), the Girls Preparatory School, Main Senior School, Surbiton Assembly Rooms, Mary Bennett House and the Sixth Form Centre, as well as sports grounds at Hinchley Wood and Oaken Lane.
The current principal of Surbiton High School is Rebecca Glover who took up post in January 2018. Surbiton High School takes female students from 4 years old to 18 years old, while the Boys' Preparatory School caters for 4 to 11 year olds.
Alumni
- Chemmy Alcott, Olympic skier
- Tina Cooper, paediatrician[3]
- Mollie King, singer with The Saturdays
- Molly Mahood, literary scholar
- Nicky Morgan, Conservative MP and former Secretary of State for Education
- Lucie Silvas, singer
- Kim Thomas, Olympic rower[4]
- Emma Wilson, academic and writer
- Dorothy Maud Wrinch, mathematician
References
- ^ Departmental Technology : Surbiton High School
- ^ United Church Schools Trust :: United Learning Trust Archived 2007-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Cooper, Christine Elisabeth". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/60895. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Staff". The Kingstonian: 2, 4. 1996. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
External links
- Independent schools in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- Educational institutions established in 1884
- Independent girls' schools in London
- Church of England independent schools in the Diocese of Southwark
- 1884 establishments in England
- Member schools of the Girls' Schools Association
- United Learning schools
- Surbiton