La Sagesse was a Roman Catholic private school in the suburb of Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The school closed in 2008.

History

In 1715, in La Rochelle, France, Marie Louise Trichet co-founded the Filles de la Sagesse (Daughters of Wisdom in English) which, after a rather rapid expansion, is now 300 years old and dispersed among 21 countries. The Daughters of Wisdom travelled the world and founded many schools. They travelled from France to England and established a school in Low Fell in 1906 before buying Jesmond Towers and converting it into a convent in 1912.

Jesmond Towers

Built in various stages through the nineteenth century, Jesmond Towers is a large gothic-looking building. It was bought by Charles Mitchell in 1869. Charles and his wife Anne, who he married in 1854, made the house their home. The lounge was home to many great paintings which were collected by their son who was great art enthusiast.

In 1890 Anne's sister, Emily, who was in a state of depression following the death of her husband, threw herself from the battlements of Jesmond Towers and is said to haunt the school to this very day: she is referred to as the Pink Lady.