Croydon High School is a private day school for girls located near Croydon, London, England. It is one of the original schools founded by the Girls' Day School Trust.
| Croydon High School | |
|---|---|
 Croydon High School and playing fields | |
| Address | |
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Old Farleigh Road , , CR2 8YB England | |
| Coordinates | 51°20′28″N 0°03′41″W / 51.3411°N 0.0615°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private day school |
| Motto | May Her Character and Talents Inspire Others |
| Established | 1874 |
| Local authority | Croydon |
| Department for Education URN | 101845 Tables |
| Headmistress | Ms A Davies[1] |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 3 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 700~ |
| Colour(s) | Blue |
| Website | http://www.croydonhigh.gdst.net/ |
History
editThe school was founded in 1874 in Wellesley Road just north of the centre of Croydon, and the first Headmistress was Dorinda Neligan. The school was evacuated to Bradden, Northamptonshire during World War II. The present building in Old Farleigh Road, Selsdon, South Croydon, Surrey was opened in 1966. It has been an independent girls school aiming to educate young girls since its foundation in 1874.
Houses
editGirls entering the school are assigned to one of the four houses.[2]
| House | Colour |
|---|---|
| Curie | |
| Eliot/Evans | |
| Garrett | |
| Seacole |
Weekend programmes
editThe Japanese Saturday School of London, a weekend Japanese programme, uses the Girls' School as its Croydon Campus (クロイドン校舎 Kuroidon Kōsha).[3]
Notable former pupils
edit- Mary Baines (1932–2020), palliative care physician
- Dame Lilian Braithwaite DBE (1873–1948), actress (née Florence Lilian Braithwaite)
- Judy Buxton (b. 1949), actress
- Elsa Gye (1881–1943), suffragette organiser with the Women's Social and Political Union[4]
- Catherine Christian (1901–1985), novelist and supporter of the Girl Guide movement
- Dame Jane Drew DBE (1911–1996), architect and town planner (née Joyce Beverly Drew)
- Jacqueline du Pré OBE (1945–1987), musician, cellist
- Josephine Elder (1895–1988), children's author (née Olive Gwendoline Potter)
- Clare Gilbert, professor and researcher who focuses on blindness in children
- Jessie Gilbert (1987–2006), chess player
- Barbara Jones (1912–1978), artist, writer and mural painter
- Yootha Joyce (b. 1927), actress
- Elizabeth Laird (b. 1943), children's author
- Kate Evelyn Luard (1872-1962) Decorated 1st World War nurse
- Sandra Howard (b. 1940), novelist, former model (under the name Sandra Paul), and wife of Michael Howard
- Perin Jamsetjee Mistri (1913–1989), Indian architect
- Susanna Reid (b. 1970), Good Morning Britain presenter
- Anneka Rice (b. 1958), TV presenter (née Anne Rice)
- Dame Marion Roe DBE (b. 1936), Conservative politician
- Wendy Savage (b. 1935), obstetrician and gynaecologist[5]
- Hannah Schmitz(b. 1985), Principal Strategy Engineer at Formula One team Oracle Red Bull Racing[citation needed][6]
- Henderina Klaassen Scott (1862–1929), pioneer of time lapse photography in botany
- Beatrice Seear, Baroness Seear (1913–1997), known as Nancy Seear, social scientist and politician
- Joanna Shapland (b. 1950), criminologist, forensic psychologist, and academic
- Jill Tweedie (1936–1993), novelist and journalist
- Charlotte Deane (b. 1975), bioinformatician and Head of the Department of Statistics at the University of Oxford
- Gabrielle Bertin, Baroness Bertin (b. 1978), Conservative aide and life peer
- Susan Ma (b. 1988), The Apprentice contestant and founder of Tropic Skincare
- Kathryn Whaler OBE (b. 1956), Professor of geophysics at the University of Edinburgh, former president of the Royal Astronomical Society
- Susan Wrigglesworth(1954-1996), British fencer who competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics
Headmistresses
editPast headmistresses[7]
- 1874–1901: Dorinda Neligan (1833–1914)[8]
- 1902–1924: Marion Leahy
- 1925 (Spring term): Eleanor Roper (acting headmistress)
- 1925–1939: Ella Ransford
- 1939–1960: Margaret F. Adams
- 1960–1974: Elsa Cameron
- 1974–1979: Agnes McMaster
- 1979–1990: Agnes Mark
- 1990–1997: Pauline Davies
- 1998–2007: Lorna M. Ogilvie
- 2007–2010: Zelma Braganza
- 2010–2016: Debbie Leonard
- 2016–2022: Emma Pattison
- 2022–present: Annabel Davies
References
edit- ^ "Staff, Governors and Trustees". Croydon High School. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Senior School House System Archived 10 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "＜学校紹介＞" (Archive). The Japanese Saturday School of London. Retrieved 5 April 2015. – See "９．校舎 "
- ^ Cowman, Krista (2007). Women of the Right Spirit: paid organisers of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) 1904–18. Manchester: Manchester University Press. pp. 25, 222. ISBN 9780719070020.
- ^ "ASHA Women : Wendy Savage". Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
- ^ Coleman, Madeline (15 May 2023). "'The linchpin': How F1 strategy expert Hannah Schmitz helps keep Red Bull on top". The Athletic. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ List of past headmistresses courtesy of the librarian, Croydon High School GDST
- ^ The Women's Suffrage Movement
External links
edit- School Website
- Croydon High Sports Club
- Profile on GDST website
- Profile on ISC website
- ISI Inspection Reports