Farlington School
| Farlington School | |
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| Address | |
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Strood Park Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 3PN England | |
| Coordinates | 51°05′11″N 0°22′51″W / 51.08639°N 0.38083°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Independent, day and boarding |
| Motto | Vive ut vivas - Live life to the full |
| Founder | The Misses Buller |
| School district | Horsham |
| Ofsted number | http://www.isi.net/school/farlington-school-6449 |
| Chairperson | Sue Mitchell, BA, MA, PGCE |
| Headmistress | Louise Higson, BSc, PGCE |
| Teaching staff | 50 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age range | 3-18 |
| Enrolment | 350 |
| Hours in school day | 8.30am to 4.20pm |
| Campus | 33 acres (130,000 m2) |
| Houses | Cable, Cavell, Cheshire, Curie (Senior); Aylwood, Keller, Nightingale, Pankhurst, (Prep) |
| School colour(s) | blue |
| Slogan | Discover, Believe, Achieve |
| Song | Vive ut vivas |
| Yearbook | Vive |
| Website | http://www.farlingtonschool.com/ |
Farlington School is an independent day and boarding school for girls aged three to eighteen in Horsham, West Sussex, England. Farlington was founded in 1896 originally in Haywards Heath but moved to its present site at Strood Green near Horsham in 1955. It is situated in 33 acres (0.1 km2) of parkland about 3 miles (5 km) west from Horsham on the A281 road to Guildford. It is a one hour train journey from London and a 40 minute drive to the City of Brighton and Hove. Farlington is affiliated to the Girls' Schools Association and the Independent Association of Prep Schools. The school also has a long association with the University of Chichester in the field of teacher education.
Farlington has approximately 350 girls as students, although The Orchard Nursery is co-educational. The Prep School is housed in the New Courtyard buildings and the Peto Building. Senior School accommodation includes the Jacobean Mansion House, Moberly Building and the Simpson Science block. The Sixth Form is located in the dedicated Sixth Form Centre.
For the most part, girls attend as day pupils; however, Farlington also offers boarding from the age of 8, on a full, weekly or occasional basis. There are two boarding houses; Fishponds is the junior boarding house and the Mansion House is home to the senior boarders. The boarding community is both British and international.
Farlington's distinctive uniform features a French navy jacket embroidered with the school's 'clock tower' logo, and a blue and green tartan kilt.
Headmistresses
- Miss Edith Buller, 1896-1898
- Miss Charlotte Moberly 1898-1936
- Miss Isabel Moberly, 1898-1942
- Miss Effie Simpson 1942-1971
- Mrs M Shewell, 1971-1974
- Mrs Dorothy Khoo, later Harrington, 1974-1976
- Mrs Olive Peto, 1977-1987
- Mrs Patricia Metham, 1987-1992
- Mrs Trina Mawer, 1992-2006
- Mrs Jonnie Goyer, 2006-2012
- Miss Louise Higson, 2012-present
Notable alumni
- Jill Hyem, actress and British radio and television writer
- Jemma Powell, graduated from the Oxford School of Drama in 2002; actress; made her screen debut in 2001 in The Hole; also known for roles in François Ozon's Angel and Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland
- Angela Thorne, known for her roles in To the Manor Born as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton’s best friend Marjory Frobisher, and as Margaret Thatcher in Anyone for Denis?
References
Farlington School Centenary 1896-1996 by Elizabeth Garrett