South Hampstead High School
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| Motto |
More Light (German: Mehr Licht) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1876 |
| Type | Independent day school |
| Headteacher | Helen Pike |
| Location |
3 Maresfield Gardens South Hampstead Greater London NW3 5SS England Coordinates: 51°32′46″N 0°10′38″W / 51.5462°N 0.1773°W |
| Local authority | London Borough of Camden |
| DfE URN | 100076 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | circa 80 |
| Students | 900 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 4–18 |
| Colours | Yellow and Navy |
| Website | SHHS |
South Hampstead High School is an independent day school in Hampstead, north-west London, England, which was founded and is still supported by the Girls' Public Day School Trust (GPDST). It is for girls aged 4–18 and operates over three sites. Entry into the school is selective at ages 4+,7+,11+ and 16+.
History
The school was founded in 1876, the ninth school established by the Girls' Public Day School Trust, as the St John's Wood School, with 27 pupils. From 1946 until the late 1970s, it was a girls' direct grant grammar school, with around half the intake paid for by the local council.[1] It opened in its present form in 1980. In November the school will mark its 140th anniversary.
Staff
Head Teachers
- Sandrine Paillasse 2016 - present (acting)
- Helen Pike 2013–2016
- Elizabeth Nicholas 2013, one term
- Jenny Stephen 2005–2013
- Vivien Ainley 2001–2004
- Jean Scott 1993–2001 (Chairman from 2001–6 of the Independent Schools Council, and also Head from 1986–93 of St. George's School, Edinburgh)
- Avril Burgess OBE 1975–93 (President from 1988–9 of the Girls' Schools Association)
- Sheila Wiltshire 1969–1974
- Prunella Bodington 1954–1969
- Muriel Potter 1927–1954
- Dorothy Walker 1918–1926 (Miss McGonigle 1926 one term)
- Mary Benton 1886–1918
- Rita Allen-Olney 1876–1886
Former teachers
- Edith Allen, mother of food writer Raymond Postgate and Dame Margaret Cole (who married G. D. H. Cole), and wife of classicist John Percival Postgate
- Rosalind Goodfellow, who taught history [2]
- Marianne Lutz, Headmistress from 1959–83 of Sheffield High School for Girls taught history from 1947–59.
- Margaret Nevinson, suffragette, and mother of the painter Christopher R. W. Nevinson (taught classics in the 1880s)
Academic results
In 2011, South Hampstead High School was ranked second in the country for A-Level results according to the Financial Times league table.[3]
Over one fifth of the student body goes on to study at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, putting the school 18th in the country in terms of Oxbridge admissions.[4]
School motto
- "Mehr Licht" – More Light (German)—the reputed last words of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Notable former pupils
- Naomi Alderman, author
- Madalyn Aslan, author
- Alma Birk, Baroness Birk, 1970s Labour politician
- Helena Bonham Carter, actress
- Prof Julia Briggs[5]
- Irene Bruegel[6]
- Ann Chegwidden, film editor[7]
- Janet Neel Cohen, Baroness Cohen of Pimlico, author and former BBC governor
- Joyti De-Laurey, Britain's biggest female fraudster (and moreover, the daughter of the victim was herself an SHJS pupil).[8]
- Lynsey de Paul, singer/songwriter/pianist/actress
- Una Ellis-Fermor, Hildred Carlile Professor of English from 1947–58 at Bedford College
- Lynne Featherstone, Liberal Democrat MP since 2005 of Hornsey and Wood Green
- Dame Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, actress
- Antonia Forest (Patricia Rubinstein), British children's author
- Jill Fraser MBE, theatre director
- Jane Green, author
- Vivien Greene (née Dayrell-Browning), wife of author Graham Greene
- Charlotte Haldane (née Franken), writer, and first wife of evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane from 1926–45
- Amanda Harlech, model [9]
- Margot Heinemann, left-wing writer
- Elizabeth Irving (Lady Brunner), actress and founder of the Keep Britain Tidy Campaign
- Elsie Janner, Baroness Janner CBE, wife of Barnett Janner, Baron Janner
- Laura Janner-Klausner, their daughter; Senior Rabbi, Movement for Reform Judaism
- Miriam Karlin, actress and activist
- Suzy Klein, radio and television presenter, writer and producer
- Angela Lansbury, actress
- Una Ledingham (née Garvin),[10] physician in the field of diabetes mellitus and pregnancy, and daughter of James Louis Garvin
- Nora Lee (née Nora Francisca Blackburne), actress and casting director [11]
- E. C. R. Lorac, crime writer
- Daisy Lowe, model
- Prof Ruth Mace, Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology since 2004 at University College London[12]
- Joanna MacGregor, classical & contemporary pianist
- Lucasta Miller, writer
- Kate Moross, graphic designer
- Julia Neuberger, Rabbi
- Freya North, author
- Ruth Padel (prep school), poet
- Margaret Quass, educationalist
- Netta Rheinberg MBE, cricketer
- Diana Rowntree, architecture journalist[13]
- Jordan Scott, photographer, daughter of Sir Ridley Scott
- Georgia Slowe, actress
- Anna Stothard (briefly), author
- Rachel Sylvester, senior columnist at The Times newspaper
- Flora Twort, English painter
- Fay Weldon, author
- Olivia Williams, actress
- Sula Wolff, child psychiatrist
See also
References
- ↑ Mr. K. Lindsay (31 May 1946). "Direct grant status". Hansard.millbanksystems.com. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ↑ Rosalind Goodfellow
- ↑ Financial Times
- ↑ "Table 2: Top 100 schools by Oxbridge admissions hit rate" (PDF). The Guardian. London.
- ↑ "Julia Briggs – obituaries". The Times. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ Himmelweit, Sue; Mohun, Simon (15 October 2008). "Obituary: Irene Bruegel". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ↑ Michael Ratcliffe (23 October 2007). "Obituary: Ann Chegwidden". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ↑ Harding, Louette (30 March 2008). "Britain's Biggest Female Fraudster Admits: 'It was fun while it lasted' | Mail Online". London: Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ↑ Picardie, Justine (2 December 2007). "Amanda Harlech: a charmed life". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ↑ "Una Ledingham". British Medical Journal. 2 (5473): 1314. PMC 1846661
. - ↑ The way we were: my life in pictures, The Times 23 August 2005
- ↑ "Ruth Mace". Ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
- ↑ Fiona MacCarthy (27 August 2008). "Obituary: Diana Rowntree | Art and design". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
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