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| established = 1887
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| type = Independent school, [[Day school]]
| type = [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|Private]] [[day school]]
| president =
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| head_label = Head Master
| head_label = Head
| head = Dr Millan Sachania, MA Cantab, MPhil, PhD, FRSA
| head = Cathy Ellott<ref name="senior staff" />
| free_label_1 = Head of Prep School
| free_label_1 = Head of Prep School
| free_1 = Mr Thomas Mylne, BA (Hons)
| free_1 = Helen Loach<ref name="senior staff" />
| chair_label = Chairman of Governors
| chair_label = Chairman of Governors
| chair = Angus Wrixon<ref>{{Cite web |title=Board of Governors {{!}} Information |url=https://schs.gdst.net/information/board-of-governors/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Streatham & Clapham High School |language=en-GB}}</ref>
| chair = Mrs Fiona Smith, BA (Dunelm), PGCE
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| upper_age = 18
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| houses = Carter, Franklin, Fawcett, Paston Brown, Knights
| colours =
| colours = green, purple, grey
| publication =
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| affiliations = [[Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference|HMC]], [[Girls' Schools Association|GSA]], [[Girls' Day School Trust|GDST]]
| affiliations = [[Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference|HMC]], [[Girls' Schools Association|GSA]], [[Girls' Day School Trust|GDST]]
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'''Streatham & Clapham High School''' is an independent day school for girls aged 3 to 18, in south London. The school was founded in 1887 by the [[Girls' Day School Trust|Girls' Public Day School Company]], which established schools for girls providing academic, moral and religious education.
'''Streatham & Clapham High School''' is a [[Private schools in the United Kingdom|private]] [[day school]] for girls aged 3 to 18, in south London. The school was founded in 1887 by the [[Girls' Day School Trust|Girls' Public Day School Company]], which established schools for girls providing academic, moral and religious education.


The Head is Cathy Ellott.<ref name="senior staff">{{Cite web |title=Senior Leadership Team |url=https://schs.gdst.net/staff/senior-leadership-team/ |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=Streatham & Clapham High School |language=en-GB}}</ref>
The Head Master is Dr Millan Sachania.


The ability profile of the school is above the national average, with a proportion of pupils being far above the national average.<ref>[https://www.isi.net/school/streatham-and-clapham-high-school-gdst-7072 Independent Schools Inspectorate Report, 2019]: see section 1.3.</ref> The 2019 Independent Schools Inspectorate report awarded the school the highest grade in both categories inspected ('Excellent'): the quality of pupils' academic and other achievements and the quality of their personal development.<ref>[https://www.isi.net/school/streatham-and-clapham-high-school-gdst-7072 Independent Schools Inspectorate Report, 2019]: see sections 3.1 and 3.2.</ref>
The ability profile of the school is above the national average, with a proportion of pupils being far above the national average.<ref>[https://www.isi.net/school/streatham-and-clapham-high-school-gdst-7072 Independent Schools Inspectorate Report, 2019]: see section 1.3.</ref> The 2019 Independent Schools Inspectorate report awarded the school the highest grade in both categories inspected ('Excellent'): the quality of pupils' academic and other achievements and the quality of their personal development.<ref>[https://www.isi.net/school/streatham-and-clapham-high-school-gdst-7072 Independent Schools Inspectorate Report, 2019]: see sections 3.1 and 3.2.</ref>
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==History==
==History==


'Brixton Hill High School' began in February 1887 in a house at 260 Brixton Hill. Continued expansion led in 1894 to a temporary move to a home in Palace Road to await the completion of the new building in Wavertree Road, Streatham Hill (now the location of the Junior School). The building was opened by H.R.H. [[Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll]] in 1895, and the school was soon renamed Streatham Hill High School. In 1938 Streatham Hill merged with (but essentially took over) the older Clapham High School (established in 1875, with [[Mary Jemima Alger]] as its first head<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alger, Mary Jemima (1838–1894), headmistress|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-52730;jsessionid=8A03277F3364B71131F0FFF452572772|website=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/52730|access-date=2020-05-20}}</ref>), and was renamed 'Streatham Hill and Clapham High School'.
'Brixton Hill High School' began in February 1887 in a house at 260 Brixton Hill. Continued expansion led in 1894 to a temporary move to a home in Palace Road to await the completion of the new building in Wavertree Road, Streatham Hill (now the location of the Junior School). The building was opened by H.R.H. [[Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll]] in 1895, and the school was soon renamed Streatham Hill High School. In 1938 Streatham Hill merged with (but essentially took over) the older Clapham High School (established in 1875, with [[Mary Jemima Alger]] as its first head<ref>{{Cite ODNB|title=Alger, Mary Jemima (1838–1894), headmistress|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-52730| year=2004 |language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/52730| isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 |access-date=2020-05-20}}</ref>), and was renamed 'Streatham Hill and Clapham High School'.


During the [[Second World War]] some girls were evacuated from London, while others continued their schooling in often difficult conditions. A [[V-1 flying bomb|V-1 bomb]] damaged the school on 27 July 1944, and though parts of the building were still usable, the operation of the school had to be split between four separate sites. Two of the sites were 'Winchester House' on Upper Tulse Hill and 'Courtlands' on Christchurch Road. The contract for rebuilding was signed in 1949, and then followed three years of demolition and reconstruction.
During the [[Second World War]] some girls were evacuated from London, while others continued their schooling in often difficult conditions. A [[V-1 flying bomb|V-1 bomb]] damaged the school on 27 July 1944, and though parts of the building were still usable, the operation of the school had to be split between four separate sites. Two of the sites were 'Winchester House' on Upper Tulse Hill and 'Courtlands' on Christchurch Road. The contract for rebuilding was signed in 1949, and then followed three years of demolition and reconstruction.
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* Mrs Susan Mitchell (2002–2011), Headmistress
* Mrs Susan Mitchell (2002–2011), Headmistress
* Mr Richard Hinton (2011), Acting Head Master
* Mr Richard Hinton (2011), Acting Head Master
* Dr Millan Sachania (2012 to date), Head Master
* Dr Millan Sachania (2012-2022), Head Master
* Mr Richard Hinton (2022-2023), Acting Head Master
* Ms Cathy Ellott (2023 - Present), Head


== Notable past pupils ==
== Notable past pupils ==
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* [[Angela Carter]], the twentieth-century novelist
* [[Angela Carter]], the twentieth-century novelist
* [[Margaret Casely-Hayford]] CBE, lawyer, businesswoman and public figure
* [[Margaret Casely-Hayford]] CBE, lawyer, businesswoman and public figure
* [[Lilian Charlesworth]], leading headteacher and internationalist<ref>{{Cite web|title=Charlesworth, Lilian Edith (1897–1970), headmistress and promoter of international understanding|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-75431|access-date=2020-09-02|website=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/75431}}</ref>
* [[Lilian Charlesworth]], leading headteacher and internationalist<ref>{{Cite ODNB|title=Charlesworth, Lilian Edith (1897–1970), headmistress and promoter of international understanding|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-75431|access-date=2020-09-02|year=2004 |language=en|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/75431|isbn=978-0-19-861412-8 |last1=Hardwick |first1=Lorna }}</ref>
* [[Philippa Fawcett]], the first woman to lead the Mathematical Tripos at [[University of Cambridge]]
* [[Philippa Fawcett]], the first woman to lead the Mathematical Tripos at [[University of Cambridge]]
* Prof [[Eileen Hogan]], artist
* Prof [[Eileen Hogan]], artist
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* [[Hannah Waddingham]], actress and singer
* [[Hannah Waddingham]], actress and singer
* Dame [[June Whitfield]], actress
* Dame [[June Whitfield]], actress
* [[Val Wilmer|Valerie Sybil Wilmer]], photographer and writer


==Former teachers==
==Former teachers==
* Dame Mary Green, Headmistress from 1954 to 1973 of [[Kidbrooke School]], London's first main comprehensive school (taught from 1938 to 1940)
* Dame Mary Green, Headmistress from 1954 to 1973 of [[Kidbrooke School]], London's first main comprehensive school (taught from 1938 to 1940)
* [[Danielle de St. Jorre]] (taught French from 1967 to 1969)
* [[Danielle de St. Jorre]] (taught French from 1967 to 1969)
* [[Margaret Kemp-Welch]], artist and print maker, who taught art


==References==
==References==
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Streatham & Clapham High School
The school's coat of arms, granted by the College of Arms in 2017
Location
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Information
TypePrivate day school
Mottoad sapientiam sine metu
Established1887
Department for Education URN100648 Tables
Chairman of GovernorsAngus Wrixon[2]
HeadCathy Ellott[1]
GenderGirls
Age3 to 18
HousesCarter, Franklin, Fawcett, Paston Brown, Knights
Colour(s)green, purple, grey
AffiliationsHMC, GSA, GDST
Head of Prep SchoolHelen Loach[1]
Location (Senior School)42 Abbotswood Road,

Streatham, London.

SW16 1AW
Location (Prep School)Wavertree Road,

Streatham Hill, London.

SW2 3SR
Websitehttp://www.schs.gdst.net/

Streatham & Clapham High School is a private day school for girls aged 3 to 18, in south London. The school was founded in 1887 by the Girls' Public Day School Company, which established schools for girls providing academic, moral and religious education.

The Head is Cathy Ellott.[1]

The ability profile of the school is above the national average, with a proportion of pupils being far above the national average.[3] The 2019 Independent Schools Inspectorate report awarded the school the highest grade in both categories inspected ('Excellent'): the quality of pupils' academic and other achievements and the quality of their personal development.[4]

The school is located on two sites, the Prep School in a Victorian building in Wavertree Road, London SW2, and the Senior School (including the Sixth Form) in buildings designed in the 1930s by J. E. K. Harrison.

History

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'Brixton Hill High School' began in February 1887 in a house at 260 Brixton Hill. Continued expansion led in 1894 to a temporary move to a home in Palace Road to await the completion of the new building in Wavertree Road, Streatham Hill (now the location of the Junior School). The building was opened by H.R.H. Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll in 1895, and the school was soon renamed Streatham Hill High School. In 1938 Streatham Hill merged with (but essentially took over) the older Clapham High School (established in 1875, with Mary Jemima Alger as its first head[5]), and was renamed 'Streatham Hill and Clapham High School'.

During the Second World War some girls were evacuated from London, while others continued their schooling in often difficult conditions. A V-1 bomb damaged the school on 27 July 1944, and though parts of the building were still usable, the operation of the school had to be split between four separate sites. Two of the sites were 'Winchester House' on Upper Tulse Hill and 'Courtlands' on Christchurch Road. The contract for rebuilding was signed in 1949, and then followed three years of demolition and reconstruction.

On 22 October 1952, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, as Patroness of the Girls' Public Day School Trust, opened the new Wavertree Road building. The further expansion of the school led to the GPDST's purchase in 1993 of a new site (for the Senior School) at Abbotswood Road, the former buildings of the Battersea Grammar School, purchased from London South Bank University.

Since then the Abbotswood Road site has been expanded with the Millennium Building, comprising an Art Suite, Music Suite and a Recital Hall, and a Sports Hall. In January 2017, a new Sixth Form Centre opened on the newly built fourth storey on the Harrison building, followed in April 2018 by a new dining hall, reception and fountain atrium. These additions to the school, designed by Cottrell and Vermeulen Architecture, won the Royal Institute of British Architects' London Award and the Retrofit Award in the School Project category, and were also shortlisted for the Education Architect of the Year Award.[6]

Findings of the ISI Inspection 2019

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The Independent Schools Inspectorate inspected Streatham & Clapham High School in October 2019[7] and awarded the school the highest grade ("Excellent") in both categories inspected: the quality of pupils’ achievements and the quality of pupils’ personal development.

Heads of Streatham and Clapham High School

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  • Miss Alice Tovey (1887–1898), Headmistress
  • Miss Reta Oldham (1898–1923), Headmistress
  • Miss Ruth Gwatkin (1923–1938), Headmistress
  • Miss Marjorie Jarrett (1938–1947), Headmistress
  • Miss Margaret Macaulay (1947–1963), Headmistress
  • Miss Agnete Wulff (1963–1973), Headmistress
  • Mrs Nancy Silver (1973–1978), Headmistress
  • Miss Gillian M. Ellis (1979–2002), Headmistress
  • Mrs Susan Mitchell (2002–2011), Headmistress
  • Mr Richard Hinton (2011), Acting Head Master
  • Dr Millan Sachania (2012-2022), Head Master
  • Mr Richard Hinton (2022-2023), Acting Head Master
  • Ms Cathy Ellott (2023 - Present), Head

Notable past pupils

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Former teachers

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Senior Leadership Team". Streatham & Clapham High School. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Board of Governors | Information". Streatham & Clapham High School. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  3. ^ Independent Schools Inspectorate Report, 2019: see section 1.3.
  4. ^ Independent Schools Inspectorate Report, 2019: see sections 3.1 and 3.2.
  5. ^ "Alger, Mary Jemima (1838–1894), headmistress". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/52730. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 20 May 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  6. ^ See https://www.goodfellowcommunications.com/projects/streatham-and-clapham-high-school-sixth-form/.
  7. ^ Independent Schools Inspectorate Report, 2019.
  8. ^ Hardwick, Lorna (2004). "Charlesworth, Lilian Edith (1897–1970), headmistress and promoter of international understanding". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/75431. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. Retrieved 2 September 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
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