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The current Headmistress (since 1997) is Stephanie J. Pattenden. The [[Bursar]] is Christopher W. Martinson. There are presently 450 pupils on roll, 160 of whom are in the Junior School aged between 4 and 11 years. Most of the School's sports take place in [[Battersea Park]]. In the academic year of 2012-13, a new head will be replacing Miss Pattenden: Mrs Lucy Elphinstone. Francis Holland Graham Terrace (Sloane Square) is also ranked very highly in the league tables and is noted by ''The [[Good Schools Guide]]'' |
The current Headmistress (since 1997) is Stephanie J. Pattenden. The [[Bursar]] is Christopher W. Martinson. There are presently 450 pupils on roll, 160 of whom are in the Junior School aged between 4 and 11 years. Most of the School's sports take place in [[Battersea Park]]. In the academic year of 2012-13, a new head will be replacing Miss Pattenden: Mrs Lucy Elphinstone. Francis Holland Graham Terrace (Sloane Square) is also ranked very highly in the league tables and is noted by ''The [[Good Schools Guide]]'' as having an "outstandingly high quality" in its Arts, History and MFL departments. Francis Holland Sloane Square's motto is: 'Excellence and Enjoyment in Equal Measure'. |
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== Notable former pupils== |
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Revision as of 13:21, 20 August 2012
Francis Holland School is the name of two independent day schools for girls in central London, England, governed by the Francis Holland (Church of England) Schools Trust. The schools are located at Clarence Gate (near Regent's Park NW1) and at Graham Terrace (near Sloane Square SW1).
Francis Holland, Sloane Square, has 450 girls aged between 4 and 18 and Francis Holland, Regent's Park, 450 girls aged between 11 and 18.
The motto of the Trust is:
"That our daughters may be as the polished corners of the Temple"
History
The schools were founded in the 1870s by Canon Francis James Holland for the education of girls in London. He was born in London on 20 January 1828 and educated at Eton College, an independent school for boys, and at Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. The Regent's Park School is the elder of the two schools but no longer has a Junior Department. Both schools have developed their facilities significantly over the last few years.
The Sloane Square School was opened with 13 pupils on 1 March 1881 at 80 Coleshill Street, Belgravia, later renamed as 28 Eaton Terrace. Within a year, another property opposite was also being used and, as this arrangement was very awkward, Canon Holland purchased a site on the corner of Graham Street, now Graham Terrace, and a new school building was constructed ready for occupation in October 1884. Francis Holland, Regent's Park, used to accept boys as primary school pupils but they would leave as the girls moved on to secondary education.
Francis Holland, Regent's Park
The current Headmistress (since 2004) is Vivienne M. Durham. The Bursar is Christopher W. Martinson. There are presently 450 pupils on roll. Most of their sports take place in Regent's Park and Paddington Recreational Grounds.
Francis Holland, Sloane Square
The current Headmistress (since 1997) is Stephanie J. Pattenden. The Bursar is Christopher W. Martinson. There are presently 450 pupils on roll, 160 of whom are in the Junior School aged between 4 and 11 years. Most of the School's sports take place in Battersea Park. In the academic year of 2012-13, a new head will be replacing Miss Pattenden: Mrs Lucy Elphinstone. Francis Holland Graham Terrace (Sloane Square) is also ranked very highly in the league tables and is noted by The Good Schools Guide as having an "outstandingly high quality" in its Arts, History and MFL departments. Francis Holland Sloane Square's motto is: 'Excellence and Enjoyment in Equal Measure'.
Notable former pupils
- Amber Agar, actress
- Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, member of the Royal family
- Amanda Donohoe, actress
- Eleanor Burbidge, astronomer
- Jackie Collins, author
- Joan Collins, OBE, actress
- Petra Ecclestone, fashion designer
- Tamara Ecclestone, TV presenter
- Emilia Fox, actress
- Joyce Grenfell, comedienne and singer-songwriter
- Hermione Hammond, artist
- Elizabeth Jane Howard, novelist
- Gemma Jones, actress
- Jemima Khan, socialite
- Sue Lloyd-Roberts, Special Correspondent for the BBC (formerly at ITN)
- Sienna Miller, actress
- Vanessa-Mae, violinist
- Elizabeth Pakenham, Countess of Longford, biographer
- Laura Poliakoff, playwright
- Patricia Roc, actress
- Rose Tremain, novelist[1]
- Theresa Villiers, Minister of State for Transport
- Veronica Wadley, former editor of the Evening Standard
References
- ^ Costume dramatist, The Guardian, 10 May 2003.