South Hampstead High School

South Hampstead High School is an independent day school in Hampstead, north-west London, England, which was founded by the Girls' Day School Trust (GDST). It is for girls aged 4–18 with selective entry at ages 4+, 7+, 11+ and 16+ (Sixth Form).

South Hampstead High School
Address
3 Maresfield Gardens

South Hampstead
,
Greater London
,
NW3 5SS

England
Coordinates51.5462°N 0.1773°W / 51.5462; -0.1773
Information
TypeIndependent day school
MottoMore Light
(German: Mehr Licht)
Established1876 (1876) as St. Johns Wood School
Local authorityLondon Borough of Camden
Department for Education URN100076 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherVictoria Bingham
Staffcirca 160
GenderGirls
Age4 to 18
Enrolment930
HousesWalker, Potter, Bodington, Benton
Colour(s)Gold and Navy          
PublicationThe Penguin (student magazine)
Websitewww.shhs.gdst.net

History

The school was founded in 1876, the ninth school established by the GDST (previously known at the Girls' Public Day School Trust), as the St John's Wood School, with 27 pupils. In 1886 the school was still led by Rita/Rebecca Allen Olney. She left to found another school nearby with her sister Sarah Allen Olney who had been an assistant head at this school.[1] In 1887, it changed its name to South Hampstead High School. 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.[2] In January 2015, alumna Helena Bonham Carter officially opened a new 7-storey building for the Senior School, designed by Hopkins Architects.[3] In January 2020, the school unveiled a new state-of-the-art performance space, Waterlow Hall.[4]

Staff

Head Teachers
  • Victoria Bingham 2017– present
  • Sandrine Paillasse 2016 (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)
  • Averil 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[5]
  • 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)
  • Marie Orliac, who taught French in 1907–1910, founder of the University des Lettres Francaises (1910, Marble Arch, West London) that would become in 1913 the Institut Francais du Royaume-Uni.

Academic results

In 2019, South Hampstead High School was ranked 13th in the country for A Level results, based on data collated by the Independent Schools Council (ISC).

Typically around one fifth of the student body goes on to study at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.[6]

School motto

Notable former pupils
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See also

References
  1. "Olney, Sarah Allen (1842–1915), headmistress". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/52261. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. Mr. K. Lindsay (31 May 1946). "Direct grant status". Hansard.millbanksystems.com. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  3. Blake, Imogen. "Belsize Park actress Helena Bonham Carter reminisces about Hampstead schooldays". Hampstead Highgate Express. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. Boniface, Michael. "Royal guests: Crown stars Helena Bonham Carter and Olivia Colman open South Hampstead school's arts hall". Hampstead Highgate Express. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. Rosalind Goodfellow
  6. "Leavers' destinations". South Hampstead High School. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  7. "Julia Briggs – obituaries". The Times. 3 September 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  8. Himmelweit, Sue; Mohun, Simon (15 October 2008). "Obituary: Irene Bruegel". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  9. Michael Ratcliffe (23 October 2007). "Obituary: Ann Chegwidden". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  10. Bindel, Julie (17 September 2005). "Julie Bindel meets Goldman Sachs thief Joyti De-Laurey". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  11. Bayfield, Tony. "Greengross [married name Katz, later Kates], Wendy Elsa (1925–2012)". ONDB. OUP. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  12. Picardie, Justine (2 December 2007). "Amanda Harlech: a charmed life". London: Telegraph. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
  13. "Una Ledingham". British Medical Journal. 2 (5473): 1314. PMC 1846661.
  14. The way we were: my life in pictures, The Times 23 August 2005
  15. "Ruth Mace". Ucl.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  16. Fiona MacCarthy (27 August 2008). "Obituary: Diana Rowntree | Art and design". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2011.

Official website

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