Francis Holland School
Motto | That our daughters may be as the polished corners of the Temple |
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Type | Independent day school |
Religion | Church of England |
Bursar | Geoffrey Wilmot |
Location |
Bursar's Office 35 Bourne St London SW1W 8JA England 51°29′30″N 0°09′14″W / 51.4917°N 0.1539°WCoordinates: 51°29′30″N 0°09′14″W / 51.4917°N 0.1539°W |
Local authority | City of Westminster |
Gender | Girls |
Website | www.francisholland.org |
Francis Holland School is the name of two separate 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).
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 and Trinity College, Cambridge. The Regent's Park School is the older of the two schools but no longer has a Junior Department. Both schools have developed their facilities 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, the school expanded into a further property opposite but as this arrangement proved awkward, Canon Holland purchased a site on the corner of Graham Street, now Graham Terrace where 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 soon as the girls moved on to secondary education.
Francis Holland, Regent's Park
Established | 1870 |
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Headmaster | Charles Fillingham |
Location |
Ivor Place London NW1 6XR England |
DfE URN | 101158 Tables |
Students | 450~ |
Ages | 11–18 |
Colours | Red |
Website | www.fhs-nw1.org.uk |
There are about 500 pupils at the school, and about 120 sixth-formers.[1] Most of their sports take place in Regent's Park and Paddington Recreational Grounds. It is currently in the top 30 schools for GCSE grades and in the top 100 for A level grades.
Francis Holland, Sloane Square
Established | 1881 |
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Headmistress | Lucy R. Elphinstone |
Location |
39 Graham Terrace London SW1W 8JF England |
DfE URN | 101161 Tables |
Students | 450~ |
Ages | 4–18 |
Colours | Blue |
Website | www.fhs-sw1.org.uk |
There are over 500 pupils on roll,[2] 160 of whom are in the Junior School aged between 4 and 11 years, and 80 sixth-formers. Most of the School's sports take place in Battersea Park. Francis Holland, Sloane Square, is also ranked highly in 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 alumnae
- Amber Agar, actress
- Camilla Arfwedson, actress[3]
- Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, member of the Royal family
- Amanda Donohoe, actress
- Eleanor Burbidge, astronomer
- Jackie Collins OBE, novelist
- Dame Joan Collins, actress and writer
- Lady Mary Charteris, singer and model
- Cara Delevingne, model
- Petra Ecclestone, fashion designer
- Tamara Ecclestone, TV presenter
- Emilia Fox, actress
- Louisa Garrett Anderson, medical pioneer
- Joyce Grenfell, comedian and singer-songwriter
- Hermione Hammond, artist
- Elizabeth Jane Howard, novelist
- Gemma Jones, actress
- Jemima Khan (Jemima Goldsmith), journalist
- Susan Lawrence, Labour politician
- Sue Lloyd-Roberts, Special Correspondent for the BBC (formerly at ITN)
- Sienna Miller, actress
- Nancy Mitford, novelist and biographer
- Vanessa-Mae, violinist
- Elizabeth Pakenham, Countess of Longford, biographer
- Patricia Roc, actress
- Christina Scott, former Governor of Anguilla
- Rose Tremain, novelist[4]
- Theresa Villiers, politician (formerly Secretary of State for Northern Ireland)
- Jennifer von Mayrhauser, costume designer
- Veronica Wadley, former editor of the Evening Standard
- Daisy Waterstone, actress[5]
Feeder Prep Schools
- Bute House Prep School for Girls, Hammersmith.
- Sarum Hall School, Swiss Cottage.
- Harvington Prep School, Ealing.
- Garden House School, Chelsea.
- Hill House School, Chelsea.
References
- ↑ "Francis Holland School, Regent's Park". Independent Schools Council. 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ "Francis Holland School, Sloane Square". Independent Schools Council. 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ Benita Adesuyan, What the doctor ordered: rising star Camilla Arfwedson is Holby's newest medic dated 8 September 2013 at express.co.uk. Retrieved 28 March 2014
- ↑ Costume dramatist, The Guardian, 10 May 2003.
- ↑ "Doe-eyed Daisy, the Waterstone's tycoon's daughter". dailymail.co.uk. 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2018.