Hemdean House School

Hemdean House School
Motto Laborate et Gaudete
("Work and Rejoice")[1]
Established 1859
Type Independent day school[2]
Religion Church of England[2]
Headteacher Helen Chalmers[2]
Founder Francis Knighton
Location Hemdean Road
Caversham
Berkshire
RG4 8LR
England
51°28′17″N 0°58′30″W / 51.47134°N 0.975134°W / 51.47134; -0.975134Coordinates: 51°28′17″N 0°58′30″W / 51.47134°N 0.975134°W / 51.47134; -0.975134
Gender Mixed
Ages 3–11
Houses      Knighton
     Henderson
     Kennet
Colours Light blue and Dark blue
Website hemdeanhouse.co.uk

Hemdean House School is a mixed, independent, primary and nursery school for children aged 3–11. It is situated in the centre of Caversham in Reading, Berkshire, England.

Hemdean House School was founded in 1859 by Francis Knighton. In 1862 land was bought for £320, the new building was named Hemdean House.[3]The school operates as a non-profit UK registered charity[4]

The school used to have a girls senior school which was closed in 2016.[5] The school was listed 29th in the Sunday Times list of 100 best performing independent schools in the UK.[6]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ "Small school with big expectations". Henley Standard. 20 September 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Hemdean House School". Independent Schools Council. 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "A Brief History of Hemdean House School". Hemdean House School. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Independent Schools Inspectorate Inspection report October 2017 (PDF) Retrieved 12 February 2018
  5. ↑ Anderson, Chris (21 April 2016). "Hemdean House School in Caversham considering closing senior school due to low pupil numbers". Reading Chronicle. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "School praise". Henley Standard. Higgs Group. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  7. ↑ Kirk, Huia. "Elsie Smith". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Obituaries: Lizbeth Webb". The Telegraph. 22 January 2013. ISSN 0307-1235.


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