Sydenham High School
Sydenham High School is an independent school for 4- to 18-year-old girls located in London, England.[1] Sydenham High School was founded by the Girls’ Public Day School Trust in 1887.[2] Since then, the original school of 20 pupils has been transformed into a school of 600 girls. The school is separated into the senior and junior schools, each with a separate site located close to one another on Westwood Hill, Sydenham.
| Sydenham High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
19 Westwood Hill Sydenham , London , SE26 6BL | |
| Coordinates | 51°25′38″N 0°03′46″W |
| Information | |
| Established | 1887 |
| Head teacher | Mrs KC Woodcock |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 4 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 600 |
| Website | http://www.sydenhamhighschool.gdst.net/ |
In April 1934, the school moved to Horner Grange, a former house built for diamond magnate William Knight in 1884, where he lived until his death in 1900. The premises subsequently became a hotel before the school bought the freehold.[3] It was damaged by fire in 1997, but the building was restored.[4]
The school's original Anglo Saxon motto, Nyle ye drede, means "fear nothing" and is adopted by the school as a whole.[5] As distinct cohorts within a shared community, the Prep School created "Flourish and Fly" while the Sixth Form focuses on "Confident Futures".
Notable former pupils
- G. E. M. Anscombe, philosopher
- Philippa Darbre, proposed a link between breast cancer and parabens found in deodorants and other products
- Elly Jackson, lead singer with pop group La Roux
- Emily Joyce, actress
- Gertrude Leverkus (1899–1976), architect
- Margaret Lockwood (1916-1990), actress
- Sophie McKenzie, author of books such as Blood Ties
- Khadijah Mellah (b.2000) first competitive jockey to wear the hajib and winner of the Magnolia Cup at Goodwood[6]
- Sandy Powell, BAFTA-winning costume designer
- Florence Rawlings, musician
- Kathleen Shackleton (1884-1961), artist
Notes and references
- "Sydenham High School".
- The Education Annual, p. 186, at Google Books
- Grindlay, Steve. Sydenham and Forest Hill Through Time. Amberley Publishing. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-445-63513-2.
- "Sydenham Common route". London Footprints. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- "Sydenham High School". Girls' School Association. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- Morgan, Tom (30 July 2019). "'It's so powerful to see Muslim women doing incredible things': Meet Khadijah Mellah, the Goodwood-bound teenager helping change perceptions". The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 April 2020.