Croydon High School

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Croydon High School
Croydon High School and playing fields (geograph 2694836).jpg
Croydon High School and playing fields
Address
Croydon High School
Old Farleigh Road

South Croydon
,
Greater London
,
CR2 8YB

England
Coordinates 51°20′28″N0°03′41″W / 51.3411°N 0.0615°W / 51.3411; -0.0615
Information
Type Private day school
MottoMay Her Character and Talents Inspire Others
Established1874
Local authority Croydon
Department for Education URN 101845 Tables
HeadmistressMs A Davies [1]
GenderGirls
Age3to 18
Enrolment700~
Colour(s)Blue  
Website http://www.croydonhigh.gdst.net/

Croydon High School is a private day school for girls located near Croydon, London, England. It is one of the original schools founded by the Girls' Day School Trust.

Contents

History

The school was founded in 1874 in Wellesley Road just north of the centre of Croydon, and the first Headmistress was Dorinda Neligan. The school was evacuated to Bradden, Northamptonshire during World War II. The present building in Old Farleigh Road, Selsdon, South Croydon, Surrey was opened in 1966. It has been an independent girls school aiming to educate young girls since its foundation in 1874.

Houses

Girls entering the school are assigned to one of the four houses. [2]

HouseColour
Curie  
Eliot/Evans 
Garrett 
Seacole  

Weekend programmes

The Japanese Saturday School of London, a weekend Japanese programme, uses the Girls' School as its Croydon Campus (クロイドン校舎 Kuroidon Kōsha). [3]

Notable former pupils

Headmistresses

Past headmistresses [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Staff, Governors and Trustees". Croydon High School. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Senior School House System Archived 10 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "＜学校紹介＞" (Archive). The Japanese Saturday School of London. Retrieved 5 April 2015. – See "９．校舎　"
  4. ↑ Cowman, Krista (2007). Women of the Right Spirit: paid organisers of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) 1904–18. Manchester: Manchester University Press. pp. 25, 222. ISBN   9780719070020.
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  7. ↑ List of past headmistresses courtesy of the librarian, Croydon High School GDST
  8. ↑ The Women's Suffrage Movement
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