Croydon High School | |
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![]() Croydon High School and playing fields | |
Address | |
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Old Farleigh Road , , CR2 8YB England | |
Coordinates | 51°20′28″N0°03′41″W / 51.3411°N 0.0615°W |
Information | |
Type | Private day school |
Motto | May Her Character and Talents Inspire Others |
Established | 1874 |
Local authority | Croydon |
Department for Education URN | 101845 Tables |
Headmistress | Ms A Davies [1] |
Gender | Girls |
Age | 3to 18 |
Enrolment | 700~ |
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.
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.
Girls entering the school are assigned to one of the four houses. [2]
House | Colour |
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Curie | |
Eliot/Evans | |
Garrett | |
Seacole |
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]
Past headmistresses [7]
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