King Alfred School, London

King Alfred School
Address
Manor Wood North End Road , London , NW11 7HY England
Coordinates	51°34′09″N0°11′04″W / 51.5693°N 0.1844°W / 51.5693; -0.1844
Information
Type	Independent School
Motto	ex corde vita ("From the heart springs life")
Established	1898;127 years ago (1898)
Chair	Annabel Cody
Headmaster	Robert Lobatto [1]
Staff	160 including day release
Gender	Co-educational
Age	4to 18
Enrolment	About 600
Song	Jerusalem
Alumni	Old Alfredians
Website	http://www.kingalfred.org.uk/

The King Alfred School is a co-educational independent day school in Golders Green in North West London. It was founded in London in 1898 ^[2] by Charles E. Rice, a former teacher at Bedales School ^{[ citation needed ]}. The school was considered "radical" for its era, as it provided a secular education in a co-educational setting. ^[3]

Hyperpop

The school has several alumni associated with the Hyperpop musical genre, including PC Music founder A. G. Cook, songwriter Finn Keane, singer GFOTY and producer/composer Danny L Harle. ^[4]

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at King Alfred School, London

• Ian Aitken, journalist and political commentator
• Pegaret Anthony, artist and lecturer ^[5]
• Nora Beloff, journalist
• Richard Clements, journalist and political adviser ^[6]
• Nina Conti, actress, ventriloquist and comedian
• A.G. Cook (real name Alex Cook), musician and founder of the web label PC Music
• Richard Gregory, experimental psychologist
• J. B. Gunn, physicist
• Dylan Howe, musician and composer
• Lucy Jones, artist ^[7]
• Alexis Korner, pop musician
• Paul Kossoff, pop musician
• Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter, geometer
• Danny Kustow, pop musician
• Chloe Madeley, television host, journalist and ice skater
• Juliet Mitchell, psychologist
• Heydon Prowse, actor and activist
• Gaby Roslin, television presenter
• Jolyon Rubinstein, actor and activist
• Raphael Samuel, historian
• Peggy van Praagh, ballet dancer, teacher and director
• Zoë Wanamaker, actor
• Bonnie Wright, actress
• Emily Young, sculptor

References

1. "About King Alfred School". Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
2. King Alfred School Website Paragraph 2. - 31st August 2022
3. "A Progressive Education". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
4. Aroesti, Rachel (16 September 2020). "AG Cook: the nutty producer behind the decade's most divisive music". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 27 July 2025.
5. Buckman, David Artists in Britain Since 1945 Art Dictionaries Ltd (2006) pgs 50
6. Ian Aitken (24 November 2006). "Obituary - Richard Clements:H-bomb campaigner and editor of Tribune". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
7. Jackie Wullschlager (24 January 2014). "Lucy Jones at Kings Place, London". The Financial Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.

Bibliography

• "King Alfred School, London". AIM25: Archives in London and the M25 area. August 2003. Retrieved 23 March 2021.