Fox Primary School
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Fox Primary School is a primary school for boys and girls of age 4 to 11 years, in the Kensington
district of London
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It is located in [Edge Street], off Kensington Church Street near the junction with Notting Hill Gate
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It is housed in purpose built premises constructed before 1950, with a playground on each side of the three-storey building.
It is named after the Fox family formerly seated at Holland House. Teachers at the school have included Ivor Cutler
. It featured in the London Weekend Television
documentary, Alive and Kicking - British Poets: Ivor Cutler and Friends.
Prior to the 1960s the school was infants only, aged 5 - 7. The Junior School was adjacent, a C of E school called St George's School. St George's had no playground and shared the Fox School playgrounds. Pupils from the school were evacuated and taught at Laycock Abbey, Wiltshire during the Second World War.
Kensington
Kensington is a district of west and central London, England within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. An affluent and densely-populated area, its commercial heart is Kensington High Street, and it contains the well-known museum district of South Kensington.To the north, Kensington is...
district of London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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It is located in [Edge Street], off Kensington Church Street near the junction with Notting Hill Gate
Notting Hill Gate
Notting Hill Gate is one of the main thoroughfares of Notting Hill, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Historically the street was a location for toll gates, from which it derives its modern name.- Location :...
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It is housed in purpose built premises constructed before 1950, with a playground on each side of the three-storey building.
It is named after the Fox family formerly seated at Holland House. Teachers at the school have included Ivor Cutler
Ivor Cutler
Ivor Cutler was a Scottish poet, songwriter and humorist. He became known for his regular performances on BBC radio, and in particular his numerous sessions recorded for John Peel's influential radio programme, and later for Andy Kershaw's programme...
. It featured in the London Weekend Television
London Weekend Television
London Weekend Television was the name of the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties including south Suffolk, middle and east Hampshire, Oxfordshire, south Bedfordshire, south Northamptonshire, parts of Herefordshire & Worcestershire, Warwickshire, east Dorset and...
documentary, Alive and Kicking - British Poets: Ivor Cutler and Friends.
Prior to the 1960s the school was infants only, aged 5 - 7. The Junior School was adjacent, a C of E school called St George's School. St George's had no playground and shared the Fox School playgrounds. Pupils from the school were evacuated and taught at Laycock Abbey, Wiltshire during the Second World War.
Notable alumni
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- Sophia MylesSophia Myles-Early life:Myles was born in London. She is the daughter of Jane, who works in educational publishing, and Peter Myles, a retired Anglican vicar in Isleworth, west London. Her maternal grandmother was Russian, and she refers to herself as "half-Welsh, half-Russian". She grew up in Notting Hill,...
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