Friern Barnet Grammar School
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Independent school (UK)
An independent school is a school that is not financed through the taxation system by local or national government and is instead funded by private sources, predominantly in the form of tuition charges, gifts and long-term charitable endowments, and so is not subject to the conditions imposed by...
day school for boys located on Friern Barnet
Friern Barnet
Friern Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. It is a suburban development situated north of Charing Cross. The centre of Friern Barnet is formed by the busy intersection of Colney Hatch Lane , Woodhouse Road and Friern Barnet Road .-History:Friern Barnet was an...
Road, North London
North London
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It was later absorbed into the co-educational Woodside Park School foundation which is today known as The North London International School
North London International School
The North London International School is an independent co-educational school-foundation providing programmes prepared by the International Baccalaureate Organisation as an alternative to the British national curriculum...
, notably one of the first schools to offer the International Baccalaureate as an alternative to traditional British A-Level studies.
History
The school was founded in 1884 as St John's High School for Boys by the Reverend PrebendaryPrebendary
A prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral...
Frederick Hall MA of Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College, Cambridge
Jesus College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The College was founded in 1496 on the site of a Benedictine nunnery by John Alcock, then Bishop of Ely...
, rector of the Parish of St James and St John, Friern Barnet, to educate boys from middle-class families capable of meeting fee payments, as distinct from his efforts to provide the free schooling - financially supported by parishioners - of infants.
The rector was also the founder of the Friern Barnet Grammar School for Girls (c. 1891) and commissioned the imposing St John’s church
St John, Friern Barnet
St John the Evangelist is an Anglican church on Friern Barnet Road in north London. It is a late example of the Gothic Revival Style by Victorian architect John Loughborough Pearson, begun in 1890-91 and completed after his death by his son Frank Loughborough Pearson.Originating in 1883 as a...
building opposite the boys' school. This was a late work in the Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
style by eminent architect John Loughborough Pearson
John Loughborough Pearson
John Loughborough Pearson was a Gothic Revival architect renowned for his work on churches and cathedrals. Pearson revived and practised largely the art of vaulting, and acquired in it a proficiency unrivalled in his generation.-Early life and education:Pearson was born in Brussels, Belgium on 5...
(whose works include Truro Cathedral
Truro Cathedral
The Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Truro is an Anglican cathedral located in the city of Truro, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It was built in the Gothic Revival architectural style fashionable during much of the nineteenth century, and is one of only three cathedrals in the United Kingdom...
and St John's Cathedral, Brisbane
St John's Cathedral, Brisbane
St John's Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral of Brisbane and the metropolitan cathedral of the ecclesiastical province of Queensland, Australia...
) begun in 1890 and completed by his son Frank in 1911. Reverend Hall had been curate at Pearson's St. Augustine's, Kilburn
St. Augustine's, Kilburn
Saint Augustine's, Kilburn is an Anglican Church in the area of Kilburn, in North London, United Kingdom. Because of its large scale and ornate architecture, it is sometimes affectionately referred to as "the Cathedral of North London", although the church is not a cathedral in any official...
.
On the site of the school was the original temporary iron construction known as the school-church of St. John, where both classes and church services were held. This was later replaced by a one-storey building enlarged in the 1950s and the existing building, a two-storeyed block, was built in 1973.
After 1890 the establishment was known as Friern Barnet Grammar School for Boys having its own preparatory school
Preparatory school (UK)
In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...
from 1904. However the school was never populated by more than two hundred pupils.
The school’s charitable arm was the subsidiary group, Friends of Friern Barnet Grammar School. In 1995, Friern Barnet Grammar became the Senior Department of Woodside Park School, rebranded and began admitting girls.
Over a number of years an intense rivalry developed between pupils of the Grammar School and those from the government maintained Friern Barnet County School (latterly Friern Barnet Secondary School
Friern Barnet Secondary School
Friern Barnet School is a mixed comprehensive school with approximately 800 students. The school is situated at the end of Hemington Avenue in Friern Barnet, North London...
), which in 1961 opened nearby in Hermington Avenue.
Information
Motto: Vita Lux HominumLatin: Life and Light of Mankind (from St John
Gospel of John
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1:4
John 1
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In him was life, and the life was the light of men)
School Crest: Phoenix
School Houses: Formerly - Collingwood, Drake
Francis Drake
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Martin Frobisher
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Richard Grenville
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, Nelson
Latterly - Cook
James Cook
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David Livingstone
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Robert Falcon Scott
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Headmasters
Headmasters:- A B McFarlane (1885–1888)
- C D Punchard (1888–1890)
- Edward Hugh Pritchard (1890–1895)
- C E Lacy (1895–1906)
- J Ashley (1906–1908)
- Robert Ames
- Herbert Ames (1908–1941)
- Charles Secker Smith (1943–1948)
- C P F Alderson (1948–1951)
- Rev P E Thomas (1954–1960)
- Rev. D. Atkinson (1960–1964)
- A Heaps (1964-19??)
- John Pearman (1984–1995)
- Dr Peter Reynolds (Acting) (1995)
- Chris Platford (Acting, prior to selloff to Woodhouse International Park) (1995)
Notable former pupils
- Sir (Walter) Leonard AllinsonLeonard AllinsonSir Walter Leonard Allinson is a retired British civil servant and diplomat.He was born on 1 May 1926, the only son of Walter Allinson and Alice Frances Cassidy of Tottenham, and educated at Friern Barnet Grammar School and Merton College, Oxford, matriculating in 1944...
(1926-) – British diplomat, OxonianOxonianAn Oxonian is a member of the University of Oxford, England. The term is derived from Oxonia, the Latin form of Oxenford or Oxford. The term can also refer to an inhabitant of the city of Oxford, but is less used in this context.The matching word for Cambridge and the University of Cambridge is...
(Merton College) - Mike Allison (1936-) - Motor car historian, author
- Professor A(rthur) Leslie Banks (1904–1989) - Professor of Human Ecology at the University of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, 1949-71 - Chris CarterChris Carter (musician)Chris Carter was born on January 28, 1953 in London, England and educated at the Friern Barnet Grammar School. He is best known for being a synthesist and member of Throbbing Gristle and Chris & Cosey...
(1953-) - Founder band member Throbbing GristleThrobbing GristleThrobbing Gristle were an English industrial, avant-garde music and visual arts group that evolved from the performance art group COUM Transmissions...
, Carter Tutti - Lieutenant William Randolph Cooper (1897–1918) - 2nd Lieutenant, Loyal North Lancashire RegimentLoyal Regiment (North Lancashire)The Loyal Regiment was an infantry regiment of the line in the British Army from 1881 to 1970...
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casualty (killed at Givenchy, 1918) - Thomas Crosbie-Walsh (1880–1954) - Food scientist, editor Food Industries Manual & Food Manufacture, fellow of the Royal Institute of ChemistryRoyal Institute of ChemistryThe Royal Institute of Chemistry was a British scientific organisation.Founded in 1877 as the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain, its role was to focus on qualifications and the professional status of chemists, and its aim was to ensure that consulting and analytical chemists were properly...
- Peter Friese-Greene - BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
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, son of Claude Friese-GreeneClaude Friese-GreeneClaude Friese-Greene , British-born cinema technician, filmmaker, and cinematographer, most famous for his 1926 collection of films entitled The Open Road....
- developer of the colour film process - Cyril FletcherCyril FletcherCyril Fletcher was an English comedian; his catchphrase was 'Pin back your lugholes'. He was most famous for his Odd Odes, which was a section of the television show That's Life!. Fletcher had first begun performing the Odd Odes in 1937, long before they first appeared on television...
(1913–2005) - Comedian - Colin Gottlieb (1961- ) - Chief Executive Officer, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Omnicom Media GroupOmnicom GroupOmnicom Group is a holding company whose agencies provide marketing and communications services in the disciplines of advertising, customer relationship management , strategic media planning and buying, digital and interactive marketing, direct and promotional marketing, public relations and...
- Ertan Hurer (1961-) – ConservativeConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Councillor (EnfieldLondon Borough of EnfieldThe London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London. It borders the London Boroughs of Barnet, Haringey and Waltham Forest...
), Conservative parliamentary candidate (Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonHackney North and Stoke NewingtonHackney North and Stoke Newington is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-History:...
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) - Stefano Ispani – Chief Executive, Ponti's Group
- Alexander James Jr (b. 1925) - son of ArsenalArsenal F.C.Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
and Scotland footballer Alex JamesAlex James (footballer)Alexander Wilson James was a Scottish footballer, and is most noted for his success with Arsenal, where he is regarded as one of the club's greatest players of all time. James played as an inside forward, as a supporting player for the main strikers... - Sydney James Johnstone OBE (1881–1971) – Geologist and Principal, Mineral Resources Department, Imperial Institute, fellow of the Royal Institute of ChemistryRoyal Institute of ChemistryThe Royal Institute of Chemistry was a British scientific organisation.Founded in 1877 as the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain, its role was to focus on qualifications and the professional status of chemists, and its aim was to ensure that consulting and analytical chemists were properly...
- Barry Owen Jones (1934-) - Artist and director, Coach House Gallery, Royal Watercolour SocietyRoyal Watercolour SocietyThe Royal Watercolour Society is an English institution of painters working in watercolours...
member - Lord Kershaw (1906–1962) - Edward Aubrey Kershaw, 3rd Baron KershawBaron KershawBaron Kershaw, of Prestwich in the County Palatine of Lancaster, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1947 for Fred Kershaw, who later served as a Lord-in-Waiting in the Labour government of Clement Attlee...
of Prestwich - General Wilfred KitchingWilfred KitchingWilfred Kitching, CBE was the 7th General of The Salvation Army .Born in Wood Green, London, United Kingdom to Theodore and Jane Kitching , and educated at the Friern Barnet Grammar School, he became a Salvation Army Officer at age 20 in 1914...
CBE (1893–1977) – 7th General of the Salvation ArmySalvation ArmyThe Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries.... - Dr Edgar MannEdgar MannLieutenant Colonel Dr Edgar John Mann MB is a British politician, who is a former Chairman of the Executive Council of the Isle of Man, the then head of the island's Government.-Early life and career:...
(1926-) - formerly Chairman of the Executive CouncilChairman of the Executive CouncilThe Chairman of the Executive Council of the Isle of Man was the executive head of the Isle of Man Government from 1961 to 1986. The title of the office was changed in 1986 to Chief Minister.-Chairmen:*Sir Charles Kerruish MLC OBE LLD , 1961–67...
of the Isle of Man (TynwaldTynwaldThe Tynwald , or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald is the legislature of the Isle of Man. It is claimed to be the oldest continuous parliamentary body in the world, consisting of the directly elected House of Keys and the indirectly chosen Legislative Council.The Houses sit jointly, for...
) - Simon NicolSimon NicolSimon John Breckenridge Nicol is a guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He was a founder member of British folk rock, or electric folk group Fairport Convention and is the only founding member still in the band...
(1950-) - Founder band member Fairport ConventionFairport ConventionFairport Convention are an English folk rock and later electric folk band, formed in 1967 who are still recording and touring today. They are widely regarded as the most important single group in the English folk rock movement... - Dr J M R Owens (1926-) - John Owens, formerly Reader in History, Massey UniversityMassey UniversityMassey University is one of New Zealand's largest universities with approximately 36,000 students, 20,000 of whom are extramural students.The University has campuses in Palmerston North , Wellington and Auckland . Massey offers most of its degrees extramurally within New Zealand and internationally...
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(Merton College) - Colonel Arthur Oliver Samson CBE (1888–1955) - Middle East ForceMiddle East CommandThe Middle East Command was a British Army Command established prior to the Second World War in Egypt. Its primary role was to command British land forces and co-ordinate with the relevant naval and air commands to defend British interests in the Middle East and eastern Mediterranean region.The...
- His Honour Judge Pullinger - Judge John Elphick Pullinger (1930–2000), scholar of the London School of EconomicsLondon School of EconomicsThe London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
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, Judge Advocate General for the Near and Far East 1972-1975, Circuit Court Judge on SE Circuit 1982-1990, Croydon Law Courts 1982-2000 - L F Smeeton (1889–1975) - Leslie Fred Smeeton, Official Secretary, Tasmanian Government OfficeGovernment of TasmaniaThe form of the Government of Tasmania is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1856, although it has been amended many times since then...
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OBE (1941-) - Classical guitarist, SkySky (band)Sky was a British instrumental group that specialised in fusing a variety of musical styles including light rock, progressive rock, classical and jazz. The group's best known members were classical guitarist John Williams, bass player Herbie Flowers Sky was a British instrumental group that...
member
- The founder, The Rev. Frederick Hall MA of Jesus College, Cambridge. Rector of Friern BarnetFriern BarnetFriern Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet. It is a suburban development situated north of Charing Cross. The centre of Friern Barnet is formed by the busy intersection of Colney Hatch Lane , Woodhouse Road and Friern Barnet Road .-History:Friern Barnet was an...
, Rural Dean of HornseyHornseyHornsey is a district in London Borough of Haringey in north London in England. Whilst Hornsey was formerly the name of a parish and later a municipal borough of Middlesex, today, the name refers only to the London district. It is an inner-suburban area located north of Charing Cross.-Locale:The ...
and PrebendaryPrebendaryA prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral...
of St Paul's. Died 1902. The author of, A Short Historical Account of the Collegiate Church of St Peter - Wolverhampton, 1865; A Simple Service Book for Children, 1866;Fasting Reception of the Blessed Sacrament: A Custom of the church Catholic, 1881.
- Headmaster Charles Deane Punchard (1861–1940), the author of Tales from Shakespeare: With Introduction and Notes by C.D. Punchard (Charles Lamb, Mary Ann Lamb, Charles Punchard, 1899), Pitman's English Grammar Revised (1911), Helps to the Study of Addison's Essays (1898), Helps to the Study of Leigh Hunt's Essays (1899), A Summary of Johnson's Milton.
- Headmaster Edward Hugh Pritchard, latterly AldermanAldermanAn alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
E H Pritchard, Mayor of FulhamFulhamFulham is an area of southwest London in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, SW6 located south west of Charing Cross. It lies on the left bank of the Thames, between Putney and Chelsea. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London...
(1924–25).
- Headmaster A B McFarlane, Alexander Bruce McFarlane (1861–1921), latterly Headmaster, Allahabad High SchoolBoys' High School & College, AllahabadBoys' High School & College, , is an independent school in Allahabad, India. It was founded in 1861 to provide a Christian education to the children of Europeans and Anglo-Indians, but has always accepted children from all backgrounds. Though originally co-educational, it now admits only boys.It...
, India, and Principal, Mico Training CollegeMico University CollegeThe Mico University College is an institution of higher education in Kingston, Jamaica. Its mission is "to offer its students opportunities for academic success and professional advancement through a rich and diverse curriculum"....
, Kingston, Jamaica.
- Mr W G Urry (1913–81) who was a master at the school, later Dr William G Urry, mediaeval historian and Canterbury CathedralCanterbury CathedralCanterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, is one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site....
Archivist and Librarian (1948–1969).
- Mr F J C Gustard (1902/3–1938) who was a master at the school, Frederick Gustard - cricket journalist and statistician, contributor to WisdenWisdenThe Wisden Group was a group of companies formed by John Wisden & Co Ltd, publishers of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. As well as John Wisden & Co, the group included the The Wisden Cricketer magazine, Cricinfo – the world's highest traffic cricket website – and the Hawk-Eye computerised...
, author England v. Australia. A guide to the Tests, 1934 & Somerset County Cricket. Facts and figures from 1891-1924.