North London Collegiate School
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North London Collegiate School is an independent day school for girls founded in 1850 in Camden Town
, and now in the London Borough of Harrow
.
The Good Schools Guide
called the school an "Academically stunning outer London school in a glorious setting which, in 2003, demonstrated its refusal to rest on its laurels by introducing the IB. Ideal for girls confident of their academic ability with an appetite for all the other opportunities too."
, as it was the first to offer girls the same educational opportunities as boys, although the Red Maids' School was established in 1634. It is situated at the ends of Canons Drive in Edgware
and has a rich history behind the location.
George Bernard Shaw
's mother was a director of music at the school, followed in 1908 by J.B. Manson
's wife, Lilian, whose ambitious revival of Purcell
's Dido and Aeneas in 1910 gained coverage in The Times
.
North London Collegiate is arguably the most academically successful school in England, having been placed in the top five in the Daily Telegraph exam league tables every year for over a decade. It has been an International Baccalaureate World School since October 2003. The first year that it offered the International Baccalaureate, it had the highest average mark in the country for five consecutive years and five of its girls were among only ninety students worldwide to score the maximum possible IB score of 45 marks. North London Collegiate School is now opening two schools in Korea, Jeju
, as part of its franchising scheme. Alumnae of North London are called Old North Londoners, or ONL's. The school has a friendly and banterous rivalry with St.Paul's, but usually is on top on the tables.
Camden Town
-Economy:In recent years, entertainment-related businesses and a Holiday Inn have moved into the area. A number of retail and food chain outlets have replaced independent shops driven out by high rents and redevelopment. Restaurants have thrived, with the variety of culinary traditions found in...
, and now in the London Borough of Harrow
London Borough of Harrow
The London Borough of Harrow is a London borough of north-west London. It borders Hertfordshire to the north and other London boroughs: Hillingdon to the west, Ealing to the south, Brent to the south-east and Barnet to the east.-History:...
.
The Good Schools Guide
The Good Schools Guide
The Good Schools Guide is a guide to British schools .- Overview :The guide is compiled by a team of editors, which according to the official website "comprises some 50 editors, writers, researchers and contributors; mostly parents but some former headteachers." The website states that it is...
called the school an "Academically stunning outer London school in a glorious setting which, in 2003, demonstrated its refusal to rest on its laurels by introducing the IB. Ideal for girls confident of their academic ability with an appetite for all the other opportunities too."
History
The North London Collegiate School now admits girls from the ages of 4 to 18 and was founded by pioneering girls' educator Frances Mary Buss in 1850. Frances Mary Buss is in the list of top ten greatest women of all time, according to The Times. It is generally recognised as the first independent girls' school in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, as it was the first to offer girls the same educational opportunities as boys, although the Red Maids' School was established in 1634. It is situated at the ends of Canons Drive in Edgware
Edgware
Edgware is an area in London, situated north-northwest of Charing Cross. It forms part of both the London Borough of Barnet and the London Borough of Harrow. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London....
and has a rich history behind the location.
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw
George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Although his first profitable writing was music and literary criticism, in which capacity he wrote many highly articulate pieces of journalism, his main talent was for drama, and he wrote more than 60...
's mother was a director of music at the school, followed in 1908 by J.B. Manson
J.B. Manson
James Bolivar Manson was an artist and worked at the Tate gallery for 25 years, being its Director 1930–1938. In the Tate's own evaluation he was the "least successful" of their Directors...
's wife, Lilian, whose ambitious revival of Purcell
Henry Purcell
Henry Purcell – 21 November 1695), was an English organist and Baroque composer of secular and sacred music. Although Purcell incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements into his compositions, his legacy was a uniquely English form of Baroque music...
's Dido and Aeneas in 1910 gained coverage in The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
.
North London Collegiate is arguably the most academically successful school in England, having been placed in the top five in the Daily Telegraph exam league tables every year for over a decade. It has been an International Baccalaureate World School since October 2003. The first year that it offered the International Baccalaureate, it had the highest average mark in the country for five consecutive years and five of its girls were among only ninety students worldwide to score the maximum possible IB score of 45 marks. North London Collegiate School is now opening two schools in Korea, Jeju
Jeju-do
Jeju-do is the only special autonomous province of South Korea, situated on and coterminous with the country's largest island. Jeju-do lies in the Korea Strait, southwest of Jeollanam-do Province, of which it was a part before it became a separate province in 1946...
, as part of its franchising scheme. Alumnae of North London are called Old North Londoners, or ONL's. The school has a friendly and banterous rivalry with St.Paul's, but usually is on top on the tables.
Headmistresses and dates of headship
- Frances Mary Buss (1850 – December 1894)
- Sophie BryantSophie BryantSophie Bryant was an Anglo-Irish mathematician, educator, feminist and activist.She was the daughter of Revd Dr William Willock DD, Fellow and Tutor of Trinity College, Dublin...
(1895 – 1918) - Isabella Drummond (1918 – 1940, previously Head of Camden SchoolCamden School for GirlsThe Camden School for Girls is a comprehensive secondary school for girls, with a co-educational sixth form, in the London Borough of Camden in North London. It has about one thousand students of ages eleven to eighteen, and specialist-school status as a Music College...
) - Eileen Harold (1941 – 1944)
- Kitty AndersonKitty AndersonKitty Anderson DBE BA PhD was Headmistress of North London Collegiate School from 1945-1965.-Early life and education:...
DBE (1945 – 1965) - Madeline McLauchlan (1965 – December 1985, previously at Henrietta Barnett SchoolHenrietta Barnett SchoolThe Henrietta Barnett School is a voluntary-aided grammar school for girls in Hampstead Garden Suburb in London The Good Schools Guide called the school "One of the best academic state schools in the country, providing a gentle, inspiring education in a wonderful setting for very clever...
) - Joan Clanchy (1986 – 1997)
- Bernice McCabe (1997 - present, previously at Chelmsford County High School)
Noted alumnae
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Judy Mallaber Clare Judith Mallaber known as Judy Mallaber is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Member of Parliament for Amber Valley from 1997 to 2010.- Early life :She went to the North London Collegiate School.... (MP) Jane March Jane March is an English film actress and former print model.-Life and career:March was born Jane March Horwood in Edgware, London, England. Her father, Bernard Horwood, is a secondary school teacher of English and Spanish ancestry. Her mother, Jean, is Vietnamese and Chinese... (actress) Katharine McMahon Katharine McMahon is a British writer born in north-west London. She is an historical novelist who, since 1990, has published seven books. McMahon is the best-selling author of The Rose of Sebastopol which was officially announced on 27 December 2007 as one of the ten titles for the Richard & Judy... 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External links
- North London Collegiate School website
- http://goodschoolsguide.co.uk/school/north-london-collegiate-school.htmlNorth London Collegiate School in The Good Schools GuideThe Good Schools GuideThe Good Schools Guide is a guide to British schools .- Overview :The guide is compiled by a team of editors, which according to the official website "comprises some 50 editors, writers, researchers and contributors; mostly parents but some former headteachers." The website states that it is...
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