Princess Helena College
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Princess Helena College is an independent school
for girls located in the small village of Preston near Hitchin
in Hertfordshire
. It is housed in a Grade II* listed Queen Anne country house, which was redesigned by Edwin Lutyens
, at the same time as the gardens were designed by his great friend, Gertrude Jekyll
.
It was one of the first academic schools for girls, originally founded for daughters of officers who had served in the Napoleonic Wars and daughters of Anglican clergy. It is a member of the Girls' Schools Association
.
The college has three types of boarder :- Full Boarder (boarding 7 times a week), Weekly Boarder (boarding 5/4 times a week) and Flexible Boarder (boarding 1 - 3 nights a week).
The school has lovely grounds surrounding it and is an all-girls school.
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
for girls located in the small village of Preston near Hitchin
Hitchin
Hitchin is a town in Hertfordshire, England, with an estimated population of 30,360.-History:Hitchin is first noted as the central place of the Hicce people mentioned in a 7th century document, the Tribal Hidage. The tribal name is Brittonic rather than Old English and derives from *siccā, meaning...
in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. It is housed in a Grade II* listed Queen Anne country house, which was redesigned by Edwin Lutyens
Edwin Lutyens
Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, OM, KCIE, PRA, FRIBA was a British architect who is known for imaginatively adapting traditional architectural styles to the requirements of his era...
, at the same time as the gardens were designed by his great friend, Gertrude Jekyll
Gertrude Jekyll
Gertrude Jekyll was an influential British garden designer, writer, and artist. She created over 400 gardens in the UK, Europe and the USA and contributed over 1,000 articles to Country Life, The Garden and other magazines.-Early life:...
.
It was one of the first academic schools for girls, originally founded for daughters of officers who had served in the Napoleonic Wars and daughters of Anglican clergy. It is a member of the Girls' Schools Association
Girls' Schools Association
The Girls' Schools Association is the professional association of the heads of independent girls' schools in the UK and overseas and is a constituent member of the Independent Schools Council .-History:...
.
The college has three types of boarder :- Full Boarder (boarding 7 times a week), Weekly Boarder (boarding 5/4 times a week) and Flexible Boarder (boarding 1 - 3 nights a week).
The school has lovely grounds surrounding it and is an all-girls school.