Sydenham High School (UK)
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Sydenham High School is an Independent school
for 4-18 year old girls located in London
, England
. Sydenham High School was founded by the Girls’ Public Day School Trust
in 1887. Since then, the original school of 20 pupils has been transformed into a school of 700 girls. The school is separated into the senior and junior schools, each with a separate site located close to one another on Westwood Hill, Sydenham
.
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 4-18 year old girls located in London
London
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, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Sydenham High School was founded by the Girls’ Public Day School Trust
Girls' Day School Trust
The Girls' Day School Trust is a group of 26 independent schools - 24 schools and two Academies - in England and Wales, catering for pupils aged 3 to 18. It is the largest group of independent schools in the UK, and educates 20,000 girls each year...
in 1887. Since then, the original school of 20 pupils has been transformed into a school of 700 girls. The school is separated into the senior and junior schools, each with a separate site located close to one another on Westwood Hill, Sydenham
Sydenham
Sydenham is an area and electoral ward in the London Borough of Lewisham; although some streets towards Crystal Palace Park, Forest Hill and Penge are outside the ward and in the London Borough of Bromley, and some streets off Sydenham Hill are in the London Borough of Southwark. Sydenham was in...
.
Notable former pupils
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,actress - Philippa Darbre, proposed a link between breast cancer and parabens found in deodorants and other products
- Sophie McKenzie, author of books such as Blood TiesBlood Ties (novel)Blood Ties is a 2008 children's novel written by Sophie McKenzie.-Part 1: London:Theo gives [his] bodyguard the slip once too often. Rachel receives a weird text from her father....
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