Blackheath High School

Blackheath High School is an independent day school for girls in Blackheath Village in southeast London, England. It was founded in 1880 as part of the Girls' Day School Trust; the Senior School occupied a purpose built site in Wemyss Road for over 110 years.

Blackheath High School
Address
Vanbrugh Park

,
London
,
SE3 7AG

England
Coordinates51.4777°N 0.0155°E / 51.4777; 0.0155
Information
TypeIndependent day school
Motto"Inspiration, curiosity, distinction"
Established1880
FounderPrincess Louise
Local authorityGreenwich
Department for Education URN100756 Tables
HeadmistressMrs Carol Chandler-Thompson
GenderFemale
Age3 to 18
Enrolment680~
Websitehttp://www.blackheathhighschool.gdst.net/

History

The school was set up in 1880 by the Girls' Public Day School Company. Sarah Allen Olney was the founding head. During her short leadership the school's role grew by a factor of four. Onlney resigned in 1886 to found another school with her sister Rebecca.[1]

Location

The Senior Department is located in the former Church Army Wilson Carlile Training College (opened in 1965) in Vanbrugh Park after moving from the Wemyss Road site in Blackheath in 1993/4. The school building in Blackheath village then became the Junior department. The Vanburgh Park site includes the Church Army Chapel, a locally listed building (designed by architect Ernest Trevor Spashett) now used as a music room and dance studio. It was a state-funded direct grant grammar school (also known simply as direct grant schools) from the late 1940s until 1976.

School motto

The school's motto is "Blackheath High School – a place to grow, a place to excel". Previously it had been "Knowledge no more a fountain sealed": a reference to the days when girls had poor access to schooling, as was the case in the early years of the school.

Notable former pupils

Published histories

  • Malim, Mary Charlotte; Escreet, Henrietta Caroline (1927), The Book of Blackheath High School, Blackheath: Blackheath Press.
  • Watts, K M (1980), A History of Blackheath High School, Impart.
  • Allen, Dr Hillary (2005), Brief History of Blackheath High School GDST 1880–2005. Retrieved 21 May 2008.

References

  1. "Olney, Sarah Allen (1842–1915), headmistress". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/52261. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. Dillon, Jo (4 June 2000). "Lady Jay stands accused of telling lies out of school". The Independent. Retrieved 9 August 2009.


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