Croydon High School
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Croydon High School GDST is a non-denominational independent school for girls, located near the town of Croydon, Surrey, England. It was founded in 1874 and is one of the schools in the Girls' Day School Trust.
The school was first sited in Wellesley Road near the centre of Croydon. The present building in Old Farleigh Road, Selsdon, South Croydon was opened in 1966 and is currently (2008) led by headmistress Zelma Braganza. It is a day school with around 800 pupils aged three to eighteen, providing both secondary and primary school education, as well as a nursery and sixth form. It has a recently established Sports Club which is open to members of the public; facilities include a swimming pool, fitness suite, indoor and outdoor pitches and fitness classes.
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[edit] Notable Alumnae
- Dame Lilian Braithwaite DBE (1873-1948), actress (born Florence Lilian Braithwaite).
- Dame Jane Drew DBE (1911-1996), architect and town planner (born Joyce Beverly Drew).
- Jacqueline du Pré OBE (1945-1987), musician.
- Josephine Elder (1895-1988), children's author (born Olive Gwendoline Potter).
- Jessie Gilbert (1987-2006), chess player.
- Bethan Gostick (b. about 1977), harpist, pianist and music teacher. [1]
- Barbara Jones (1912-1978), artist, writer and mural painter.
- Elizabeth Laird (b.1943), children's author.
- Perin Mistri (1913-1989), Indian architect. [2]
- Sandra Howard (b.1940), novelist, former model Sandra Paul. [3]
- Mary Plumstead (1905-1980), song composer. [4]
- Anneka Rice (b.1958), TV presenter.
- Dame Marion Roe DBE (b.1936), Conservative politician
- Wendy Savage (b.1935), obstretician and gynaecologist. [5]
- Beatrice Seear, Baroness Seear (1913-1997), known as Nancy Seear, popular social scientist and politician.
- Jill Tweedie (1936-1993), novelist and journalist.
[edit] Headmistresses
Current headmistress (2008)
- Mrs Zelma Braganza, MSc CBiol MIBiol
Past headmistresses[1]
- 1874-1901 Miss Dorinda Neligan (1833-1914) Anecdote The Women's Suffrage Movement
- 1902-1924 Miss Marion Leahy
- Spring term 1925 Miss Eleanor Roper, acting headmistress
- 1925-1939 Miss Ella Ransford
- 1939-1960 Miss Margaret F. Adams
- 1960-1974 Miss Elsa Cameron
- 1974-1979 Miss Agnes McMaster
- 1979-1990 Miss Agnes Mark
- 1990-1997 Mrs Pauline Davies
- 1998-2007 Miss Lorna M. Ogilvie
- 2007-....... Mrs Zelma Braganza
[edit] External links
- Croydon High School.
- Croydon High Sports Club.
- Girl's Day School Trust.
- article from The Independent.
[edit] References
- ^ List of past headmistresses courtesy of the librarian, Croydon High School GDST
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