Sutton High School (London)

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Sutton High School

Motto	Fideliter, Fortiter, Feliciter (faithfully, bravely, happily)
Established	1884
Type	Independent, GDST
Headmaster	Stephen Callaghan, BA, NPQH
Location	55 Cheam Road Sutton Greater London^a[›] SM1 2AX England
LEA	Sutton
Gender	Girls
Ages	3 to 18
School colours	purple
Website	school website
Coordinates: 51°21′39″N 0°11′51″W / 51.360880, -0.197612

For other schools named "Sutton High", see Sutton High School.

Sutton High School is an independent school for girls aged 3-18 in Sutton, Greater London. It is run by the Girls' Day School Trust (GDST).

It was founded in 1884 by the then Girls' Public Day School Trust (GPDST), and was a "Direct Grant" school (some pupils having their fees paid by the local authority as in a state grammar school) until this system was abolished in 1976. The first headmistress was Miss Margaret Whyte, and there were 80 pupils on the opening day, 17 January 1884.^[1]

1 Notable alumnae
2 References
3 Notes
4 External links

[edit] Notable alumnae

Dora Russell (1894-1986), author, feminist and progressive campaigner
Phyllis King (1906-2006), Wimbledon ladies doubles winner 1931^[2]
Susan Howatch (born 1940), author
Ruth Kelly (born 1968), politician

[edit] References

^ Sutton High School. School history. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.
^ "Phyllis King: Hard-hitting ladies doubles champion at Wimbledon in 1931", The Times, 2006-02-02. Retrieved on 2007-10-24.

[edit] Notes

^ a: "Greater London" is not part of the postal address. The school lists its postal address as "55 Cheam Road, Sutton, Surrey SM1 2AX", reflecting the pre-1965 county boundary. The correct postal address as given by the Royal Mail is "55 Cheam Road, SUTTON SM1 2AX"