Notting Hill and Ealing High School is an independent school for girls aged 4 – 18 in

Ealing Ealing () is a district in West London, England, west of Charing Cross in the London Borough of Ealing. Ealing is the administrative centre of the borough and is identified as a major metropolitan centre in the London Plan. Ealing was his ...

, London. Founded in 1873, it is one of the 26 schools that make up the

Girls' Day School Trust The Girls' Day School Trust (GDST) is a group of 25 independent schools, including two academies, in England and Wales, catering for girls aged 3 to 18. It is the largest group of independent schools in the UK, and educates 20,000 girls each yea ...

. It has a Junior Department of 310 girls (ages 4–11) and a Senior Department of 600 girls (ages 11–18). The current Headmaster is Mr Matthew Shoults. Ms Bevan is Head of the Junior School.

History

Since being founded in 1873, the school has changed both its location and its name. When the Girls' Day School Trust, then the Girls' Public Day School Trust, was formed in 1872, it established its first two schools in West London. In January 1873, the Trust opened Chelsea High School (a predecessor of

Kensington Preparatory School Kensington Preparatory School is an independent day school for girls aged 4–11 in Fulham, London, England. Despite its name, the school is not located in Kensington although it was founded there. It moved from Kensington to Fulham in 1997. ...

) to serve the area immediately to the west of the centre of the city and nine months later, Notting Hill High School which was to serve families in the area to the north of Hyde Park. Harriet Morant Jones was the founding head who looked after ten pupils assisted by her sister. Harriet Jones retired in 1900 and controversially

Ethel Gavin Ethel Gavin (2 April 1866 – 2 March 1918) was a British educationist and headmistress. She led several schools including Wimbledon High School and Notting Hill High School. Life Gavin was born in Elgin in central Scotland. She was the firs ...

was appointed instead of an internal heir apparent and resignations followed. Gavin became an "capable and experienced headmistress" until 1908 when she moved to the GPDST school at Wimbledon. The school originally occupied premises in Norland Square but eventually outgrew these and moved to Ealing in 1931 and became known as Notting Hill and Ealing High School for Girls. Following the

Education Act 1944 The Education Act 1944 (7 and 8 Geo 6 c. 31) made major changes in the provision and governance of secondary schools in England and Wales. It is also known as the "Butler Act" after the President of the Board of Education, R. A. Butler. Historians ...

it became a

direct grant A direct grant grammar school was a type of selective secondary school in the United Kingdom that existed between 1945 and 1976. One quarter of the places in these schools were directly funded by central government, while the remainder attracted ...

grammar school in 1946. When the direct grant scheme was abolished in 1976, it became an independent school.

Facilities

Extensive remodelling over the years has enabled the School to incorporate a number of facilities. The School has retained its period facade and a glass extension, the West Wing, was added in 2003 with a 25 metre indoor pool, a spacious library, an assembly hall, music recital hall, recording studio, music practice rooms, new classroom space, three art studios and a 10 metre high sports hall with trampolines. In 2006 new classrooms, a new design and art room as well as a science lab were added to the facilities in the Junior School. A new Sixth Form Centre with its own gym opened in 2010 and the following year a dining room which is used by all girls and staff. Further additions in 2013 included a hall for assemblies, whole-school gatherings, plays and events, 4-court sports hall built to Sport England standards, 100-seat studio theatre with lighting and sound, a drama workshop area, dance studio with a separate area for rowing machines and all-weather courts and pitch were opened.

Present day

The school numbers 910 girls in 2018/19. Entry to the school is by assessment normally at ages 4+, 7+, 11+ or 16+. The school has a strong academic tradition. In 2018, 91.65% of grades at GCSE were A*/A and 98.84% were A*-B. At A Level 65% of grades were A*/A and 94% were A*-B. In the 2019 Times School League Tables, NHEHS featured in the Top 20 for both GCSE and A-Levels and is one of only 10 schools in the country to achieve this accolade. In 2017 the Junior School was awarded "Independent Prep School of the Year" by the Sunday Times' Parent Power Guide, observing that the school "proves you can have both outstanding academic success and a relaxed, happy school where girls are encouraged to be individuals and to express themselves". And in their last report, the ISI inspectors reported, "pupils' achievement in curricular and extra-curricular activities and their learning is exceptional as is their attainment in national tests at age 11 and at A Level". Former pupils keep in touch with each other through the Old Girls' Association.

School fees

In 2018/19 fees are £4,771 per term (Junior School) and £6,187 per term (Senior School). Academic and Music Scholarships are awarded at 11+ and 16+ and there are further scholarships at 16+.

Notable former pupils

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(1893–1973), contralto * Frances Hermia Durham (1873–1948), civil servant * Kathleen Mary Easmon Simango (1892-1924), Sierra Leonean missionary and artist * Professor Beatrice Edgell (1871–1948), psychologist * Katharine Esdaile (1881–1950), art historian * Pippa Evans (b. 1982), comedian * Margaret Fairweather (1901–1944), aviator *

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(b. 1964), TV critic * Alice Franklin (1885–1964), feminist * Lynne Frederick (1954–1994), actress *

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(1886–1928), suffragist * Karolina Laskowska (b. 1992), fashion designer *

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(b. 1979), poet * Helena Swanwick (1864–1939), suffragist & pacifist * Penny Vincenzi (1939–2018), novelist * Nina Wadia (b. 1968), actress *

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(b. 1967), actress * The Right Reverend Alison White (b. 1956), bishop *

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Notable former staff

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, teacher *

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, engineer, mathematician, physicist and inventor *

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, teacher *

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, translator *

head 1900-1908 * Harriet Morant Jones was the founding head *

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, classical scholar * Winifred Holtby, journalist and novelist * Katharine Jex-Blake, classical scholar *

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, politician * Emily Ward, pioneer of childcare education

References

External links

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Profile
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GDST The Girls' Day School Trust (GDST) is a group of 25 independent schools, including two academies, in England and Wales, catering for girls aged 3 to 18. It is the largest group of independent schools in the UK, and educates 20,000 girls each ye ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Notting Hill and Ealing High School Educational institutions established in 1873 Independent schools in the London Borough of Ealing Independent girls' schools in London Schools of the Girls' Day School Trust Member schools of the Girls' Schools Association category:Member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference 1873 establishments in England