ACS International Schools, known as American Community Schools until 2005, is a group of

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s operating three schools near the edge of Greater London, with campuses in Cobham and

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in Surrey, and

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. Its head office is on Portsmouth Road, Cobham.

Notable alumni

* Ugo Brachetti Peretti (1983), oil executive, chair of

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(2005), rugby player *

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(2003), fashion designer *

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(2001), writer

References

;Citations ;Bibliography * Pearce, Ken. (2007) ''Hillingdon Village''. Stroud: Sutton Publishing

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