Redcliffe Gardens School was a

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for girls and boys aged 2 to 11 located at two separate sites in

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. The pre-prep was located in

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, the prep school was located in Redcliffe Gardens. From September 2020 until its closing, the school was part of the Godolphin and Latymer Foundation.

History

Redcliffe School was founded in 1948 by Lady Dorothy May Edwards and from 1973 carried on by the charity Redcliffe School Trust Limited. The school closed in July 2023.

Alumni

Daniel Radcliffe Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English actor. He rose to fame at age twelve, when he began portraying Harry Potter in the film series of the same name; and has held various other film and theatre roles. Over his career, Rad ...

, actor.

Jemima Rooper Jemima Rooper (born 24 October 1981) is a British actress. Having started as a child actress in television series, she has appeared in numerous film and theatre roles. Background Born in Hammersmith, London, Rooper is the daughter of TV journ ...

, the actress, also attended primary school here before leaving a year prior her eleven plus examinations and then went to Godolphin Latymer School in Hammersmith. She was two years above Daniel Radcliffe.

Emerald Fennell Emerald Lilly Fennell (; born 1 October 1985) is an English actress, filmmaker, and writer. She has received many awards and nominations, including an Academy Award, two British Academy Film Awards, one Screen Actors Guild Award, and nominatio ...

, actress, the eldest daughter of the jewellery mogul

Theo Fennell Alister Theodore Fennell (born 1951) is a British jewellery and silverware designer. Early life Fennell was born in 1951 in Egypt. He is the son of Major Alister Ivor Fennell, and his wife, Beryl Ruth Verity Fennell (''née'' Frith). The so ...

attended primary school here. Emerald was a year below Jemima Rooper. Emerald's younger sister Coco now a fashion designer and beautician was in the same year as Daniel Radcliffe. Coco also attended this primary school. Both Fennel daughters stayed until they were twelve years old and have gone on to forge successful and varied careers. Emerald Fennell won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in April 2021 - her talent was previously spotted at Redcliffe School when she won the Redcliffe School creative writing award in 1997!

References

External links

School website
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