Summary
Arnold House School is a preparatory school for boys in the St John's Wood district of Westminster, Greater London.[1] It consists of a Junior School (Years 1–4) and Senior School (Years 5–8).
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1-3 Loudoun Road , NW8 0LH England | |
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| Type | Preparatory day school |
| Motto | "Conquer we shall" |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Established | 1905 |
| Local authority | City of Westminster |
| Department for Education URN | 101156 Tables |
| Headmaster | Vivian W P Thomas |
| Gender | Boys |
| Age | 3 to 13 |
| Enrolment | 250~ |
| Colour(s) | Red, Green |
| Website | http://www.arnoldhouse.co.uk/ |
History edit
Arnold House School was founded in 1905 by Miss Hanson with nine pupils. Hanson opened the school with the intention of showing that a headmistress was equally capable of preparing boys for public schools. By the time she stepped down as Headmistress, the school was flourishing. It became a charitable trust in 1969.[2]
Coat of arms edit
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In celebration of the school's centenary in 2005, it applied for and was granted a coat of arms by the College of Arms. The school motto, "Conquer We Shall", is derived from a poem by Robert Herrick:
Conquer we shall, but first we must contend,
'Tis not the strife that crowns us, but the end.
Notable former pupils edit
- Jack Clayton, film director[4]
- Giles Cooper, playwright and dramatist
- Freddie Fox, stage, film and television actor[5]
- Roland Glasser, literary translator
- John Godley, 3rd Baron Kilbracken[6]
- Hughie Green, television host[7]
- Daniel Hahn, writer, editor and translator
- Lord Lucan
- Michael McIntyre, comedian
- Jonathan Miller, theatre and opera director
- Jon Moss, drummer
- Adam Raphael, journalist and author
- James Rhodes, pianist
- Jon Speelman, chess player
- David Say, former Bishop of Rochester
- David Watson, musician
Notable former staff edit
- Peter Galloway, former religious studies teacher
References edit
- ^ "School Guide - Arnold House School". Tatler. 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ "History of the school". arnoldhouse.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Coat of Arms". Arnold House School. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Sinyard, Neil (2000). British Film Makers - Jack Clayton. Manchester University Press. p. 21. ISBN 9780719055058.
- ^ "ISSUU Arnold House School Winter Assembly Newsletter (page 6)". Arnold House School. Winter 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ Lord Kilbracken (1962). Shamrocks and Unicorns. Putnam. p. 222.
- ^ Green, Christopher (2003). Hughie and Paula: The Tangled Lives of Hughie Green and Paula Yates. Robson Books. p. 34. ISBN 9781861056092.
External links edit
- School Website
- Profile on the Independent Schools Council website
- Profile on the Good Schools Guide