Frensham Heights School Explained

Frensham Heights School
Coordinates:51.1771°N -0.8115°W
Motto:Think, Create, Explore
Established:1925
Type:Private and Sixth form college
Day and Boarding
Head Label:Headmaster
Head:Andrew Fisher
Founder:Edith Douglas-Hamilton
Address:Rowledge
City:Farnham
County:Surrey
Country:England
Postcode:GU10 4EA
Local Authority:Surrey
Dfeno:936/6038
Urn:125338
Enrolment:530~
Lower Age:3
Upper Age:18
Free Label 1:Former pupils
Free 1:Old Frenshamians
Website:https://www.frensham.org

Frensham Heights School is a private school with sixth form college located near Farnham, Surrey, England, run by the registered charity, Frensham Heights Educational Trust Ltd. It was founded in 1925 and formed as part of the movement for progressive education. Unlike many HMC member schools, it has been coeducational and took both day and boarding pupils since its foundation.

Foundation and location

The school was founded by Edith Douglas-Hamilton and established under joint headmistresses, Beatrice Ensor and Isabel King. It became firmly established under the headmastership of Paul Roberts (1928–1949[1]) and was recognised as efficient by the Ministry of Education in 1935.

Based at a mock-Tudor mansion, built by the brewer Charles Charrington in 1898, and in its estate, the school is on a hill 2.5miles from the centre of Farnham but is actually in the village of Frensham. Its grounds run into Rowledge.

The headmaster

Andrew Fisher, has returned to Frensham as Headmaster for the start of the 2023/2024 academic year.

Facilities

The school has a professional working theatre called the Aldridge Theatre, with a capacity of 300, which is used for both internal and external performances.[2] Also it has an independent sixth form centre, which is separated from the rest of the school, and a music centre.

Notable alumni

Ex-pupils (Old Frenshamians) include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Our Ethos - principles of child-centred learning and mutual respect. 4 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005234314/http://www.frensham.org/school/history-of-our-school/. 5 October 2016. live. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Aldridge Theatre, Frensham Heights . Farnham Literary Festival.
  3. Web site: Nikki Amuka-Bird: 'Mum was on the frontline of diversity, banging on doors'. 5 January 2018. the Guardian. 20 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180616231355/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jan/05/nikki-amuka-bird-actress-mother-father-lagos-antigua-london. 16 June 2018. live. dmy-all.
  4. News: Edward Davenport: The scandalous world of Britain's most sociable socialite . 10 September 2008 . The Independent . 13 October 2023 .
  5. News: Yorke . Harry . 13 February 2013 . Headteacher sleeps rough in the woods in order to raise funds for new school in Malawi . The Telegraph . subscription . 13 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170213154733/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/02/13/headteacher-sleeps-rough-woods-order-raise-funds-new-school/ . 13 February 2017 . live .
  6. Web site: Spiritual suburbia. Will. Hodgkinson. 21 July 2006. the Guardian. 20 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180617015208/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2006/jul/22/familyandrelationships.family. 17 June 2018. live. dmy-all.
  7. Obituaries: Charlotte Hough: children's book illustrator . 7 January 2009 . 13 October 2023 .
  8. News: Mesure . Susie . 10 February 2013 . Rufus Hound: One man, two monikers . The Independent . 13 October 2023 .
  9. Web site: James Irvine obituary. Jasper. Morrison. 28 March 2013. the Guardian. 20 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180617015223/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2013/mar/28/james-irvine-obituary. 17 June 2018. live. dmy-all.
  10. Web site: Obituary: Tony Knowland. Isabel. Knowl. 8 January 2007. the Guardian. 20 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180616231339/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/jan/08/obituaries.mainsection. 16 June 2018. live. dmy-all.
  11. News: Profile: Sir Thomas Legg . 18 October 2009 . BBC News . 13 October 2023.
  12. Web site: Jon Pertwee obituary (Daily Telegraph) - the Doctor Who Cuttings Archive .
  13. Web site: Obituary: Wolf Rilla. Philip. Purser. 25 October 2005. the Guardian. 20 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180616231326/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2005/oct/25/guardianobituaries.film. 16 June 2018. live. dmy-all.
  14. Web site: Interview: Sam Roddick, owner of Coco de Mer. Terry. Macalister. 15 January 2005. the Guardian. 20 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180616231337/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2005/jan/15/7. 16 June 2018. live. dmy-all.
  15. http://www.theargus.co.uk/li/member_of_parliament.in.Maidenbower,%20Crawley,%20West%20Sussex/ MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT IN MAIDENBOWER, CRAWLEY, WEST SUSSEX

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