Gillotts School Explained

Gillotts School
Motto:Non Nobis Solum (Not by Ourselves Alone)
Established:1950
Head:Catharine Darnton
Address:Gillotts Lane
Postcode:RG9 1PS
Dfeno:931/4055
Urn:137921
Enrolment:801
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:16
Colours:navy, green

Gillotts School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England.[1] The school is sited on a 33 acre verdant campus on the edge of Henley, incorporating a large Victorian manor house and two of its associated cottages. There are extensive playing fields, as well as areas of grass, trees and woodland.

History

Gillotts was established as a girls' boarding school in parkland on the fringe of Henley-on-Thames in 1950, under founding headmistress Betty Barford. Gillotts became a coeducational comprehensive school in 1960. The current headteacher is Catharine Darnton,[2] former headteachers include Malcolm White, and David H W Grubb as well as Mr Lockyer. Lotto multi-millionaire winner Gerry Cannings taught history at the school from 1976 until 1983.[3]

Houses

Gillotts school has three houses: Darwin, Pankhurst, and Orwell (named after Charles Darwin, Emmeline Pankhurst, and George Orwell).

Alumni

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home. 2020-10-23. Gillotts School. en.
  2. Web site: Home. 2020-10-23. Gillotts School. en.
  3. Web site: Lotto multi-millionaire is my old teaching and mate. 2020-10-23. www.henleystandard.co.uk.