Mount St Mary's Convent School Explained

Mount St Mary's Convent School
Closed:	31 August 1997
Type:	Private day and boarding school
Address:	Wonford Road
Country:	England
Postcode:	EX2 4PF
Gender:	Girls
Lower Age:	2
Upper Age:	19

Mount St Mary's Convent School was a private school for girls in Exeter, England. The building is Grade II* listed.^[1]

History

Mount St Mary's closed on 31 August 1997 following the 1997 general election when it failed to re-open within the state sector under the new Labour leadership.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Notable former pupils

• Vanessa Whitburn OBE (born 1951), British radio producer and former editor of The Archers^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://assets.savills.com/properties/GBETRSEXS210194/EXS210194_EXS21003699.PDF MOUNT ST MARY’S CONVENT. Savills.
2. News: Ward . Lucy . 30 April 1997 . Bad timing holds schools in deep freeze . . 1 February 2024.
3. https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/113565 Mount St Mary's Convent School
4. Book: . 1991 . Independent schools yearbook : girls' schools. 1991 . London . A & C Black . 474 . 0713634162.
5. Book: . 1997 . Who's who 1997 : an annual biographical dictionary . London . A & C Black . 2072 . 9780713644951.