Putney High School Explained

Putney High School
Coordinates:51.4569°N -0.2181°W
Motto:Fortiter et recte
("Bravely and rightly")
Type:Private day school
Head:Suzie Longstaff
Address:35 Putney Hill
City:London
Country:England, UK
Postcode:SW15 6BH
Local Authority:Wandsworth
Urn:101072
Gender:Girls
Lower Age:4
Upper Age:18
Houses:Senior School: Hepburn, Ferrier, Burton and Stark Junior school: Johnson, Fonteyn, Kingsley and Nightingale
Colours:Hepburn (Blue), Ferrier (Yellow) Burton (Green) Stark (Red)Johnson (Blue) Fonteyn (Green) Kingsley (yellow) Nightingale (red)
Website:http://www.putneyhigh.gdst.net/

Putney High School, GDST is an independent girls' day school in Putney, London. Often referred to as simply Putney,[1] the school admits students from the ages 4–18. Founded in 1893 it is a member of the Girls' Day School Trust, a union of 26 schools with 19,500 students and 3,500 staff. The school uniform is purple and has always been since a uniform was put in place. On average, in the junior school, there are 48 children in a year, 2 classes in a year and 24 in each class. In the senior school, there are about 25–27 in a class and each year has an intake of about 110, so 4 classes a year.

Location and information

Formerly, there were four houses - Argyll, Cromwell, Fairfax and Pitt. Then there were three school houses - Austen, Bronte and Eliot - named after well-known female authors, all of whom felt that their sex gave them a disadvantage and used pseudonyms when writing. George Eliot lived for a time in Holly Lodge, Southfields, a house within walking distance of the Putney High School site. As of September 2013, the school uses an updated system of four houses, Ferrier, Stark, Hepburn and Burton, named after influential women all of whom were nominated by the students (Kathleen Ferrier, Freya Stark, Audrey Hepburn and Beryl Burton).

The school is situated on Putney Hill, a short walk from East Putney tube station (District Line) and Putney mainline station (Waterloo- Hounslow/Teddington/Windsor/Weybridge). It is well-served by buses, the 93, 14, 39 and 85.

Good Schools Guide

According to the Good Schools Guide, the school maintains a "Positive, friendly but hardworking atmosphere with good balance of sport, art, music, etc. The girls seem fulfilled, confident and happy – well prepared for outside world."[2]

Administration

Senior School

The Headmistress of Putney High Senior School is Jo Sharrock.

Junior School

The head of the Junior School is Pippa Page-Roberts.[3] This takes in years reception (4–5) to year six (10–11).

Athletics

The school was named top girls' school in the country for sport in 2023. It is strong at sports, especially rowing, lacrosse, netball, gymnastics and athletics. In 2018 the school acquired a rowing boathouse on the Putney Embankment, becoming the first ever all girls boathouse on the Thames.[4] [5] [6]

Motto

The school motto is fortiter et recte, which means "boldly and rightly".

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Madamoiselle . 1966 . Conde Nast Publications . 214 . 5 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Putney High School | London | LEA:Wandsworth | | the Good Schools Guide . 2008-10-06 . dead. https://archive.today/20120802215845/http://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/school/putney-high-school.html . 2 August 2012 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: New Head for Putney High School Juniors. Sandi. Bloomfield. www.putneysw15.com. 29 March 2018.
  4. Web site: Putney High School. 5 July 2018.
  5. Web site: Putney High School- Boat House - Love Jenkins Associates. 5 July 2018.
  6. Web site: Loading site please wait.... www.putneyhigh.gdst.net. 5 July 2018.
  7. Book: Sara Gray. The Dictionary of British Women Artists. 29 March 2018. 2009. Casemate Publishers. 978-0-7188-3084-7. 12.
  8. Web site: Obituaries - from the Catholic Herald Archive. 2020-11-15. archive-uat.catholicherald.co.uk.
  9. Web site: Costume designer Jenny Beavan is GDST Alumna of the Year. 14 June 2016. gdst.net. 29 March 2018.
  10. Web site: Ginny knows best: When John Major entrusted the Health Service to. 27 February 1994. independent.co.uk. 29 March 2018.
  11. Web site: Putney High School - where girls find their voice. Putney High School. 29 March 2018.
  12. Book: Sara Gray. Dark River. 2019. British Women Artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts . 978-1-911121-63-3.
  13. Web site: Gucci . www.gucci.com . 2023-09-13 .
  14. Web site: Ramita Navai - Geographical. Olivia. Edward. 20 June 2018.
  15. Web site: Barings' global general counsel on dispelling myths and rising to the top - News - Law Society Gazette. lawgazette.co.uk. 29 March 2018.
  16. Web site: Profile: Ursula Owen. Simon. Hattenstone. 21 July 2001. the Guardian. 29 March 2018.
  17. Web site: Melanie Phillips: The scourge of the Left has joined the world of. 10 May 2013. independent.co.uk. 29 March 2018.
  18. Web site: Whatever acting means. David. Thomas. 11 December 2005. 29 March 2018. www.telegraph.co.uk.
  19. Penny Vera-Sanso, obituary in The Galpin Society Journal, vol. 69 (2016), April, pp. 245–247.
  20. Web site: Inside the world of fashion designer Edina Ronay - Telegraph. fashion.telegraph.co.uk. 29 March 2018.
  21. News: Year 13's Sophie in new TV series ⋆ Putney High School. 2016-04-26. Putney High School. en. 2018-12-12. Admin-Alchemy .
  22. Web site: Saturday Profile Baroness Symons: Labour's peerless performer. 13 June 1998. independent.co.uk. 29 March 2018.
  23. Web site: Prizegiving: BBC Broadcaster and Putney Alumna, Sophie Raworth. www.putneyhigh.gdst.net. 29 March 2018.
  24. Web site: Putney High School welcomes back alumnae Sophie Kinsella & Sophie Raworth to inspire the next generation. Neighbournet. editor. www.putneysw15.com. 29 March 2018.

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