Arnold House School
 | |
| Motto | "Conquer we shall" |
|---|---|
| Established | 1905 |
| Type | Preparatory day school |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headmaster | Vivian W P Thomas |
| Location |
1-3 Loudoun Road London NW8 0LH England |
| Local authority | City of Westminster |
| DfE number | 213/6034 |
| DfE URN | 101156 Tables |
| Students | 250~ |
| Gender | Boys |
| Ages | 5–13 |
| Colours |
Red, Green |
| Website |
www |
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).
History
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]
In celebration of the school's centenary in 2005, it applied for and was granted a Coat of Arms by the College of Arms. It features the passage from which the school motto is derived:
"Conquer we shall, but first we must contend,’Tis not the strife that crowns us, but the end."
— Robert Herrick [3]
Notable former pupils
- Jack Clayton, film director [4]
- Freddie Fox, stage, film and television actor [5]
- John Godley, 3rd Baron Kilbracken [6]
- Hughie Green, television host [7]
- Michael McIntyre, comedian
- Jon Moss, drummer
- Adam Raphael, journalist and author
- James Rhodes, pianist
References
- ↑ "School Guide - Arnold House School". Tatler. 2012.
- ↑ "History of the school". arnoldhouse.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2013-06-04.
- ↑ "Coat of Arms". arnoldhouse.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-02-25.
- ↑ 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
- School Website
- Profile on the Independent Schools Council website
- Profile on the Good Schools Guide