Hill House School
Hill House International Junior School | |
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Co-educational | |
Age | 4 to 13 |
Enrolment | 690 As of January 2018[update][1] |
Houses | Grammont, Midi, Naye, and Rosa |
Colour(s) | Old gold, rust & tan |
Former pupils | Old Hill Housers |
Website | http://www.hillhouseschool.co.uk/ |
Hill House International Junior School is an
History
The school was founded in Switzerland in 1949 and in London in 1951 by Lieutenant-Colonel Townend and his wife, Beatrice. Townend chose his pupils solely on the basis of his approval of their mothers, and women teachers were preferentially chosen according to the height of their skirt's hemline.[4][5] His son, Richard Townend, is the school's current Headmaster. The school remains a family concern.[6][4]
As of 2018 there are 690 pupils at the school from the ages of 4 to 13.[1]
Media coverage
The school was featured in the 1989 documentary episode "Knickerbockers in Knightsbridge", part of the ninth season of the BBC series 40 Minutes, in which school life under Townend is narrated.[8]
The school was outlined on page 74, chapter 3.1 ("Learning to be Sloane: Sloane Education"), of
Notable alumni
- Lily Allen, singer-songwriter
- Commonwealth realms
- Rupert Degas, actor
- Sofia Ellar, singer-songwriter
- Ian Macpherson, 3rd Baron Strathcarron, Conservative Peer
- Yasmine Naghdi, Principal ballerina of The Royal Ballet, The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London
- Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg,[9] Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), former Leader of the House of Commons
- Anya Taylor-Joy, actress
- Nick Watt, BBC Newsnight political editor
- Mark-Francis Vandelli, television personality most known for his role in Made in Chelsea
See also
References
- ^ a b "Ofsted Report 2018". Ofsted. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Hill House International Junior School profile, reviews and inspection reports | London's Top Schools". Londonpreprep.com. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "About the School | Hill House". Hillhouseschool.co.uk. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Daily Telegraph, 2002.
- ^ Obituary: Lieutenant-Colonel Townend, The Independent, 2002.
- ^ BBC Television Program "Knickerbockers in Knightsbridge", 1989.
- ^ "Prince Charles's prep school fights back after damning inspection". Telegraph. 5 December 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Knickerbockers in Knightsbridge". IMDb.
- ISBN 9781785905315. Retrieved 5 August 2022.