Stationers' Company's School
The Stationers' Company's School was a former boys' grammar school, then comprehensive in Hornsey.
History
It started as the Stationers' Company's Foundation School. In 1861 it was established at Bolt Court near Fleet Street. In 1891 it moved to Mayfield Road in Hornsey, west of Crouch End.
Grammar school
The speech night was sometimes held at the Stationer's Hall. The analogous girls' was Hornsey High School, which became Hornsey Secondary School for Girls. It was a voluntary aided school, becoming voluntary controlled in 1966.[1]
Comprehensive
It became a comprehensive boys' school in 1967, closing in 1983.
Alumni
- David Aiers CMG, High Commissioner to Malta from 1979-82, High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and Ambassador to the Republic of Maldives from 1976-9
- Ernest Edward Alexander, Conservative MP from 1922-3 and from 1924-9 and Leyton East
- Prof David Andrews, Professor of Engineering Design since 2000 and Professor of Naval Architecture from 1993-8 at University College London, and former head of design at the MoD of Trident nuclear submarines in the 1990s
- Bob Assirati, Chief Executive from 1996-2001 of the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency (CCTA)
- Lawrence Bains CBE, Chairman from 1977-8 of the Greater London Council
- Prof Michael Barratt, Professor of Mathematics from 1974-99 at the Northwestern University, Illinois, and Professor of Pure Mathematics from 1964-74 at the University of Manchester
- Anthony Beattie, Chief Executive from 1990-6 of the Natural Resources Institute, Chatham
- Cyril Beaumont OBE, Editor from 1924-70 of the Dance Journal, and writer on ballet
- Prof Alexander Boksenberg CBE, Director from 1993-6 of the Royal Observatories, and Professor of Physics and Astronomy from 1978-81 at University College London
- Colin Chapman CBE, engineer and inventor who founded Lotus Cars
- Leslie Clark CBE, President from 1965-6 of the Institution of Gas Engineers
- Benjamin Dale, composer
- Meredith Davies CBE, conductor and Organist from 1949-56 of Hereford Cathedral
- Frank Dickens, cartoonist, drawing Bristow for the Evening Standard
- Franklin Engelmann, radio broadcaster who hosted Down Your Way from 1955-72
- Benjamin Ifor Evans, Baron Evans of Hungershall, Provost from 1951-66 of University College London
- Prof David Fisk CB, Royal Academy of Engineering Professor of Engineering for Sustainable Development since 2002 at Imperial College London
- John Grant, Labour MP from 1970-4 for Islington East, and from 1974-83 for Islington Central (SDP from 1981)
- Arthur Halls MBE, PPS to the Prime Minister from 1966-70
- Eric Hosking OBE, ornithologist and photographer
- John Hughes, Christian journalist, and Editor from 1970-9 of The Christian Science Monitor
- Prof Clifford Lawrence, Professor of Medieval History from 1970-87 at Bedford College
- Philip Mairet, designer
- Prof Albert Miles, Professor of Dental Pathology from 1950-76 at London Hospital Medical College (now called Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry)
- Richard Muir CMG, Ambassador to Kuwait from 1999-2002, and to Oman from 1994-9
- Prof Gerald Nokes, Professor of Law from 1955-66 at King's College London
- Stanford Robinson OBE, conductor
- Prof Charles Shoppee, Professor of Organic Chemistry from 1956-70 at the University of Sydney
- Sir John Sparrow, Chairman from 1991-8 of the Horserace Betting Levy Board
- Air Commodore Ian Stockwell CBE DFC AFC, created the Kenya Air Force in 1964
- Frank Thrower, Designer of Dartington Crystal
- Barry Took (initially), comedy writer and TV presenter
- David Triesman, Baron Triesman, Chairman from 2008-10 of The Football Association, General Secretary from 1993-2001 of the Association of University Teachers (AUT), and General Secretary of the Labour Party from 2001-3
- Major Wilfrid Vernon, aircraft designer and Labour MP from 1945-51 for Dulwich
- Rt Rev Stephen Platten, Bishop of Wakefield since 2003
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