Woodford Green Preparatory School
Woodford Green Preparatory School
| Established |
1932 |
| Type |
EY Setting |
| Headmaster |
Mrs J Hart |
| Location |
Glengall Road
Snakes Lane West
Woodford Green
Essex
IG8 0BZ
England |
| Local authority |
Redbridge |
| DfE URN |
513852 |
Woodford Green Preparatory School is a preparatory school in Woodford Green, Essex. It is known locally as The Red School due to the distinctive red uniforms its pupils wear. It was founded in 1932 to provide a non-denominational Christian education for boys and girls. The first headmistress was Miss Norah Kathleen Read. The current one is Mrs J Hart. She became head after Tony Blackhurst.
Notable alumni
- Tony Robinson (b. 1946), actor who played the role of Baldrick in the television series Blackadder.
- Timothy Williams (b. 1946) award winning novelist, author of Converging Parallels
- David Cracknell (b. 1968), journalist and Political Editor of the Sunday Times (UK)
- Louise Jameson (b. 1951), actress who played Leela, the leather-clad barbarian warrior companion of the fourth Doctor in Doctor Who
- Peter Collecott CMG (b. 1950), ambassador to Brazil from 2004-8
- Paul Farmer (b. 1950), devised first public exam in pop music for schools
- Deborah Watling (b. 1948), actress who played Victoria Waterfield, companion to the second Doctor, and who appeared regularly from 1967-1968 in Doctor Who
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