Putney High School

Putney High School
Motto Fortiter et recte
("Bravely and rightly")
Type Independent day school
Headteacher Mrs Suzie Longstaff
Location 35 Putney Hill
London
SW15 6BH
England, UK
51°27′25″N 0°13′05″W / 51.45685°N 0.21806°W / 51.45685; -0.21806Coordinates: 51°27′25″N 0°13′05″W / 51.45685°N 0.21806°W / 51.45685; -0.21806
Local authority Wandsworth
DfE URN 101072
Gender Girls
Ages 4–18
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 www.putneyhigh.gdst.net

Putney High School is an independent all-girls school in Putney, London. It runs from the ages 4-18 and it has been around for over 145 years. It is run by 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 the class sizes vary.

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."[1]

Administration

Senior School

The Headmistress of Putney High is Mrs Suzie Longstaff.

Junior School

The Head of the Junior Department is Joanna Wallace. This takes in years reception (4-5) to year six (10-11).

Athletics

The school has strong links with Thames Rowing Club. It is very strong at sports, especially rowing, lacrosse, tennis, netball and athletics. The school also has links with Putney Lacrosse Club and recently won the GDST lacrosse rally at 1st team and U15 levels. The gymnastics team won the national competition in 2005. The gymnastics U13 A team finished 4th in 2011. The school has also recently acquired a rowing boathouse on the embankment, Putney.

Motto

The school motto is fortiter et recte, which means "courageous and correct".

Head Girls

The staff and sixth form elect a team of head girls each year to assist with the successful running of the school community.

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ↑ http://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/school/putney-high-school.html
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