Farlington School
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| Farlington School | |
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Strood Park[1] , , RH12 3PN England | |
| Coordinates | 51°05′11″N 0°22′51″W / 51.08639°N 0.38083°W |
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| Type | Independent |
| Motto | Vive ut vivas (Live life to the full) |
| Established | 1896 |
| Founder | The Misses Buller |
| Local authority | West Sussex |
| Department for Education URN | 126126 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Steven Wade, Bellevue Education |
| Headteacher | Louise Higson[1] |
| Gender | Girls and boys |
| Age | 4 to 18[1] |
| Enrolment | 300 pupils[1] |
| Houses | Hawking, Luther King, Parks (Senior); Aylwood, Keller, Nightingale, Pankhurst, (Prep) |
| Colour(s) | Blue |
| Publication | Vive |
| Website | http://www.farlingtonschool.com/ |
Farlington School is an independent day and boarding school for pupils aged four to eighteen in Horsham, West Sussex, England. Farlington was founded in 1896 originally as a girls' school in Haywards Heath but moved to its present site at Strood Park near Horsham in 1955. It is situated about 3 miles (5 km) northwest of Horsham. Farlington joined the Bellevue Education group in September 2019. The school also has a long association with the University of Chichester in the field of teacher education.[2]
The school[]
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Farlington has approximately 300 pupils, and became co-educational in both its Prep and Senior Schools in September 2020. Farlington is sited in 33 acres (0.1 km2) of parkland at Strood Park and Little Barn Owls also have a Nursery on this site. The Prep School is housed in the New Courtyard buildings and the Peto Building. Senior School accommodation includes the Jacobean Mansion House, Moberly Building and the Simpson Science block. The Sixth Form is located in the dedicated Sixth Form Centre.
For the most part, students attend as day pupils; however, Farlington also offers boarding from the age of 8, on a full, weekly or occasional basis. There are two boarding houses; Fishponds is the junior boarding house and the Mansion House is home to the senior boarders. The boarding community is both British and international.
Farlington's distinctive uniform features a French navy jacket embroidered with the school's 'clock tower' logo for all pupils. Girls wear a blue and green tartan kilt.
The Senior School houses have recently be renamed as the result of a student vote and are: Luther King, Hawking and Parks.
Headmistresses[]
- Miss Edith Buller, 1896-1898
- Miss Charlotte Moberly 1898-1936
- Miss Isabel Moberly, 1898-1942
- Miss Effie Simpson 1942-1971
- Mrs Mary Shewell, 1971-1974
- Mrs Dorothy Khoo, later Harrington, 1974-1976
- Mrs Olive Peto, 1977-1987
- Mrs Patricia Metham, 1987-1992
- Mrs Trina Mawer, 1992-2006
- Mrs Jonnie Goyer, 2006-2012
- Ms Louise Higson, 2012–present
Notable alumni[]
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- Alexandra Harris, author and professor.[3]
- Jill Hyem, actress and British radio and television writer
- Jemma Powell, graduated from the Oxford School of Drama in 2002; actress; made her screen debut in 2001 in The Hole; also known for roles in François Ozon's Angel and Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland
- Angela Thorne, known for her roles in To the Manor Born as Audrey fforbes-Hamilton’s best friend Marjory Frobisher, and as Margaret Thatcher in Anyone for Denis?
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "URN: 126126 Farlington School". Edubase. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
- ^ "AAH - All About Horsham".
- ^ "Alexandra Harris - About". Alexandra Harris website. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
Notes[]
- Farlington School Centenary 1896-1996 by Elizabeth Garrett
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- Educational institutions established in 1896
- Girls' schools in West Sussex
- Independent schools in West Sussex
- Member schools of the Girls' Schools Association
- 1896 establishments in England