Bromley High School is a girls' independent school

Independent school

An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...

 located in Bickley

Bickley

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, Greater London

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. The school is part of The Girls' Day School Trust

Girls' Day School Trust

The Girls' Day School Trust is a group of 26 independent schools - 24 schools and two Academies - in England and Wales, catering for pupils aged 3 to 18. It is the largest group of independent schools in the UK, and educates 20,000 girls each year...

 and was founded in 1883. Originally located in the middle of Bromley

Bromley

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, in 1981 it relocated to occupy new buildings set in 24 acres (97,124.6 m²) of grounds and playing fields.

The school is divided into two separate entities, the Junior Department educating girls aged 4–11 and the Senior School for girls aged 11–18. There are 900 pupils on roll. They have excellent sports facilities, a new science block and a large library.

The current head teacher is Ms Louise Simpson BSc Hons. The head of the Junior School is Mrs E Hill BEd Hons, CertEd.

In 2008 a pupil in Year 11 was chosen to represent Great Britain

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 at the opening of the Paralympic Games

Paralympic Games

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 in Beijing

Beijing

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The previous head teacher,Mrs Duggleby,left in December 2009.

Notable former pupils

• Naomi Cavaday
  Naomi Cavaday
  Naomi Kathleen Cavaday is an English former tennis player from Sidcup, Kent. She retired in April 2011 to take up a coaching role with the Lawn Tennis Association. At the time of her retirement she was the British No.6, with a world ranking of No. 231. Her career high ranking was No. 174,...
  
  , tennis player