Dame Alice Owen's School
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Dame Alice Owen's School is a mixed voluntary aided
secondary school in Potters Bar
, Hertfordshire
, England
, founded in the London Borough of Islington
.
. It is more commonly known as Owen's. In terms of exam results, the school has been one of the best state-school schools in the country for some time now, with over 95% of students receiving 10 A*-C grades.
The school is also partially selective
by means of an entrance examination. 32.5% of places are offered for academic ability and 5% for musical ability, and 10% of places are reserved for children living in Islington. Students are drawn from a wide area and the school is heavily over-subscribed.
It is situated in the south of Potters Bar, just north of the M25
, and within earshot of the South Mimms services
, near to the west and near to Bridgefoot Lane.
A programme of various sporting occasions, a specially written drama production and a 400th Summer Ball will take place during the year, ending with a Carol Service at St Albans Cathedral on Monday 16th December 2013. Old Owenians can keep in touch with what’s going on by joining the school’s 400th Anniversary emailing list, which now has nearly 2,000 past students, staff and governors signed up for alerts to their 400th quarterly newsletter. Details on how to join can be found on the school website (Old Owenians page) which contains extensive information about the school.
Dame Alice Owen’s have been a Science Specialist School since 2007 and 43% of students go on to study Science at world class universities. The school holds regular lectures for the school community organised by its Science Society, worked with Cancer Research last year on a skin cancer project and are building relationships with Imperial College London. The school aims to attract additional government funding, with over £250,000 already raised (October 2011), to support the build, which would start in 2014.
.
Having narrowly missed being struck by a wayward arrow earlier in her life, Dame Alice Owen founded a school - originally for 30 boys - in Islington
, London
as thanks. Arrows feature prominently on the school's crest, which is in itself largely identical to the crest of the Worshipful Company of Brewers; other motifs include barrels and hops.
A girls' school was built in 1886.
hit the building, causing a pipe to flood the basement and killing most of the occupants. The main buildings of the boys' and girls' schools facing each other across the boys' school playground, were located in Goswell Road, Islington, and eventually merged as a single school.
, Hertfordshire
. The former boys' school building has now been demolished, but the girls' school building is now part of the City and Islington College
. On 2 November 1990, the Duke of Edinburgh visited the school. On 25 November 1997, the Princess Royal opened a new languages centre. Also earlier in 1997, Arsenal football club tried to place a group of its talented youngsters at the school, with a £250,000 'gift', but the school refused saying it would not drop its academic standards, even though George Graham
's children went to the school. The youth team went to Highams Park School
.
(others need to be added, e.g. from R.A. Dare's History of the Owen's School)
96% of all Year 11 students secured 5 A*-C grades without English and Maths
The performance at A* was amazing at 35.2% and a record performance at A* and A - 68.1% of all entries were graded A or A*
Upward trend with the new A* grade, with 21.3% of all entries being awarded an A*, 32% were awarded an A, making the A* and A total 52.3%
64 of our students secured straight A*s and As
99.4% of all entries secured a pass grade
20 students with offers confirmed their Oxbridge places and the majority of students secured places at their first choice of university
AS results showed a new school record with 54.1% being graded A (44.1% in 2010) and 78% A & B grades (68.9% in 2010)
(In 2008 a record number 27 of the A-Level students were asked to join Oxford or Cambridge.)
Voluntary aided school
A voluntary aided school is a state-funded school in England and Wales in which a foundation or trust owns the school buildings, contributes to building costs and has a substantial influence in the running of the school...
secondary school in Potters Bar
Potters Bar
Potters Bar is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire, England, located north of Central London. In 2001 it had a population of 21,618....
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, England
England
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, founded in the London Borough of Islington
London Borough of Islington
The London Borough of Islington is a London borough in Inner London. It was formed in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan boroughs of Islington and Finsbury. The borough contains two Westminster parliamentary constituencies, Islington North and Islington South & Finsbury...
.
Admissions
The trustees of the Dame Alice Owen Foundation are the Worshipful Company of BrewersWorshipful Company of Brewers
The Worshipful Company of Brewers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. London brewers are known to have organised as a group in the 13th century. Their first royal charter was granted by Henry VI in 1437....
. It is more commonly known as Owen's. In terms of exam results, the school has been one of the best state-school schools in the country for some time now, with over 95% of students receiving 10 A*-C grades.
The school is also partially selective
Partially selective school (England)
In England, a partially selective school is one of a few dozen state-funded secondary schools that select a proportion of their intake by ability or aptitude, permitted as a continuation of arrangements that existed prior to 1997....
by means of an entrance examination. 32.5% of places are offered for academic ability and 5% for musical ability, and 10% of places are reserved for children living in Islington. Students are drawn from a wide area and the school is heavily over-subscribed.
It is situated in the south of Potters Bar, just north of the M25
M25 motorway
The M25 motorway, or London Orbital, is a orbital motorway that almost encircles Greater London, England, in the United Kingdom. The motorway was first mooted early in the 20th century. A few sections, based on the now abandoned London Ringways plan, were constructed in the early 1970s and it ...
, and within earshot of the South Mimms services
South Mimms services
South Mimms services is a motorway service station operated by Welcome Break at the junction of the M25 motorway and the A1 at Bignell's Corner north of London. The siting of the motorway service area has often been criticised, as it is at a heavily congested motorway-motorway intersection. When...
, near to the west and near to Bridgefoot Lane.
400th Anniversary 1613-2013
2013 heralds the 400th Anniversary of the school, which started in Islington in 1613 (see history below) and they will be celebrating its quatercentenary in less than two years time.400th Celebrations
To commemorate the occasion, their 400th Anniversary Committee, headed by Old Owenian Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet performed their first gig in the dining room in Potters Bar), have already set up significant events for the whole school community to take part. Sir Alan Parker, film director, producer, writer and actor (also an Old Owenian) will be directing a Celebration Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, on Tuesday 23rd April 2013, with the schools’ own Symphony and Chamber Orchestras, Junior and Senior Choirs, including a performance by Spandau Ballet and a Thanksgiving Service will be held at St Paul’s Cathedral on Tuesday 30th April 2013.A programme of various sporting occasions, a specially written drama production and a 400th Summer Ball will take place during the year, ending with a Carol Service at St Albans Cathedral on Monday 16th December 2013. Old Owenians can keep in touch with what’s going on by joining the school’s 400th Anniversary emailing list, which now has nearly 2,000 past students, staff and governors signed up for alerts to their 400th quarterly newsletter. Details on how to join can be found on the school website (Old Owenians page) which contains extensive information about the school.
400th Appeal
In conjunction with the celebrations, a 400th Anniversary Appeal has also been set up, to raise £1m towards a new Science Building on the school’s 1970’s site. Launched in February 2011 at Portcullis House, Westminster, with Lord Robert Winston as keynote speaker, Dr Alan Davison, Head, joined Patrons Edward Guinness CVO, James Clappison MP and Emily Thornberry MP in outlining the ambitions of the school’s new project. Patrons, Gary Kemp, Lord Lingfield and Sir Terry Leahy, as well as David MacKay, Chief Scientific Advisor to the Department of Energy, also endorse the school’s commitment to providing outstanding facilities for our scientists of the future.Dame Alice Owen’s have been a Science Specialist School since 2007 and 43% of students go on to study Science at world class universities. The school holds regular lectures for the school community organised by its Science Society, worked with Cancer Research last year on a skin cancer project and are building relationships with Imperial College London. The school aims to attract additional government funding, with over £250,000 already raised (October 2011), to support the build, which would start in 2014.
History
The school was founded in 1613 by Dame Alice Owen and has maintained many unique traditions from that time, such as the giving of a small amount of "beer money" to every pupil and the school's long standing close association with the brewing industry and the Worshipful Company of BrewersWorshipful Company of Brewers
The Worshipful Company of Brewers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. London brewers are known to have organised as a group in the 13th century. Their first royal charter was granted by Henry VI in 1437....
.
Having narrowly missed being struck by a wayward arrow earlier in her life, Dame Alice Owen founded a school - originally for 30 boys - in Islington
Islington
Islington is a neighbourhood in Greater London, England and forms the central district of the London Borough of Islington. It is a district of Inner London, spanning from Islington High Street to Highbury Fields, encompassing the area around the busy Upper Street...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
as thanks. Arrows feature prominently on the school's crest, which is in itself largely identical to the crest of the Worshipful Company of Brewers; other motifs include barrels and hops.
A girls' school was built in 1886.
Grammar school
It was badly damaged during WWII and a new building was erected in the early 1960s, replacing temporary buildings. On 15 October 1940, around 150 people were sheltering in the basement of the school where a parachute mineParachute mine
A parachute mine is a parachute naval mine dropped from an aircraft. They were mostly used in World War II by the Luftwaffe and initially by the Royal Air Force Bomber Command.-Blast effects:...
hit the building, causing a pipe to flood the basement and killing most of the occupants. The main buildings of the boys' and girls' schools facing each other across the boys' school playground, were located in Goswell Road, Islington, and eventually merged as a single school.
Comprehensive school at Potters Bar
In 1973 the school relocated to its current location in Potters BarPotters Bar
Potters Bar is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire, England, located north of Central London. In 2001 it had a population of 21,618....
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. The former boys' school building has now been demolished, but the girls' school building is now part of the City and Islington College
City and Islington College
City and Islington College also known as Candi, is a further education college located in the London Borough of Islington, England with five major sites across Islington. It is a member of the 157 Group of highly successful Further Education colleges in England, of which it's principal Frank...
. On 2 November 1990, the Duke of Edinburgh visited the school. On 25 November 1997, the Princess Royal opened a new languages centre. Also earlier in 1997, Arsenal football club tried to place a group of its talented youngsters at the school, with a £250,000 'gift', but the school refused saying it would not drop its academic standards, even though George Graham
George Graham
- Politics :*George Graham , 18th-century governor of Newfoundland*George Graham , former political activist*George Perry Graham , Canadian MP from Ontario*George Graham...
's children went to the school. The youth team went to Highams Park School
Highams Park School
Highams Park School is a mixed, comprehensive 11-18 school in Highams Park, London. The school is a dual specialist Technology College and Sports College.-Houses:The school has four houses:*Burnell *Payling *Gibson *Forest...
.
Headteachers
- Alan Davison 2005– (head of Mill Hill County High SchoolMill Hill County High SchoolMill Hill County High School is a large secondary school located in Mill Hill, London, England.-Admissions:It is for students aged 11 to 18. The school has 1,700 pupils as of 2009. The current headmaster of the school is Geoffrey Thompson....
from 1997–2003 and of Notley High SchoolNotley High SchoolNotley High School is situated in Braintree in Essex, England. It is for 11–16 year olds. There is currently a lack of places available to children who live outside of the catchment area....
from 1992–7) - Aldon Williamson 1994–2005 (head of The Leventhorpe SchoolThe Leventhorpe SchoolThe Leventhorpe School is a mixed, 11-19 secondary school and sixth form in the historic market town of Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. The school has held Specialist Business and Enterprise College status since 2004. It belongs to the Bishop's Stortford and Sawbridgeworth Consortium of Secondary...
from 1989–94, and Head of Maths from 1969–71 at South Hampstead High SchoolSouth Hampstead High SchoolSouth Hampstead High School is an all-girls independent day school situated in Hampstead, north-west London. The school was founded and is still supported by The Girls' Day School Trust . The school operates over two sites, the Senior school and Junior school which are run as a single unit with...
) - David Bolton 1982–94 (Head of Davenant Foundation SchoolDavenant Foundation SchoolDavenant Foundation School is a coeducational, Christian Ecumenical School, founded in 1680, currently located in Loughton, Essex, England. The school is a specialist Sports College.-Foundation in Whitechapel:...
from 1974–82) - Gerald F Jones 1963-1982 (initially of Boys' Grammar School in Islington, and in 1971 as first head of coed/comprehensive school in Potters Bar)
Headteachers of Boys' School
- William Leske 1613-1614
- William Smith 1666-1678 dismissed due to alleged involvement in Popish plot
- James Easterbrook 1881–1909
- Robert Cholmeley CBE 1909–27
- Edwin England 1927–29
- Rev Harry Asman 1929–39
- Oliver Mitchell 1939–48 (also attended the school, then head of Royal Grammar School, NewcastleRoyal Grammar School, NewcastleRoyal Grammar School Newcastle upon Tyne, known locally and often abbreviated as RGS, is a long-established co-educational, independent school in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It gained its Royal Charter under Queen Elizabeth I...
from 1948–60) - Frank Gavurin 1949-54
- E.H. Burrough 1955-62
- G.F. Jones 1963- to head of new school - see above
(others need to be added, e.g. from R.A. Dare's History of the Owen's School)
Headteachers of Girls' School
(Please refer to the school website for details - under About Us, School History, Headteachers)Highlights from GCSE results in 2011
93% of all Year 11 students secured 5 A*-C grades including English and Maths96% of all Year 11 students secured 5 A*-C grades without English and Maths
The performance at A* was amazing at 35.2% and a record performance at A* and A - 68.1% of all entries were graded A or A*
Highlights from A and AS Level results in 2011
82.1% of all grades were awarded A* - BUpward trend with the new A* grade, with 21.3% of all entries being awarded an A*, 32% were awarded an A, making the A* and A total 52.3%
64 of our students secured straight A*s and As
99.4% of all entries secured a pass grade
20 students with offers confirmed their Oxbridge places and the majority of students secured places at their first choice of university
AS results showed a new school record with 54.1% being graded A (44.1% in 2010) and 78% A & B grades (68.9% in 2010)
(In 2008 a record number 27 of the A-Level students were asked to join Oxford or Cambridge.)
The Prime Minister's Global Fellowship
The school had its first two students attain places on the prestigious Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme in 2009.Former teachers
- Alan AmosAlan AmosAlan Thomas Amos is a British Labour politician, and former Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Hexham in Northumberland between 1987 and 1992.-Early life:...
, Conservative MP from 1987-92 for HexhamHexham (UK Parliament constituency)- Elections in the 2000s :- Elections in the 1990s :- Elections in the 1980s :- Elections in the 1970s :-Notes and references:...
(head of the sixth form and taught economics from 1976-84) - Helen Cleland, Head of the Woodford County High SchoolWoodford County High School (London)Woodford County High School is a secondary all-girls grammar school in Woodford Green in the London Borough of Redbridge, England. The school opened in 1919.Woodford's brother school is Ilford County High School....
since 1991 (taught English from 1972-6) - Michael DuaneMichael Duane (head teacher)Michael Duane was a British teacher known for his progressive educational views, his belief in inclusivity and a multi-racial approach, his encouragement of informal relationships between staff and pupils and his opposition to corporal punishment...
- Dame Helen MetcalfHelen MetcalfDame Helen Metcalf, DBE, FRSA was a British academic, educator, and politician.-Personal life:...
, Head of Chiswick Community SchoolChiswick Community SchoolChiswick Community School is located in Chiswick in the West London borough of Hounslow, in 2004 it had 1239 students including 208 Sixth Formers.-Admissions:...
from 1998-2001 (taught history from 1971-5 and died in 2003) - Reg TrickerReg TrickerReginald William "Reg" Tricker was an English footballer.Though born in Karachi, then part of British India, now in Pakistan, Tricker's family moved back to England in 1908 when he was four and he grew up in Suffolk...
, footballer
Notable alumni
- Suzanne CoxSuzanne CoxSuzanne Cox is an English aerobic instructor. She was at one point a gladiator in the UK television show Gladiators. She went by the name Vogue.- Early life :Suzanne Cox was born in Hertfordshire, England on March 19, 1972....
, TV presenter - Andrew Porter, Political Editor since 2007 of the Daily Telegraph (1984-91)
- Tyler RixTyler RixTyler Rix is a young British classical saxophonist who appeared on the BBC's Classical Star competition aged 14. After the series, Tyler signed with Universal Music Group and his debut album, Ascent, was released in February 2009 reaching number one in the Classical Charts.-Tyler Rix:Tyler Pearce...
, saxophone player and contestant on Classical Star - Spandau BalletSpandau BalletSpandau Ballet are a British band formed in London in the late 1970s. Initially inspired by, and an integral part of, the New Romantic fashion, their music has featured a mixture of funk, jazz, soul and synthpop. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s, achieving ten Top Ten singles...
, band (most of them) - Paul RobinsonPaul Robinson (footballer born 1982)Paul Robinson is an English professional footballer. He currently plays as a defender for Millwall.Robinson began his career as a trainee with Millwall, turning professional in August 2001. Later that month he joined Fisher Athletic on loan to gain some first team experience...
, currently playing for Millwall FC - Jodie WilliamsJodie WilliamsJodie Alicia Williams is a junior British sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres and the 200 metres. She is the former World Youth Champion over both distances, the reigning World Junior and European Junior Champion in the 100 m and European Junior Champion in the 200 m.Williams had...
, Sprinter for Great Britain
Grammar school in Islington
- Owen AaronovitchOwen AaronovitchOwen Aaronovitch is an English actor, known for portraying Jon Lindsay in Coronation Street.-Background:Aaronovitch was born in Parliament Hill Fields, London. He is the son of the late economist and Communist Sam Aaronovitch, brother of the journalist David Aaronovitch and writer Ben Aaronovitch...
, TV actor and brother of David AaronovitchDavid AaronovitchDavid Aaronovitch is a British author, broadcaster, and journalist. He is a regular columnist for The Times, and author of Paddling to Jerusalem: An Aquatic Tour of Our Small Country and Voodoo Histories: the role of Conspiracy Theory in Modern History... - Joss AcklandJoss AcklandSidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland CBE , known as Joss Ackland, is an English actor who has appeared in more than 130 films and numerous television roles.-Early life:...
, film actor, and provides the voice-over for Mr KiplingMr KiplingMr Kipling is a brand of cakes, pies and baked goods widely marketed in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was introducedin 1967, at a time when cakes were more often bought from local bakers to sell cakes of a local baker's standard to supermarkets....
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, Chairman of Kabel DeutschlandKabel Deutschland-Company:Kabel Deutschland operates in 13 of the 16 states . In 2006, of the 15.4 million households passed by their cable the company served 9.6 million, however only one third of these are direct customers of Kabel Deutschland, since especially in large apartment complexes the in-house cable...
and Chief Executive from 1999-2003 of BSkyB - Sir Leonard Barford, Chief Inspector of Taxes from 1964-73
- Frederick Cleary CBE, founder of the City & Metropolitan Building SocietyCity & Metropolitan Building SocietyCity & Metropolitan Building Society was a UK building society, founded by Frederick Cleary CBE in 1948 which merged with the Stroud & Swindon Building Society in 1996.-External links:*...
in 1948 (merged with the Stroud & Swindon Building SocietyStroud & Swindon Building SocietyStroud & Swindon Building Society was the 10th largest building society in the United Kingdom, with headquarters in Stroud, Gloucestershire and total assets of £2.7 billion as at 31 December 2009...
in 1996) - Leslie Reginald CoxLeslie Reginald CoxLeslie Reginald Cox was an eminent palaeontologist and malacologist.Cox was born to parents who worked as government servant in the Post Office telephone engineers' department. When he was just a few years old Cox moved to Harringay, where he at six he started attendance at the South Harringay...
, palaeontologist, President from 1964-5 of the Palaeontological AssociationPalaeontological AssociationThe Palaeontological Association is a charitable organisation based in the UK founded in 1957 for the promotion of the study of palaeontology.-Functions:... - Edmund DellEdmund DellEdmund Emanuel Dell was a British politician and businessman.Dell was born in London, the son of a Jewish manufacturer. In World War II he served in the Rifle Corps and the Royal Artillery, leaving as a first lieutenant...
, politician and businessman - Florence DesmondFlorence DesmondFlorence Desmond was the stage name of Florence Dawson, an English actress, comedienne and impersonator....
, actress - Mark Dickinson, Editor from 1996-200 of The JournalThe Journal (newspaper)The Journal is a daily newspaper produced in Newcastle upon Tyne. Published by ncjMedia, , The Journal is produced every weekday and Saturday morning and is complemented by its sister publications the Evening Chronicle and the Sunday Sun.The newspaper mainly has a middle-class and professional...
(Newcastle) and from 2000-5 of the Liverpool EchoLiverpool EchoThe Liverpool Echo is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is published Monday to Saturday, and is Liverpool's evening newspaper while its sister paper, the Liverpool Daily Post, is the morning paper... - Max A. Eckstein, Prof.Emeritus, City U. of New York[
- Chris ForemanChris ForemanChris Foreman , nicknamed Chrissy Boy, is an English guitarist, best known as a member of a second wave ska band, Madness.Foreman started Madness with Mike Barson and Lee Thompson in 1976...
, guitarist of the ska band MadnessMadness (band)In 1979, the band recorded the Lee Thompson composition "The Prince". The song, like the band's name, paid homage to their idol, Prince Buster. The song was released through 2 Tone Records, the label of The Specials founder Jerry Dammers. The song was a surprise hit, peaking in the UK music charts... - William FoyleWilliam FoyleWilliam Foyle co-founded Foyles bookshop in 1903 with his brother, Gilbert Foyle.The eldest son of a Shoreditch grocer, William attended Owens School and King's College London with his brother Gilbert. After failing their Civil Service examinations in 1902 the brothers advertised their used...
, founder of FoylesFoylesW & G Foyle Ltd. is a bookshop at 113–119 Charing Cross Road, London, England. Foyles was once listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's largest bookshop in terms of shelf area and number of titles on display...
bookshop - Dame Mary Glen-HaigMary Glen-HaigDame Mary Alison Glen-Haig DBE is a British fencer who competed in four Olympic games in 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960. She was born in London, the daughter of William James, a fencer at the 1908 London Olympics...
CBE, Commonwealth games gold-winning fencer in 1950 and 1954, and President from 1974-86 of the British Fencing AssociationBritish Fencing AssociationBritish Fencing is the governing body for the sport of fencing in the UK.-History:In 1902, the Amateur Fencing Association was founded as the governing body for fencing in the UK... - Prof Frederick Gugenheim GregoryFrederick Gugenheim GregoryFrederick Gugenheim Gregory was a British botanist, plant physiologist and winner of the Royal Medal....
, plant physiologist, Professor of Plant Physiology from 1937-58 at Imperial College LondonImperial College LondonImperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine... - Dame Beryl Grey CBE, Prima Ballerina from 1941-57 with the Sadler's Wells Ballet (became The Royal Ballet in 1956), and Artistic Director from 1968-79 of the London Festival Ballet (known since 1989 as the English National BalletEnglish National BalletEnglish National Ballet is a classical ballet company founded by Dame Alicia Markova and Sir Anton Dolin and based at Markova House in South Kensington, London, England. Along with the Royal Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet and Scottish Ballet, it is one of the four major ballet companies in Great...
) - Prof Thomas Hilditch CBE, Campbell Brown Professor of Industrial Chemistry from 1926-51 at the University of LiverpoolUniversity of LiverpoolThe University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
- Prof Peter Huntingford, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology from 1974-81 at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry
- Prof Peter Jupp, former Professor of History at Queen's University Belfast
- Alan KeithAlan KeithAlan Keith OBE was a British actor, disc jockey and radio presenter, noted for being the longest serving and oldest presenter on British radio, at the time of his death aged 94....
, broadcaster who presented Your Hundred Best TunesYour Hundred Best TunesYour Hundred Best Tunes was a long-running BBC radio music programme, always broadcast on Sunday evenings, which presented popular works which were mostly classical excerpts, choral works, opera and ballads. The hundred tunes which made up the playlist were initially selected by the creator and...
for 44 years - Most Rev Alan John KnightAlan John KnightThe Most Revd Alan John Knight CMG DD was a long serving Bishop of Guyana from 1937 until his death; and for much of that time Primate of the West Indies....
, Archbishop of the West IndiesChurch in the Province of the West IndiesThe Church in the Province of the West Indies is a member province in the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church comprises eight dioceses spread out over much of the West Indies area. The present position of archbishop and primate of the West Indies is held by The Most Rev. John Holder. The Most...
from 1950-79 - Muriel Elsie Landau, one of the first female surgeons in the UK, and mother of neurologist Oliver SacksOliver SacksOliver Wolf Sacks, CBE , is a British neurologist and psychologist residing in New York City. He is a professor of neurology and psychiatry at Columbia University, where he also holds the position of Columbia Artist...
(who wrote AwakeningsAwakenings (book)Awakenings is a 1973 non-fiction book by Oliver Sacks. It recounts the life histories of those who had been victims of the 1920s encephalitis lethargica epidemic. Sacks chronicles his efforts in the late 1960s to help these patients at the Beth Abraham Hospital in the Bronx, New York. The...
) - Arnold LynchArnold LynchArnold Lynch was an English engineer, known for his work on an optical tape reader which was used in the construction of the Colossus, the first electronic computer...
, notable 20th century engineer; designed Colossus (the first computer) during World War II - Millie MillerMillie MillerMillie Miller was a British Labour Party politician.Miller was a councillor in the London Borough of Camden and was the first woman to lead a London Borough council when she was leader 1971-73...
, Labour MP from 1974-77 for Ilford NorthIlford North (UK Parliament constituency)Ilford North is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It comprises the north part of the town of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge, and elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of...
, and Leader of Camden Council from 1971-3 - David Nabarro, discoverer of the causes of sleeping sickness (with Sir David BruceDavid Bruce (microbiologist)Major-General Sir David Bruce KCB FRS FRSE was a Scottish pathologist and microbiologist who investigated the Malta-fever and trypanosomes, identifying the cause of sleeping sickness....
and Prof Aldo CastellaniAldo CastellaniSir Aldo Castellani was an Italian pathologist and bacteriologist.-Life and achievements:Castellani was born in Florence and educated there, qualifying in medicine in 1899. He worked for a time in Bonn and joined the School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in London in 1901...
), former President of the Association of Clinical Pathologists and grandfather of his namesake Dr David NabarroDavid NabarroDr. David Nabarro , works as the Senior UN System Coordinator for Avian and Human Influenza at United Nations Headquarters in New York. He has been seconded to this position from the World Health Organization.-Biography:... - Prof David NewmanDavid NewmanDavid Newman may refer to:*David Newman of Loughborough since 2009*David Newman , aka David "Fathead" Newman, American jazz saxophonist*David Newman , American composer...
, Professor of Political Geography and Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Ben-Gurion University in Israel, and editor of the International Journal of GeopoliticsGeopoliticsGeopolitics, from Greek Γη and Πολιτική in broad terms, is a theory that describes the relation between politics and territory whether on local or international scale....
. A noted peace activist in Israel and international expert on borders. - Prof Leslie OrgelLeslie OrgelLeslie Eleazer Orgel FRS was a British chemist.Born in London, England, Orgel received his B.A. in chemistry with first class honours from Oxford University in 1949...
, Professor of Chemistry from 1964-2007 at the University of California, San DiegoUniversity of California, San DiegoThe University of California, San Diego, commonly known as UCSD or UC San Diego, is a public research university located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States...
and Salk Institute for Biological StudiesSalk Institute for Biological StudiesThe Salk Institute for Biological Studies is a premier independent, non-profit, scientific research institute located in La Jolla, California. It was founded in 1960 by Jonas Salk, the developer of the polio vaccine; among the founding consultants were Jacob Bronowski and Francis Crick. Building...
, became an evolutionary biologist and known for Orgel's ruleOrgel's ruleOrgel's rules are a set of axioms attributed to the evolutionary biologist Leslie Orgel.-Orgel's First Rule:"Whenever a spontaneous process is too slow or too inefficient a protein will evolve to speed it up or make it more efficient."... - Alan ParkerAlan ParkerSir Alan William Parker, CBE is an English film director, producer, writer and actor. He has been active in both the British cinema and American cinema and was a founding member of the Directors Guild of Great Britain.-Life and career:...
, film director - Denis RichardsDenis RichardsDenis Richards was a British historian. He is famous for his work on the history of the Royal Air Force, including the three-volume official history of the service during World War II, which was co-written with Hilary St. George Saunders.Richards came from London and was educated at Owen's School...
, historian - Rev Prof Ernest Gordon RuppErnest Gordon RuppErnest Gordon Rupp, . was a Methodist preacher, historian and Luther scholar.-Early life and education:Rupp attended Owen's School in Islington area of London...
, Dixie Professor of Ecclesiastical HistoryDixie Professor of Ecclesiastical HistoryThe Dixie Professorship of Ecclesiastical History is one of the senior professorships in history at the University of Cambridge.Lord Mayor of London in the 16th century, Sir Wolstan Dixie, left funds to found both scholarships and fellowships at Emmanuel College, Cambridge...
from 1968-77 at the University of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeThe University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally... - Prof Eric Spaul, Professor of Zoology from 1933-60 at the University of LeedsUniversity of LeedsThe University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
- Jessica TandyJessica TandyJessie Alice "Jessica" Tandy was an English-American stage and film actress.She first appeared on the London stage in 1926 at the age of 16, playing, among others, Katherine opposite Laurence Olivier's Henry V, and Cordelia opposite John Gielgud's King Lear. She also worked in British films...
, Oscar-winning actress - Louis van PraagLouis van PraagLouis van Praag was a British fashion and industrial designer, described as an influence on a generation of British designers from the 1960s onward. Van Praag played a major role in the development of design education in Britain over several decades...
, fashion designer - Ronnie WaldmanRonnie WaldmanRonald Hartley Waldman was a leading British television executive.He was born in London, the eldest son of Michael Waldman, OBE, JP and he was educated at Dame Alice Owen's School, Islington and Pembroke College, Oxford.He began as an actor and producer before joining the BBC Variety department...
, television executive - Tom Watt (actor)Tom Watt (actor)Thomas Erickson "Tom" Watt is an English radio presenter, journalist and actor, who is best known for playing the role of Lofty Holloway in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.-Acting career:...