Forest School, Walthamstow
Encyclopedia
Forest School is an independent school
on the edge of Epping Forest
, in Walthamstow
in North East London
, in the UK
. The School occupies a large campus based around the original Georgian and Victorian buildings.
The school is the only school to have appeared in the FA Cup
, and many of the buildings have been opened by members of the Royal Family.
Through 175 years of existence Forest will have had eleven Wardens:
The Prep School numbers just over two hundred boys and girls. From the ages of 4 to 7 Pre-Prep pupils are taught in mixed classes of sixteen. In the main Prep from 7 to 11 boys and girls are taught in separate classes of between 18 and 25.
At age 11, boys enter year 7 and this is the main point of entry to the Boy's School, with usually 20 boys entering from Forest's Prep School
, and being joined by 55 new pupils from a wide range of other schools. Participation in the wider life of the school is expected of all pupils.
The Girls' School, also beginning at age 11, focuses on the development of well qualified, confident young women ready to take up the opportunities of university and careers. The school places great emphasis on the development of each girl as an individual. As in the Boys' School, each girl is a member of a House as well as a form.
Forest's Sixth Form numbers some 250 pupils and is coeducational. Pupils can choose from a very wide range of combinations of AS and A2 courses and these are supplemented by General Studies and a programme of lectures and debates. Sixth Formers remain very much part of their respective schools, continuing to have a Housemaster/mistress as before and having the opportunity to take on responsibility in their Houses.
The School maintains its traditional values of academic excellence, and offers scholarship
s in both academic areas and the arts and sport to pupils who show an outstanding talent in any particular subject. It prides itself that it offers a first class education
, with renowned facilities in music
, drama
, art
and sports. It also offers school bus schemes. Many school trips take place as well, not including individual department trips. These can be purely recreational, such as skiing
, or educational such as the Fun and Philosophy
trip or arts-based trips.
In the Girls' School six Houses have recently been formed in 2000 to replace the old four Houses named after areas of the school (Field, Glade, Manor, and Park). They each have a House Mistress. The new Houses are named after famous women:
Common pupil appointments include Head of House/House Captain, Deputy Head of House/House Vice-Captain, Music, Drama and Sports Captains. Competitions between the Houses in both schools include House Music, House Drama, House Football, House Hockey, House Netball (girls only), Sports Day (House Athletics), Swimming Galas (House Swimming), House Chess, House Debating etc. These activities are often extremely competitive owing to strong house spirit.
Royal blue gowns are worn by Monitors and Prefects and are returned at the end of the academic year. These are worn during assembly, chapel services and on special occasions as well as when Monitors/Prefects are on duty. In addition, Prefects have white shield badges with "Prefect" written diagonally across in gold, while Monitors wear special ties striped in silver. The Head Girl and Deputy Head Girl each receive an additional badge to the Prefects.
Members of both Senior Chapel Choirs wear crimson gowns at chapel services and formal events. This is a relatively recent change from the traditional crimson cassock and surplice. The Junior Chapel Choir wears turquoise cassocks with white ruffs.
Of these, four are chosen to be Head Boy, Head Girl, Deputy Head Boy and Deputy Head Girl who lead the Prefects and Monitors team. Another girl is chosen to be Games Captain. For years 7 and 8, pastoral care works on a form basis. From year 9, pastoral care is through the House system. There are also a set of monitors from Year 8 assigned specifically to the lower school; as it is, when years 11 - 13 are on study leave, a set of year 10 pupils are chosen as temporary monitors.
Their duties include the supervision of queues at lunchtime ("lunch duty") and supervising assembly and chapel services in addition to helping on open days. Their powers are limited to making pupils pick up litter and recommending pupils for detention.
s are known as:
, for example, is compulsory in the 1st and 2nd Forms; and the majority take Physics
, Chemistry
and Biology
as separate GCSE subjects. Computer literacy
is a major focus in the early years.
Pupils consistently produce excellent examination results and most proceed to university, many pupils taking up places for highly competitive subjects at top universities. The school achieves excellent exam results, with pupils largely achieving around 9-10 good GCSE grades, as well as 4 AS levels and 3 A levels.
Forest has a record of doing well in the academic sphere. In 2006, 18 A-level students received offers from Oxford and Cambridge (Oxbridge) Universities.
The school song has been set to music and is sung regularly at end-of-term chapel services and other important occasions.
More recently, a previous Master of Music, Stefan Reid, arranged this for orchestra and it premièred at the annual End of Year Concert (now traditionally held in the Sports Hall). It is sung at certain significant assemblies (eg. end of year) and at Commemoration Day.
) although it accepts pupils from all religious and non-religious backgrounds. All students attend compulsory Chapel services within the School twice a week.
The Chapel was built in 1857 with an extension in 1875. Prior to this, pupils and masters would attend services at St Peter's-in-the-Forest (across Woodford New Road from the school). The Chapel contains numerous stained glass windows including more recent installations designed by the pupils. The stained glass at the altar end depicts a boy at either side of Jesus, one dressed in cricket whites and one dressed in the old school uniform. The reredos
in Chapel depicts the Last Supper as envisaged by Leonardo da Vinci. This was dedicated to a pupil who died during an operation at the nearby Whipps Cross Hospital
, aged 17.
A memorial cross was erected outside the Chapel in 1920 in memory of those from Forest School who perished in the Great War. Memorial tablets were installed inside the Chapel in memory of those who have laid down their lives in battle then and since. In 1944, a flying-bomb scored a direct hit on the Junior School and impacted upon the east end of the Chapel, destroying stained glass windows by William Morris
and Edward Burne-Jones
.
Forest has a long-standing national reputation in both (boys') football and cricket and there are fixtures against other powerful footballing and cricketing schools. Forest achieves strong representation at county and national level. Hockey is also played to a high standard. Strong fixture lists have been developed in athletics and cross-country running. Other sports such as golf, badminton, fencing and tae-kwon-do all enjoy strong support.
Twice a week, pupils have an afternoon of 'Activities'. These are double and triple periods devoted to an activity chosen by the pupil once per term. Activities include sporting, artistic, charitable, academic and other cultural pursuits and are intended to allow all pupils to pursue interests outside the school curriculum. Sports teams have practice during activities, while the remainder of the school may choose from many options including CCF
, video techniques, community service, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
, karate, photography, stage lighting, fencing, swimming, football, golf, taekwondo
, Ancient Greek, public speaking and debating, Film Club and MFL Film Club, early music, and chess club.
The OF Club is open to all past-members of the School, headed by a Committee led by a President and Chairman. The OFC organises events for former pupils throughout the year, including Annual Dinners at the universities of Cambridge and Oxford
. The Club also hosts various reunions at the School (where a tour of the school grounds is taken to show new developments) and elsewhere for former pupils to get together and share stories since leaving.
The OF Club also produces various publications including School history books.
OFs are eligible to join the East India Club
, The University Women's Club, the Old Foresters' Football Club
and an Old Foresters' Masonic Lodge
.
Some notable OFs include:
There is a longer list of noteworthy Old Foresters on the school's website.
Independent school (UK)
An independent school is a school that is not financed through the taxation system by local or national government and is instead funded by private sources, predominantly in the form of tuition charges, gifts and long-term charitable endowments, and so is not subject to the conditions imposed by...
on the edge of Epping Forest
Epping Forest
Epping Forest is an area of ancient woodland in south-east England, straddling the border between north-east Greater London and Essex. It is a former royal forest, and is managed by the City of London Corporation....
, in Walthamstow
Walthamstow
Walthamstow is a district of northeast London, England, located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is situated north-east of Charing Cross...
in North East 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...
, in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The School occupies a large campus based around the original Georgian and Victorian buildings.
History
Forest was initially founded as 'The Forest Proprietary School' in 1834 with only twenty-two pupils on its roll. In 1847, it became 'Forest School'. Forest has expanded and now has about twelve hundred and forty boys and girls in equal numbers across the full age range of 4 - 18. Girls were first accepted in 1981 and, although they share the same campus, boys and girls are taught separately between the ages of 7 and 16; the sixth form is co-educational.The school is the only school to have appeared in the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
, and many of the buildings have been opened by members of the Royal Family.
Wardens
The head is called the 'Warden'. In keeping with the School's boarding-past, the Warden resides on campus in the Warden's House. The current warden is Mrs Sarah Kerr-Dineen - the first female Warden in the School's 175-year history. Mrs Kerr-Dineen succeeded Mr Andrew Boggis. The Heads of the Boys' and Girls' Schools are also Deputy Wardens. They are Mr M. Cliff Hodges and Mrs P. A. Goodman. Mrs E. Garner is the Head of the Prep School.Through 175 years of existence Forest will have had eleven Wardens:
- Rev Dr Thomas Dry (1834–1844)
- Mr John Fredrick Boyes (1844–1848)
- Rev John Gilderdale (1848–1857)
- Dr Fredrick Barlow Guy (1857–1886) - former pupil of Rev Gilderdale
- Rev Thomas Edward Barlow Guy (1886–1894)
- Rev Ralph Courtenay Guy (1894–1935)
- Mr Gerald Cedar Miller MC MA(1936–1960)
- Mr Dennis Foxall (1960–1983)
- Mr John C. Gough (1983–1992)
- Mr Andrew G. Boggis (1992–2009)
- Mrs Sarah Kerr-Dineen (2009-)
Structure
The School is divided into three: Boys' (ages 11 – 18), Girls' (11 - 18), Preparatory (4 - 11). Each of the senior schools has a Head who is also a Deputy Warden. Pupils are taught in single sex classes between 7 and 16. In the sixth form teaching becomes coeducational.The Prep School numbers just over two hundred boys and girls. From the ages of 4 to 7 Pre-Prep pupils are taught in mixed classes of sixteen. In the main Prep from 7 to 11 boys and girls are taught in separate classes of between 18 and 25.
At age 11, boys enter year 7 and this is the main point of entry to the Boy's School, with usually 20 boys entering from Forest's Prep School
Preparatory school (UK)
In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...
, and being joined by 55 new pupils from a wide range of other schools. Participation in the wider life of the school is expected of all pupils.
The Girls' School, also beginning at age 11, focuses on the development of well qualified, confident young women ready to take up the opportunities of university and careers. The school places great emphasis on the development of each girl as an individual. As in the Boys' School, each girl is a member of a House as well as a form.
Forest's Sixth Form numbers some 250 pupils and is coeducational. Pupils can choose from a very wide range of combinations of AS and A2 courses and these are supplemented by General Studies and a programme of lectures and debates. Sixth Formers remain very much part of their respective schools, continuing to have a Housemaster/mistress as before and having the opportunity to take on responsibility in their Houses.
The School maintains its traditional values of academic excellence, and offers scholarship
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
s in both academic areas and the arts and sport to pupils who show an outstanding talent in any particular subject. It prides itself that it offers a first class education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, with renowned facilities in music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
, art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
and sports. It also offers school bus schemes. Many school trips take place as well, not including individual department trips. These can be purely recreational, such as skiing
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
, or educational such as the Fun and Philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
trip or arts-based trips.
House system
There are eight Boys' School Houses, each with its own house master. The first houses were created in 1924, and consisted of Doctor's, Poole's and Johnian's. In 1938, Guy's was founded. Copeland's was created in 1956, Miller's in 1975, School, Bishop's and the Girls' School Houses in 1978. Bishop's and School served as boarding houses. In the 1990s Bishop's became a day house, and School served as the only boarding house. Younger boys wear a tie in their House colour. All boys in the third to sixth forms are registered by House, with first and second form boys registered in their forms. With the exception of School House, the Houses are all named after previous Masters or Wardens:| House | Colour | Named After | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop's | Light Green | Bishops Shaw and Bullen | |
| Copeland's | Yellow | William Copeland, a founder of the school | |
| Doctor's | Maroon | Dr F. B. Guy | |
| Guy's | Black | the Guy family | |
| Johnians | Dark Green | John Smith Gilderdale | |
| Miller's | Blue | Gerald Cedar Miller | |
| Poole's | Purple | F.J. Poole (previous Master at school) | |
| School | Light Blue | the former-boarding house | |
In the Girls' School six Houses have recently been formed in 2000 to replace the old four Houses named after areas of the school (Field, Glade, Manor, and Park). They each have a House Mistress. The new Houses are named after famous women:
| House | Colour | Named After | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astell | Turquoise | Mary Astell Mary Astell Mary Astell was an English feminist writer and rhetorician. Her advocacy of equal educational opportunities for women has earned her the title "the first English feminist."-Life and career:... |
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| Baylis | Yellow | Lilian Baylis Lilian Baylis Lilian Mary BaylisCH was an English theatrical producer and manager. She managed the Old Vic and Sadler's Wells theatres in London, and ran an opera company, which became the English National Opera , a theatre company, which evolved into the English National Theatre, and a ballet company, which... |
|
| Eliot | Green | George Eliot George Eliot Mary Anne Evans , better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, journalist and translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era... |
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| Franklin | Red | Rosalind Franklin Rosalind Franklin Rosalind Elsie Franklin was a British biophysicist and X-ray crystallographer who made critical contributions to the understanding of the fine molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal and graphite... |
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| Hepworth | Blue | Barbara Hepworth Barbara Hepworth Dame Barbara Hepworth DBE was an English sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism, and with such contemporaries as Ivon Hitchens, Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson, Naum Gabo she helped to develop modern art in Britain.-Life and work:Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth was born on 10 January 1903 in Wakefield,... |
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| Kingsley | Purple | Mary Kingsley Mary Kingsley Mary Henrietta Kingsley was an English writer and explorer who greatly influenced European ideas about Africa and African people.-Early life:Kingsley was born in Islington, London on 13 October 1862... |
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Common pupil appointments include Head of House/House Captain, Deputy Head of House/House Vice-Captain, Music, Drama and Sports Captains. Competitions between the Houses in both schools include House Music, House Drama, House Football, House Hockey, House Netball (girls only), Sports Day (House Athletics), Swimming Galas (House Swimming), House Chess, House Debating etc. These activities are often extremely competitive owing to strong house spirit.
Gowns
Black gowns are worn by Heads of Schools, their Deputies and the Warden in assemblies.Royal blue gowns are worn by Monitors and Prefects and are returned at the end of the academic year. These are worn during assembly, chapel services and on special occasions as well as when Monitors/Prefects are on duty. In addition, Prefects have white shield badges with "Prefect" written diagonally across in gold, while Monitors wear special ties striped in silver. The Head Girl and Deputy Head Girl each receive an additional badge to the Prefects.
Members of both Senior Chapel Choirs wear crimson gowns at chapel services and formal events. This is a relatively recent change from the traditional crimson cassock and surplice. The Junior Chapel Choir wears turquoise cassocks with white ruffs.
Prefects and monitors
Twenty Prefects (girls) and twenty Monitors (boys) are decided by teachers, housemasters and mistresses at the end of Lower Sixth year.Of these, four are chosen to be Head Boy, Head Girl, Deputy Head Boy and Deputy Head Girl who lead the Prefects and Monitors team. Another girl is chosen to be Games Captain. For years 7 and 8, pastoral care works on a form basis. From year 9, pastoral care is through the House system. There are also a set of monitors from Year 8 assigned specifically to the lower school; as it is, when years 11 - 13 are on study leave, a set of year 10 pupils are chosen as temporary monitors.
Their duties include the supervision of queues at lunchtime ("lunch duty") and supervising assembly and chapel services in addition to helping on open days. Their powers are limited to making pupils pick up litter and recommending pupils for detention.
Commendations system
Commendations are awarded for good work. They consist of green slips of paper with carbon transfer to white slips, of which the green is given to the form tutor and the white slip is given to the House master. Certificates are awarded for number of commendations received (bronze 20, silver 40, gold 60, platinum 80,100 you get a special pen). They are very rarely given out in sixth form.Academic terms
In keeping with the Christian faith of the school, the three academic termAcademic term
An academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. These divisions may be called terms...
s are known as:
| Term | Period |
|---|---|
| Michaelmas Term Michaelmas term Michaelmas term is the first academic term of the academic years of the following British and Irish universities:*University of Cambridge*University of Oxford*University of St... |
The first term, running from September to Christmas |
| Lent Term Lent term Lent term is the name of the spring academic term at the following British universities:*University of Cambridge*Kings College London*London School of Economics and Political Science*Exeter University*University of Lancaster... |
The second term, running from January to March (in the run up to the Christian period of Lent Lent In the Christian tradition, Lent is the period of the liturgical year from Ash Wednesday to Easter. The traditional purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer – through prayer, repentance, almsgiving and self-denial – for the annual commemoration during Holy Week of the Death and... ). |
| Trinity Term Trinity term Trinity term is the name of the third and final term of Oxford University's and the University of Dublin's academic year. It runs from about mid April to about the end of June and is named after Trinity Sunday, which falls eight weeks after Easter, in May or June.At the University of Sydney, it was... |
The third (and final) term, running from April to July (named after Trinity Sunday Trinity Sunday Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost in the Western Christian liturgical calendar, and the Sunday of Pentecost in Eastern Christianity... , eight weeks after Easter Easter Easter is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday... |
Terminology
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Aston Block | A section of the School that was built in 1953 with funds from the Aston Charities Trust. This is the main base for the Boys' Senior School (pupils aged 13 – 16) with both boys and girls going to classes in it. |
| Classroom Duty | At the end of the day, pupils (according to their house) put up chairs and pick up any litter. This is normally allocated by house and rotated. |
| Commendation | A house point awarded to a pupil in recognition of good work with a copy given to their respective House Master/ Mistress. |
| Gloucesters | Pupils who were in the Preparatory School (ages 7 – 11), which was known as the 'Gloucester Block'. Now known as Prep School pupils. |
| Lunch Duty | Pupils are expected to clean up at the end of lunch break by cleaning tables. This is normally allocated by house and rotated |
| Monitor | A boy in his Upper Sixth year chosen to help keep discipline in school |
| Park | A major off-site sports field through the forest |
| Playground Duty | Pupils go around the playground and pick up any litter at the end of the day. This is normally allocated by house and rotated |
| Prefect Prefect Prefect is a magisterial title of varying definition.... |
A girl in her Upper Sixth year chosen to help keep discipline in school |
| Steeplechase | A compulsory sporting event during the second half of Lent Term where pupils in the Boys' School compete in a cross country race through the surrounding forest |
| Warden | The overarching Head of School who looks after all three schools with the aid of 'Deputy Wardens'. |
Curriculum and results
The academic curriculum in the years leading to GCSE reflects the National Curriculum in its breadth and balance. However, there are one or two distinguishing points of difference: LatinLatin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
, for example, is compulsory in the 1st and 2nd Forms; and the majority take Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
and Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
as separate GCSE subjects. Computer literacy
Computer literacy
Computer literacy is defined as the knowledge and ability to use computers and related technology efficiently, with a range of skills covering levels from elementary use to programming and advanced problem solving. Computer literacy can also refer to the comfort level someone has with using...
is a major focus in the early years.
Pupils consistently produce excellent examination results and most proceed to university, many pupils taking up places for highly competitive subjects at top universities. The school achieves excellent exam results, with pupils largely achieving around 9-10 good GCSE grades, as well as 4 AS levels and 3 A levels.
Forest has a record of doing well in the academic sphere. In 2006, 18 A-level students received offers from Oxford and Cambridge (Oxbridge) Universities.
School motto and song
"In Pectore Robur", meaning Heart of Oak (or more poetically 'Strength in the heart'), initially appeared in the 1850s under John Smith Gilderdale. It is referred to in the School Song (below)The school song has been set to music and is sung regularly at end-of-term chapel services and other important occasions.
More recently, a previous Master of Music, Stefan Reid, arranged this for orchestra and it premièred at the annual End of Year Concert (now traditionally held in the Sports Hall). It is sung at certain significant assemblies (eg. end of year) and at Commemoration Day.
Chapel
The school's traditional faith is Christianity (Church of EnglandChurch of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
) although it accepts pupils from all religious and non-religious backgrounds. All students attend compulsory Chapel services within the School twice a week.
The Chapel was built in 1857 with an extension in 1875. Prior to this, pupils and masters would attend services at St Peter's-in-the-Forest (across Woodford New Road from the school). The Chapel contains numerous stained glass windows including more recent installations designed by the pupils. The stained glass at the altar end depicts a boy at either side of Jesus, one dressed in cricket whites and one dressed in the old school uniform. The reredos
Reredos
thumb|300px|right|An altar and reredos from [[St. Josaphat's Roman Catholic Church|St. Josaphat Catholic Church]] in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. This would be called a [[retable]] in many other languages and countries....
in Chapel depicts the Last Supper as envisaged by Leonardo da Vinci. This was dedicated to a pupil who died during an operation at the nearby Whipps Cross Hospital
Whipps Cross University Hospital
Whipps Cross University Hospital is an NHS-run University Hospital in Whipps Cross, Waltham Forest, London, United Kingdom which housed London's first Hyperbaric Unit....
, aged 17.
A memorial cross was erected outside the Chapel in 1920 in memory of those from Forest School who perished in the Great War. Memorial tablets were installed inside the Chapel in memory of those who have laid down their lives in battle then and since. In 1944, a flying-bomb scored a direct hit on the Junior School and impacted upon the east end of the Chapel, destroying stained glass windows by William Morris
William Morris
William Morris 24 March 18343 October 1896 was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and socialist associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and the English Arts and Crafts Movement...
and Edward Burne-Jones
Edward Burne-Jones
Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet was a British artist and designer closely associated with the later phase of the Pre-Raphaelite movement, who worked closely with William Morris on a wide range of decorative arts as a founding partner in Morris, Marshall, Faulkner, and Company...
.
Sports and activities
Forest has a strong sporting heritage across all three schools. The School benefits from a newly created sports and leisure complex, a large sports field, hard tennis and netball courts and two swimming pools. Pupils compete between houses and our school teams compete against others.Forest has a long-standing national reputation in both (boys') football and cricket and there are fixtures against other powerful footballing and cricketing schools. Forest achieves strong representation at county and national level. Hockey is also played to a high standard. Strong fixture lists have been developed in athletics and cross-country running. Other sports such as golf, badminton, fencing and tae-kwon-do all enjoy strong support.
Twice a week, pupils have an afternoon of 'Activities'. These are double and triple periods devoted to an activity chosen by the pupil once per term. Activities include sporting, artistic, charitable, academic and other cultural pursuits and are intended to allow all pupils to pursue interests outside the school curriculum. Sports teams have practice during activities, while the remainder of the school may choose from many options including CCF
Combined Cadet Force
The Combined Cadet Force is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in the United Kingdom. Its aim is to "provide a disciplined organisation in a school so that pupils may develop powers of leadership by means of training to promote the qualities of responsibility, self reliance,...
, video techniques, community service, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award , is a programme of activities that can be undertaken by anyone aged 14 to 24, regardless of personal ability....
, karate, photography, stage lighting, fencing, swimming, football, golf, taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
, Ancient Greek, public speaking and debating, Film Club and MFL Film Club, early music, and chess club.
Notable sporting achievements
- In 2011, the school's under 15 cricket team were runners up in the South England Schools cricket cup, where they lost the Whitgift school after rain. The side also won the Essex cup, beating Bancrofts.
- In 2010, the School's under 13 football team were runners up in the ISFA Rensburg Sheppards Cup, losing 2-1 to Bolton School
- In 2008, the Schools under 18 Basketball team were winners of the London Independent Schools Basketball Association League completing an impressive hat-trick of titles in three years.
- In 2007, the School's under 16 Basketball team were winners of the London Independent Schools Basketball Association League and runners up in the Waltham Forest School League.
- Between 2007 and 2009 the School's 'B' team (in the years 7 to 9) were unbeaten for over two and a half seasons, a school record. In 2008 the team won every match, and only drew 1 match in 2007 (the draw coming in the final match of the season.)
- In 2006 the School's under 15 Basketball team were winners of the London Independent Schools Basketball Association League, runners up in the London Independent Schools Basketball Association Cup and runners up in the Waltham Forest School League.
- In 2005 the school's U15 team won the Essex Schools Cricket Cup, after beating Saffron WaldenSaffron WaldenSaffron Walden is a medium-sized market town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It is located north of Bishop's Stortford, south of Cambridge and approx north of London...
in the final by 15 runs - In 2004 the U14 football team were runners up in the Essex Schools Cup, losing 1-0 to Highams Park SchoolHighams Park SchoolHighams 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...
in the final - In 1993 Forest School won the inaugural Independent Schools Football Association Cup, beating Charterhouse SchoolCharterhouse SchoolCharterhouse School, originally The Hospital of King James and Thomas Sutton in Charterhouse, or more simply Charterhouse or House, is an English collegiate independent boarding school situated at Godalming in Surrey.Founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian...
on penalties. The star of the 1993 team was Quinton Fortune - In 1876, Forest School played in the FA CupFA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
, beating Rochester 4-2 in the first round before losing 10-0 to Clapham Rovers. To this day, Forest School remains the only school to have participated in the Cup
Old Foresters
Former pupils of School are known as Old Foresters (OFs). The Old Foresters' Club exists to carry on traditions and to promote the interests of the School. Furthermore, the OFC is there to encourage mutual help between alumni and current members of the School, whether it be through financial aid to support development, adding to the archives, or engaging in friendly sporting competitions.The OF Club is open to all past-members of the School, headed by a Committee led by a President and Chairman. The OFC organises events for former pupils throughout the year, including Annual Dinners at the universities of Cambridge and Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. The Club also hosts various reunions at the School (where a tour of the school grounds is taken to show new developments) and elsewhere for former pupils to get together and share stories since leaving.
The OF Club also produces various publications including School history books.
OFs are eligible to join the East India Club
East India Club
The East India, Devonshire, Sports and Public Schools' Club, usually known as the East India Club, is a gentlemen's club founded in 1849 and situated at 16 St. James's Square in London...
, The University Women's Club, the Old Foresters' Football Club
Old Foresters F.C.
The Old Foresters Football Club is an Association Football club made up exclusively of former pupils of Forest School, located in Snaresbrook, near Walthamstow, London, England....
and an Old Foresters' Masonic Lodge
Masonic Lodge
This article is about the Masonic term for a membership group. For buildings named Masonic Lodge, see Masonic Lodge A Masonic Lodge, often termed a Private Lodge or Constituent Lodge, is the basic organisation of Freemasonry...
.
Some notable OFs include:
- Academia
- Prof. Paul Anand, Chair in Economics Decision Sciences and Philosophy at the Open UniversityOpen UniversityThe Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...
, Research Associate at the Health Economics Research Centre, Oxford University and at the Centre for Philosophy of Natural and Social Science, London School of EconomicsLondon School of EconomicsThe London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London... - Prof. Bernard Ashmole, descendent of Elias AshmoleElias AshmoleElias Ashmole was a celebrated English antiquary, politician, officer of arms, astrologer and student of alchemy. Ashmole supported the royalist side during the English Civil War, and at the restoration of Charles II he was rewarded with several lucrative offices.Ashmole was an antiquary with a...
- David C Dunn, Dr / Professor, Cambridge University Medical School
- Richard J. EvansRichard J. EvansRichard John Evans is a British academic and historian, prominently known for his history of Germany.-Life:Evans was born in London, of Welsh parentage, and is now Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge and President of Wolfson College...
FBA FRSL, historian, Regius Professor of Modern HistoryRegius Professor of Modern History (Cambridge)Regius Professor of Modern History is one of the senior professorships in history at Cambridge University. It was founded in 1724 by George I. The appointment is by Royal Warrant on the recommendation of the Prime Minister of the day...
, 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...
and fellow of Gonville and Caius College, CambridgeGonville and Caius College, CambridgeGonville and Caius College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. The college is often referred to simply as "Caius" , after its second founder, John Keys, who fashionably latinised the spelling of his name after studying in Italy.- Outline :Gonville and... - Alan Harvey, Professor in the School of Anatomy and Human Biology at the University of Western AustraliaUniversity of Western AustraliaThe University of Western Australia was established by an Act of the Western Australian Parliament in February 1911, and began teaching students for the first time in 1913. It is the oldest university in the state of Western Australia and the only university in the state to be a member of the...
- Charles TownshendCharles Townshend (Historian)Charles Townshend FBA is a British historian with particular expertise on the historic role of British imperialism in Ireland and Palestine.Townshend is currently Professor of International History at Keele University...
, historian and Professor of International History at Keele UniversityKeele UniversityKeele University is a campus university near Newcastle-under-Lyme in Staffordshire, England. Founded in 1949 as an experimental college dedicated to a broad curriculum and interdisciplinary study, Keele is most notable for pioneering the dual honours degree in Britain... - Roger S. Trafford, former headmaster of Dragon SchoolDragon SchoolThe Dragon School is a British coeducational, preparatory school in the city of Oxford, founded in 1877 as the Oxford Preparatory School, or OPS. It is primarily known as a boarding school, although it also takes day pupils...
- Prof. Paul Anand, Chair in Economics Decision Sciences and Philosophy at the Open University
- Arts and media
- Joatham Annan, actor
- Nigel Clarke, television presenter and stage performer (Stomp!Stomp (dance troupe)Stomp is a percussion group that uses the body and ordinary objects to create a physical theatre performance.-History and performances:...
) - Simone Clarke, stage performer (Stomp!Stomp (dance troupe)Stomp is a percussion group that uses the body and ordinary objects to create a physical theatre performance.-History and performances:...
) - David CracknellDavid CracknellDavid Cracknell is a media and reputation management expert and former journalist in the United Kingdom. Formerly Political Editor of The Sunday Times, he is currently head of his own public relations firm, Big Tent Communications...
, former political editor of The Sunday TimesThe Sunday TimesThe Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
and PR executive - George DangerfieldGeorge DangerfieldGeorge Dangerfield was a journalist, historian, and the literary editor of Vanity Fair from 1933 to 1935...
, journalist, historian and literary editor of Vanity FairVanity Fair (American magazine 1913-1936)Vanity Fair was an American society magazine published from 1913-1936. It was highly successful until the Great Depression led to it becoming unprofitable, and it was merged into Vogue magazine in 1936.-History:... - Richard Dunn, Chairman of Thames TelevisionThames TelevisionThames Television was a licensee of the British ITV television network, covering London and parts of the surrounding counties on weekdays from 30 July 1968 until 31 December 1992....
- Nickolas GraceNickolas GraceNickolas Grace is a British actor known for his roles on television, including Anthony Blanche in the acclaimed ITV adaptation of Brideshead Revisited and the Sheriff of Nottingham in the 1980s series Robin of Sherwood...
, actor - Peter GreenawayPeter GreenawayPeter Greenaway, CBE is a British film director. His films are noted for the distinct influence of Renaissance and Baroque painting, and Flemish painting in particular...
, director and Professor of Cinema Studies at the European Graduate SchoolEuropean Graduate SchoolThe European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland is a privately funded graduate school founded by the non-profit European Foundation of Interdisciplinary Studies. Its German name is Europäische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien... - Graham Hurley, author
- Tolga KashifTolga KashifTolga Kashif is a British born musical conductor, composer, orchestrator, producer and arranger of Turkish Cypriot descent.-Early life:...
, musician and composer - Jack MayJack MayJack May was an English actor. Born in Henley-on-Thames, he was educated at Forest School, Walthamstow and after war service with the Royal Indian Navy in India was offered a place at RADA, but he instead went to Merton College, Oxford...
, actor - Alex McNamara, stage actor (Khashoggi in We Will Rock YouWe Will Rock You (musical)We Will Rock You is a jukebox musical, based on the songs of Queen and named after their hit single of the same name. The musical was written by British comedian and author Ben Elton in collaboration with Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor...
) - William Mervyn, actor
- Richard Pinto, writer (Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars at No. 42The Kumars at No. 42The Kumars at No. 42 was a British television show. It won an International Emmy in 2002 and in 2003. It ran for seven series totalling 53 episodes.-Plot:...
) - Robert Reynolds, actor
- Rob Rees MBEMBEMBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
, celebrity TV chef - Dennis Roxby-Bott, artist, member of Royal Watercolour SocietyRoyal Watercolour SocietyThe Royal Watercolour Society is an English institution of painters working in watercolours...
- Sharat SardanaSharat SardanaSharat Sardana was a comedy writer who worked on TV series including Goodness Gracious Me and The Kumars at No. 42, which won 2 International Emmys....
, co-writer and star of Goodness Gracious Me - Nicola WalkerNicola WalkerNicola Walker is an English actress, best known for her starring roles in various British television programmes from the 1990s onwards, particularly as Ruth Evershed in the spy drama Spooks. She has also worked in theatre, radio and film....
, actress ('Ruth Evershed' in SpooksSpooksSpooks is a British television drama series that originally aired on BBC One from 13 May 2002 – 23 October 2011, consisting of 10 series. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, as the series follows the work of a group of MI5 officers based at the service's Thames House headquarters, in a...
) - Alex Whiteman, actor in the 2011 ITV hit reality programe The Only Way Is EssexThe Only Way Is EssexThe Only Way Is Essex, is a British BAFTA award-winning semi-reality show based in Essex, England. It shows "real people in modified situations, saying unscripted lines but in a structured way."...
- Adam WoodyattAdam WoodyattAdam Brinley Woodyatt is an English actor and media personality, best known for his role as Ian Beale in the long-running BBC soap opera EastEnders...
, actor ('Ian Beale' in EastendersEastEndersEastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
) - Oliver Wyman-Beaumont, urban music artist
- Civil and diplomatic service
- Anthony Armon Jones, District Judge
- Natalie Ceeney CBECBECBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
, chief executive of The National Archives - Francis Daly, Chief Justice, Soloman Islands
- Sir Stephen GomersallStephen GomersallSir Stephen Gomersall, KCMG was educated at Forest School, Snaresbrook and Queens' College, Cambridge. After 14 years serving as a diplomat in Japan and as British ambassador, 1999-2004, he became Chief Executive of Hitachi Europe Ltd. at the age of 56...
KCMGOrder of St Michael and St GeorgeThe Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....
, former ambassador to Japan (1994–2004), Chief Executive of Hitachi EuropeHitachiHitachi is a multinational corporation specializing in high-technology.Hitachi may also refer to:*Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan*Hitachi province, former province of Japan*Prince Hitachi and Princess Hitachi, members of the Japanese imperial family... - Brandon LewisBrandon LewisBrandon Kenneth Lewis is the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth. He was elected at the 2010 general election.-Early life:Brandon Lewis was born on 20 June 1971 in Harold Wood, and educated at Forest School...
, Conservative PartyConservative Party (UK)The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
Member of Parliament for Great YarmouthGreat YarmouthGreat Yarmouth, often known to locals as Yarmouth, is a coastal town in Norfolk, England. It is at the mouth of the River Yare, east of Norwich.It has been a seaside resort since 1760, and is the gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the sea...
- Church
- Elwin Cockett, Archdeacon of West Ham and chaplain of West Ham United F. C.
- Medical
- Prof. Jangu Banatvala CBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
, medic, author and AIDS researcher - Neil Brener, consultant, psychiatrist and Medical Director (The PrioryPriory GroupThe Priory Group is an independent provider of mental health care facilities in the United Kingdom. They also manage schools, some for students with Asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism...
) - David Dandy, pioneer of key-hole surgery, Vice-President of the Royal College of Surgeons of EnglandRoyal College of Surgeons of EnglandThe Royal College of Surgeons of England is an independent professional body and registered charity committed to promoting and advancing the highest standards of surgical care for patients, regulating surgery, including dentistry, in England and Wales...
- Robert Morgan MA FRCS (London), Emeritus Consultant Urologist, Royal Free HospitalRoyal Free HospitalThe Royal Free Hospital is a major teaching hospital in Hampstead, London, England and part of the Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust....
- Prof. Michael Swash FRCS, author and researcher on neurology and neuromuscular diseases
- Nicholas Wood, President of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great BritainRoyal Pharmaceutical Society of Great BritainThe Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain was formerly the statutory regulatory and professional body for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in England, Scotland and Wales...
- Prof. Anthony. D. Woolfe, author, researcher and consultant
- Prof. Jangu Banatvala CBE
- Military and exploration
- Edward L. AtkinsonEdward L. AtkinsonEdward Leicester Atkinson DSO AM RN was a Royal naval surgeon and Antarctic explorer who was a member of the scientific staff of Captain Scott's Terra Nova Expedition, 1910–13. He was in command of the expedition's base at Cape Evans for much of 1912, and led the party which found the tent...
, Royal Naval surgeon and Antarctic explorer - Colin Bentley DFCDistinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...
, RAF Bomber CommandRAF Bomber CommandRAF Bomber Command controlled the RAF's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. During World War II the command destroyed a significant proportion of Nazi Germany's industries and many German cities, and in the 1960s stood at the peak of its postwar military power with the V bombers and a supplemental... - Paul Bowen, co-founder of the RIAT (Royal International Air TattooRoyal International Air TattooThe Royal International Air Tattoo is the world's largest military air show, held annually over the third weekend in July, usually at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom in support of The Royal Air Force Charitable Trust...
) - Gerald Lamarque (a.k.a. Zeno), war-hero, author and murderer
- George W. HaywardGeorge W. HaywardGeorge Jonas Whitaker Hayward was a little known 19th century British explorer. Information for all but the final few years of his life is scarce...
, 19th century explorer - Major Simon Robinson, Crown EquerryCrown EquerryThe Crown Equerry is the operational head of the Royal Mews of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He is responsible for the provision of vehicular transport for the Sovereign, both cars and horse-drawn carriages...
and former Commander of the King's Troop, Royal Horse ArtilleryKing's Troop, Royal Horse ArtilleryThe King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery is a ceremonial unit of the British Army. It is a mounted unit and all of its soldiers are trained to drive a team of six horses that pull each of the six First World War-era 13-pounder state saluting guns... - Jackie Smiles, first female Chinook pilot
- Sqn. Ldr.Squadron LeaderSquadron Leader is a commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence. It is also sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in countries which have a non-English air force-specific rank structure. In these...
Geoffrey Wellum DFCDistinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...
, Battle of BritainBattle of BritainThe Battle of Britain is the name given to the World War II air campaign waged by the German Air Force against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940...
British fighter pilot and author
- Edward L. Atkinson
- Sport
- Jack DennisJack Dennis (cricketer)John Newman Dennis was an English cricketer. Dennis was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Leytonstone, Essex. He was educated at Forest School, Walthamstow....
cricketer who played for EssexEssex County Cricket ClubEssex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Essex. Its limited overs team is called the Essex Eagles, their team colours this season are blue.The club plays most of its home games... - David Felgate, Tennis player coach of Tim HenmanTim HenmanTimothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE is a retired English professional tennis player and former British Number One. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the...
- Quinton Fortune, international footballer for South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and ex-Manchester United player - James FosterJames Foster (cricketer)James Savin Foster is an English cricketer: a wicket-keeper who played seven Tests and 11 One Day Internationals in 2001/02 and 2002/03. Foster played his club cricket at Ilford Cricket Club and then Wanstead & Snaresbrook Cricket Club...
, Essex and England Cricket Team wicketkeeper - Peter HeardPeter HeardPeter Heard is President and ex-chairman of Colchester United Football Club, a Football Association councillor and former FA board member.As the representative for Football League Division One he failed in his attempt to be re-elected to the FA Board after Colchester were promoted to the...
President, Colchester FC and former Board Member of The Football AssociationThe Football AssociationThe Football Association, also known as simply The FA, is the governing body of football in England, and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1863, and is the oldest national football association... - Nasser HussainNasser HussainNasser Hussain OBE is a former Essex and England cricketer.Beginning his career in a strong Essex side in the late 1980s, he was an outstanding fielder and a stylish but inconsistent batsman. In first-class cricket from 1987 to 2004 Hussain scored 20,698 runs in 334 matches at an average of 42.06,...
, Former captain of England Cricket Team (1999-2003); currently Sky SportsSky SportsSky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
commentator - Mark PetcheyMark PetcheyMark Dave Petchey is a former tennis player from England, who turned professional in 1988. The right-hander won one doubles title in his career. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 8 August 1994, when he became the number 80 of the world...
, former international tennis player and coach to Andy Murray; currently Sky SportsSky SportsSky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
commentator - Max RaisonMax RaisonMaxwell Raison was an English cricketer. Rasion was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Wanstead, Essex and educated at Forest School, Walthamstow....
, cricketer who played for Essex - Colin SmithColin SmithColin Smith *Colin Smith *Colin Smith , Scottish cricketer*Colin Smith , English journalist and author...
, part-owner of Jackdaws Castle stables (with David NicholsonDavid Nicholson (horse racing)David Nicholson was a British National Hunt jockey and trainer. He was British jump racing Champion Trainer in the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons....
); businessman - Hubert WaughHubert WaughHubert Percy Waugh was an English cricketer. Waugh was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at West Ham, Essex and educated at Forest School, Walthamstow....
, cricketer who played for Essex and SuffokSuffolk County Cricket ClubSuffolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Suffolk....
- Jack Dennis
- Miscellaneous
- Sapna Agrawal, President of the Oxford UnionOxford UnionThe Oxford Union Society, commonly referred to simply as the Oxford Union, is a debating society in the city of Oxford, Britain, whose membership is drawn primarily but not exclusively from the University of Oxford...
(2005) - Eric BrownRayleigh bath chair murderThe Rayleigh Bath Chair Murder occurred in England in 1943.The victim was Archibald Brown, aged 47. He and his wife Doris Lucy Brown lived in London Hill, Rayleigh and had two sons, Eric and Collin...
, criminal - William Fraser OBE, Chairman of City Bridge Trust
- Deborah Lewin, Director, Clinton CardsClinton CardsClinton Cards is a chain of stores in the UK founded in 1968 by Don Lewin. Mostly selling greeting cards, as the name suggests, the chain claims to be "the largest specialist retailer of greetings cards, plush merchandise and related products in the UK with over 700 shops." They used to be...
- Graeme Living, former Master of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing CardsWorshipful Company of Makers of Playing CardsThe Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company was incorporated by Royal Charter granted by Charles I with effect from 22 October 1628, and was granted Livery status on 27 November 1792 with a limit of a hundred members. On 21...
- John Matthews, Chairman of Regus Group PlcRegusRegus plc is a multinational corporation that provides serviced office accommodation in business centres worldwide. As of March 2011, it operates 1,100 business centres in 85 countries. The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index...
- Ahmed Omar Saeed SheikhAhmed Omar Saeed SheikhAhmed Omar Saeed Sheikh is a British-born militant of Pakistani descent with links to various Islamist militant organisations, including Jaish-e-Mohammed, al-Qaeda, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen and the Taliban.He was arrested and served time in prison for...
, Islamic militant - Nic Stuchfield, Director of Corporate Development, London Stock ExchangeLondon Stock ExchangeThe London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
- Sapna Agrawal, President of the Oxford Union
There is a longer list of noteworthy Old Foresters on the school's website.