Sir George Monoux College
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Sir George Monoux College is a sixth form college
located in Walthamstow
, East London.
, the founder of the College, was born in or before 1465. In 1506 he was a Warden of the Drapers Company, in 1509 he became the Sheriff of London and later in 1514 he became Lord Mayor. Sir George Monoux was elected to Parliament as a Burgess for the City in 1523. He was a wealthy man who spent much of his time in Walthamstow.
George Monoux (alderman of London and local worthy) erected the Almshouses, associated school and feast ball for the poor of Walthamstow on a former parcel of St. Mary's Churchyard in 1527 in Walthamstow Village
.
The Monoux School operated there for 353 years until moving firstly to West Avenue then to High Street, and finally to Chingford Road in 1927. The western end was rebuilt in 1955 following bombing in October 1940.
From 1527 to 1999 the school underwent many changes. From 1659 to 1968 it operated as a grammar school
for boys. From 1968 to 1986 the school was a comprehensive
, and in the late 1960s, it was ranked as the 11th best state school in the country. In 1986 the school became a sixth form college and girls were admitted for the first time. In 1993, Monoux became an Incorporated College, which it remains today.
The school was a selective boys grammar school until 1968 catering for boys aged 11–18.
for students aged 16–19. It was funded and administered by the London Borough of Waltham Forest
from 1986 to 1993 when under the provisions of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992
it was incorporated becoming in effect an independent body funded by the newly formed Further Education Funding Council for England
(FEFC) In 2001 the FEFC was replaced with the Learning and Skills Council
(LSC) The college driven by government growth targets increased in size from 600 students in 1986 to approximately 2000 students in 2006. The college offers A level and vocational courses. The college draws students from a wide geographical area of north and east London and from a very wide range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. At present over 80% of the students are from minority ethnic communities.
Mrs Corine Moffett 1986-1993
She was appointed as Principal of the new college, having previously been the Headteacher of Walthamstow School for Girls. Towards the end of her time as Principal the college was Incorporated and no longer controlled by the London Borough of Waltham Forest but by an independent governing body or "corporation". Incorporation took effect on 1 April 1993. The first chairman of the new Corporation was Brian Tierney. The first Clerk to the Corporation was Robin Jones.
At the end of August 1993 Mrs Moffett retired.
Arthur Harvey 1993-1996
After incorporation in 1993 the college entered a period of instability.
Prior to becoming Principal, Arthur Harvey was Vice Principal of Sir George Monoux College from 1986-1993. He had previously been a deputy headteacher at Leyton Boys School. He was initially appointed Acting Principal for a period of up to two years which was later extended for a further year. The Chair of the Corporation and the Clerk to the Corporation held the same posts on the newly formed Waltham Forest college corporation and it was at one point proposed that the corporations of both colleges should move towards common membership. This proposal was rejected by the governing body of Sir George Monoux College. Although Tierney and Jones acted with the utmost honesty and integrity there was some concern about potential conflicts of interest given the fact that the colleges had a financial relationship. As a result of these concerns both the chair and clerk left office in 1993. At the end of the same year the college saw the departure of the finance director, Peter Ward. The first inspection under the new Further Education Funding Council Arrangements proved disappointing with many areas being awarded only a satisfactory grade. Arthur Harvey retired in 1996.
Stephen Grix 1996-2000
He was appointed Principal having previously been Vice Principal at Barking College. Relatively youthful at the time of his appointment (39) and unashamedly proletarean in origin and demeanour (he had started his career as a bricklayer at the age of 15) he brought a modern managerial style to the college for the first time. His background had been entirely in the Further Education sector and he brought none of the experience or sentiment of the traditional school teacher. He used his builder's instincts to improve the fabric of the building to enormous effect, significantly enhancing the scope and quality of the accommodation. He also initiated a programme of management restructuring. Two of the senior managers left the college and all posts of responsibility were re-advertised internally. His interventionist management style reaped great rewards in the subsequent inspection. The general view of his Principalship is that he had "turned the college around" He left the college at the end of March 2000 to become the Head of Post Compulsory inspection at Ofsted.
John McMinn Acting Principal April-September 2000
He had worked at the college from 1986. He was initially the director of the foundation course before being promoted to a senior post in 1993. In 1996 under the Grix reorganisation he became Deputy Principal.
Richard Chambers 2000-2006
He came from Lewisham College where he had been a Vice Principal for nine years. He presented himself as a "thinker" and innovator and attempted to develop links with Higher Education institutuions, making formal associations with Middlesex University and Queen Mary College. He initiated and oversaw the construction of the Drapers building. It was also during his time as Principal that the Brockman building, a project initiated by Stephen Grix was completed. He left at the end of October 2005 to take up the post of Principal of Lambeth College.
John McMinn Acting Principal November-March 2006
Almost immediately after the departure of Richard Chambers the college was subject to an inspection under the new Ofsted inspection procedures. The outcome of the inspection was considered generally less favourable than recent FEFC inspections. The college being awarded a satisfactory grading in most categories where previously it had been considered good.
Kim Clifford 2006-2010
She was Director of Sixth at Exeter College before being appointed Principal in March 2006. Unlike her two immediate predecessors she came from an academic background and with relatively recent teaching experience, having taught Sociology. During her time as Principal the college underwent of inspection by Ofsted in December 2009. Kim Clifford left the college at the end of 2010 to take up the post of Principal of Cirencester College.
Paolo Ramella 2010-
Ramella had been appointed to the post of Vice Principal in 2009. A native Italian he had spent a considerable period working in schools and FE Colleges in London before joining the staff of Sir George Monoux College.
Brian Tierney,
Peter Brierley,
Derek Harris,
Peter Leighton,
James Hedges
Clerks to the Corporation since 1993.
Robin Jones,1993
David Ranger,1993-1995 1996-2009
Roy Smith,1995-1996
Charles Bond 2009-
Sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
located 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...
, East London.
Brief history
Sir George MonouxGeorge Monoux
Sir George Monoux , born in Walthamstow, Essex, England, was made Sheriff of London in 1509 and became the Lord Mayor of London in 1514.On 15 June 1527 Monoux purchased land for almshouses and a school in Walthamstow...
, the founder of the College, was born in or before 1465. In 1506 he was a Warden of the Drapers Company, in 1509 he became the Sheriff of London and later in 1514 he became Lord Mayor. Sir George Monoux was elected to Parliament as a Burgess for the City in 1523. He was a wealthy man who spent much of his time in Walthamstow.
George Monoux (alderman of London and local worthy) erected the Almshouses, associated school and feast ball for the poor of Walthamstow on a former parcel of St. Mary's Churchyard in 1527 in Walthamstow Village
Walthamstow Village
Walthamstow Village is an ancient nucleus of present day Walthamstow, located in North East London. Designated a Conservation Area by the Borough of Waltham Forest in 1967, it centres around St. Mary's Church, which was founded in the 12th century. Across the road from this is a 15th century...
.
The Monoux School operated there for 353 years until moving firstly to West Avenue then to High Street, and finally to Chingford Road in 1927. The western end was rebuilt in 1955 following bombing in October 1940.
From 1527 to 1999 the school underwent many changes. From 1659 to 1968 it operated as a grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
for boys. From 1968 to 1986 the school was a comprehensive
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
, and in the late 1960s, it was ranked as the 11th best state school in the country. In 1986 the school became a sixth form college and girls were admitted for the first time. In 1993, Monoux became an Incorporated College, which it remains today.
Sir George Monoux Grammar School 1885-1968
The school was re-established in 1885 in Walthamstow. It moved to the present site in July 1927. There have been many additions to the buildings since then. In 1961, 1977, 1990, 2002 and 2004.The school was a selective boys grammar school until 1968 catering for boys aged 11–18.
Sir George Monoux Senior High School 1968-1986
During the years 1968 - 72 it gradually became a comprehensive Senior High School for boys aged 14–18 admitting most of its pupils from the Junior High Schools Chapel End, William Fitt, Warwick Boys School and one other. The last entry of boys was in 1988. They were not taught in the main building but in an "annexe" located in Brookscroft Rd in the old Chapel End School. This was closed in 1990.Sir George Monoux Sixth Form College 1986-
In 1986 the school became a co educational sixth form collegeSixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
for students aged 16–19. It was funded and administered by the London Borough of Waltham Forest
London Borough of Waltham Forest
The London Borough of Waltham Forest is in northeast London, England. Officially, it forms part of Outer London as it borders Essex. However, it can be seen that the NE London boundary does not extend far compared to elsewhere in the city...
from 1986 to 1993 when under the provisions of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992
Further and Higher Education Act 1992
The Further and Higher Education Acts 1992 made changes in the funding and administration of further education and higher education within the United Kingdom. The most visible result was to allow thirty-five polytechnics to become universities. In addition the Act created bodies to fund higher...
it was incorporated becoming in effect an independent body funded by the newly formed Further Education Funding Council for England
Further Education Funding Council for England
The Further Education Funding Council for England was a non-departmental public body of the Department for Education and Skills in the United Kingdom which distributed funding to Further Education and Sixth Form Colleges in England between 1992 and 2001....
(FEFC) In 2001 the FEFC was replaced with the Learning and Skills Council
Learning and Skills Council
The Learning and Skills Council was a non-departmental public body jointly sponsored by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Children, Schools and Families in England...
(LSC) The college driven by government growth targets increased in size from 600 students in 1986 to approximately 2000 students in 2006. The college offers A level and vocational courses. The college draws students from a wide geographical area of north and east London and from a very wide range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. At present over 80% of the students are from minority ethnic communities.
The Principals
Since 1986 the Principals of the college have been:Mrs Corine Moffett 1986-1993
She was appointed as Principal of the new college, having previously been the Headteacher of Walthamstow School for Girls. Towards the end of her time as Principal the college was Incorporated and no longer controlled by the London Borough of Waltham Forest but by an independent governing body or "corporation". Incorporation took effect on 1 April 1993. The first chairman of the new Corporation was Brian Tierney. The first Clerk to the Corporation was Robin Jones.
At the end of August 1993 Mrs Moffett retired.
Arthur Harvey 1993-1996
After incorporation in 1993 the college entered a period of instability.
Prior to becoming Principal, Arthur Harvey was Vice Principal of Sir George Monoux College from 1986-1993. He had previously been a deputy headteacher at Leyton Boys School. He was initially appointed Acting Principal for a period of up to two years which was later extended for a further year. The Chair of the Corporation and the Clerk to the Corporation held the same posts on the newly formed Waltham Forest college corporation and it was at one point proposed that the corporations of both colleges should move towards common membership. This proposal was rejected by the governing body of Sir George Monoux College. Although Tierney and Jones acted with the utmost honesty and integrity there was some concern about potential conflicts of interest given the fact that the colleges had a financial relationship. As a result of these concerns both the chair and clerk left office in 1993. At the end of the same year the college saw the departure of the finance director, Peter Ward. The first inspection under the new Further Education Funding Council Arrangements proved disappointing with many areas being awarded only a satisfactory grade. Arthur Harvey retired in 1996.
Stephen Grix 1996-2000
He was appointed Principal having previously been Vice Principal at Barking College. Relatively youthful at the time of his appointment (39) and unashamedly proletarean in origin and demeanour (he had started his career as a bricklayer at the age of 15) he brought a modern managerial style to the college for the first time. His background had been entirely in the Further Education sector and he brought none of the experience or sentiment of the traditional school teacher. He used his builder's instincts to improve the fabric of the building to enormous effect, significantly enhancing the scope and quality of the accommodation. He also initiated a programme of management restructuring. Two of the senior managers left the college and all posts of responsibility were re-advertised internally. His interventionist management style reaped great rewards in the subsequent inspection. The general view of his Principalship is that he had "turned the college around" He left the college at the end of March 2000 to become the Head of Post Compulsory inspection at Ofsted.
John McMinn Acting Principal April-September 2000
He had worked at the college from 1986. He was initially the director of the foundation course before being promoted to a senior post in 1993. In 1996 under the Grix reorganisation he became Deputy Principal.
Richard Chambers 2000-2006
He came from Lewisham College where he had been a Vice Principal for nine years. He presented himself as a "thinker" and innovator and attempted to develop links with Higher Education institutuions, making formal associations with Middlesex University and Queen Mary College. He initiated and oversaw the construction of the Drapers building. It was also during his time as Principal that the Brockman building, a project initiated by Stephen Grix was completed. He left at the end of October 2005 to take up the post of Principal of Lambeth College.
John McMinn Acting Principal November-March 2006
Almost immediately after the departure of Richard Chambers the college was subject to an inspection under the new Ofsted inspection procedures. The outcome of the inspection was considered generally less favourable than recent FEFC inspections. The college being awarded a satisfactory grading in most categories where previously it had been considered good.
Kim Clifford 2006-2010
She was Director of Sixth at Exeter College before being appointed Principal in March 2006. Unlike her two immediate predecessors she came from an academic background and with relatively recent teaching experience, having taught Sociology. During her time as Principal the college underwent of inspection by Ofsted in December 2009. Kim Clifford left the college at the end of 2010 to take up the post of Principal of Cirencester College.
Paolo Ramella 2010-
Ramella had been appointed to the post of Vice Principal in 2009. A native Italian he had spent a considerable period working in schools and FE Colleges in London before joining the staff of Sir George Monoux College.
The Corporation
Chairs since 1993.Brian Tierney,
Peter Brierley,
Derek Harris,
Peter Leighton,
James Hedges
Clerks to the Corporation since 1993.
Robin Jones,1993
David Ranger,1993-1995 1996-2009
Roy Smith,1995-1996
Charles Bond 2009-
Notable former students
see also Old Monovians- June SarpongJune SarpongJune Sarpong MBE is an English television presenter of Ghanaian descent.-Education:Sarpong was born in London to Ghanaian parents. She was educated at Connaught Girls School in Leytonstone and Sir George Monoux College in Walthamstow....
, TV presenter - Jay Sean, British-Asian song writer/artist. Attended Monoux in 1997-1999*
- Amardeep Harkishindas, British-Asian, Operational Officer MI6
- Patrick YoungPatrick YoungPatrick Young was a Scottish scholar and royal librarian to King James VI and I, and King Charles I. He was a noted Biblical and patristic scholar.-Life:...
, Poster-Boy
Sir George Monoux Grammar School
- Robert BarltropRobert BarltropRobert Barltrop was an English socialist activist, essayist, and biographer.Barltrop grew up in the East End of London, descended from a long line of blacksmiths, although his father was a horse fodder dealer; he won a scholarship to the Sir George Monoux Grammar School in Walthamstow, now Sir...
, prolific local writer, attended Monoux from 1933 to 1938. - Prof George BarnardGeorge Alfred BarnardGeorge Alfred Barnard was a British statistician known particularly for his work on the foundations of statistics and on quality control.-Biography:...
, Professor of Mathematics at the University of EssexUniversity of EssexThe University of Essex is a British campus university whose original and largest campus is near the town of Colchester, England. Established in 1963 and receiving its Royal Charter in 1965...
from 1966-75, and President of the Royal Statistical SocietyRoyal Statistical SocietyThe Royal Statistical Society is a learned society for statistics and a professional body for statisticians in the UK.-History:It was founded in 1834 as the Statistical Society of London , though a perhaps unrelated London Statistical Society was in existence at least as early as 1824...
from 1971-2, the Operational Research Society from 1962-4 and the Institute of Mathematics and its ApplicationsInstitute of Mathematics and its ApplicationsThe Institute of Mathematics and its Applications is the UK's chartered professional body for mathematicians and one of the UK's learned societies for mathematics ....
from 1970-1 - Prof John Bastin, Professor of Physics at Queen Mary, University of LondonQueen Mary, University of LondonQueen Mary, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
from 1971-84 - Prof Ian Booth, Director of the Institute of Child Health since 1993, the Sir Leonard Parsons Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health at the University of BirminghamUniversity of BirminghamThe University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
since 1996, and the President of the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition from 1995-8 - Keith Bridge CBE, Chief Executive of Humberside County Council from 1978-83, and President of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and AccountancyChartered Institute of Public Finance and AccountancyThe Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy is a professional institute for accountants working in the public services.CIPFA has 14,000 members who work throughout the public services, in national audit agencies, in major accountancy firms, and in other bodies where public money...
(CIPFA) from 1982-3 - Sir Jack CaterJack CaterSir Jack Cater, KBE, JP was the Chief Secretary of Hong Kong from 1978 to 1981. Cater was the third Chief Secretary under the Governorship of Sir Murray MacLehose, later Lord MacLehose of Beoch...
CBE, Chief SecretaryChief Secretary for AdministrationThe Chief Secretary for Administration , commonly known as Chief Secretary and abbreviated as CS, is the second highest position of the Hong Kong Government...
of Hong Kong from 1978-81 - Thomas George CowlingThomas George CowlingThomas George Cowling FRS was an English astronomer.Cowling was born in Hackney, London and studied mathematics at Brasenose College, Oxford from 1924 to 1930. From 1928 to 1930 he worked under Edward Arthur Milne...
, Professor of Applied Mathematics at the University of LeedsUniversity of LeedsThe University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England...
from 1948-70, and President of the Royal Astronomical SocietyRoyal Astronomical SocietyThe Royal Astronomical Society is a learned society that began as the Astronomical Society of London in 1820 to support astronomical research . It became the Royal Astronomical Society in 1831 on receiving its Royal Charter from William IV...
from 1965-7 - Johnny Dankworth, jazz musician, attended Monoux from 1937 to 1944. Records at Monoux refer to his "perverted but genuine interest in swing music". Dankworth officially opened the new Student Centre in April 1990, when he said "Coming back to one's old school and walking around the building makes me feel like an archaeologist dating finds."
- Sir John ElvidgeJohn ElvidgeSir John William Elvidge KCB is the former Permanent Secretary to the Scottish Government. He was appointed in July 2003, replacing Sir Muir Russell. He retired from the post in June 2010.-Early life:...
, Permanent SecretaryPermanent SecretaryThe Permanent secretary, in most departments officially titled the permanent under-secretary of state , is the most senior civil servant of a British Government ministry, charged with running the department on a day-to-day basis...
to the Scottish Executive since 2003 - Prof Sir Alan FershtAlan FershtSir Alan Roy Fersht FRS is a British chemist at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge. He is distinguished for his pioneering work on protein folding.-Biography:...
, Herchel SmithHerchel SmithHerchel Smith was an Anglo-American organic chemist. His discoveries include the key inventions underlying oral and injectable contraceptives. In later life, he was a major benefactor to university science....
Professor of Organic ChemistryOrganic chemistryOrganic chemistry is a subdiscipline within chemistry involving the scientific study of the structure, properties, composition, reactions, and preparation of carbon-based compounds, hydrocarbons, and their derivatives...
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...
, and is famous in his field for pioneering a new chemical approach to protein engineering. - John Garrett, Labour MP for Norwich South from 1974-83 and 1987-97
- John Horner, Labour MP for Oldbury and HalesowenOldbury and Halesowen (UK Parliament constituency)Oldbury and Halesowen was a parliamentary constituency in the West Midlands, which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 until it was abolished for the February 1974 general election....
from 1964-70 - Doug InsoleDoug InsoleDoug Insole CBE is a former English cricketer, who played for Cambridge University, Essex and in nine Test matches for England, five of them on the 1956-57 tour of South Africa, where he was vice-captain to Peter May...
, who played for England's cricket team, attended Monoux from 1937 to 1944. During his time at Monoux, Doug was captain of Monoux cricket and football teams. Records at the college praise his captaining and suggest that he was in a class of his own, being described as "outstandingly brilliant... His batting was attractive, his fielding was faultless and he did not tire easily". Not only was he Vice-Captain of tennis and table tennis, but also Assistant Editor of "Monovian", the school newspaper. - Sir Barry Jackson, surgeon, and President of the Royal Society of MedicineRoyal Society of MedicineThe Royal Society of Medicine is a British charitable organisation whose main purpose is as a provider of medical education, running over 350 meetings and conferences each year.- History and overview :...
from 2002-4, 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...
from 1998-2001, and of the British Academy of Forensic Science from 2005-7 - Air Vice-Marshal Charles Maughan CB CBE, former Station Commander of RAF WaddingtonRAF WaddingtonRAF Waddington is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England.-Formation:Waddington opened as a Royal Flying Corps flying training station in 1916 until 1920, when the station went into care and maintenance....
and RAF HoningtonRAF HoningtonRAF Honington is a Royal Air Force station located south of Thetford near Ixworth in Suffolk, England. Although used as a bomber station during the Second World War, RAF Honington is now the RAF Regiment depot and home to the Joint CBRN Regiment.-RAF use:... - Thomas Milner, artist
- Rear-AdmRear AdmiralRear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. It is generally regarded as the lowest of the "admiral" ranks, which are also sometimes referred to as "flag officers" or "flag ranks"...
Anthony Murphy, commander of HMS EagleHMS Eagle (R05)HMS Eagle was an aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy, in service 1951-1972. With her sister ship , she is one of the two largest British aircraft carriers yet built....
from 1965-7 - Prof Donald Northcote, Professor of Plant Biochemistry 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...
from 1972-89, who first discovered the preprophase bandPreprophase bandThe preprophase band is a microtubule array found in plant cells that are about to undergo cell division and enter the preprophase stage of the plant cell cycle. Besides the phragmosome, it is the first microscopically visible sign that a plant cell is about to enter mitosis...
in 1966 - Michael NymanMichael NymanMichael Laurence Nyman, CBE is an English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist, known for the many film scores he wrote during his lengthy collaboration with the filmmaker Peter Greenaway, and his multi-platinum soundtrack album to Jane Campion's The Piano...
, composer and musicologist. - Dr Christopher PageChristopher PageChristopher Page is an expert on medieval music, instruments and performance practice. He has written seven books regarding medieval music...
, writer on medieval musicMedieval musicMedieval music is Western music written during the Middle Ages. This era begins with the fall of the Roman Empire and ends sometime in the early fifteenth century... - Norman PannellNorman PannellNorman Alfred Pannell, FCIS was a British finance manager and politician who became a Liverpool Conservative Party Member of Parliament...
, Conservative MP for Liverpool KirkdaleLiverpool Kirkdale (UK Parliament constituency)Liverpool Kirkdale was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom covering Kirkdale, Liverpool. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Members of Parliament :...
from 1955-64 - John Percival MBE, dance writer for The IndependentThe IndependentThe Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...
- Dr Chris Pond OBE (1949-), another prolific local author and historian, wrote the history of the school in 1977 and updated it in 2002.
- Sir Fred PontinFred PontinSir Frederick William Pontin was born in Walthamstow, the son of Frederick William Pontin and Elizabeth Marian Tilyard and was knighted in 1976. He died in Blackpool aged 93. He had a successful career in the city's Stock Exchange. He attended Sir George Monoux Grammar School in Walthamstow...
, founder and managing director of Pontins holiday camps, attended Monoux between 1918 and 1922. - Sir John Pritchard CBE, conductor, Chief conductor of the BBC Symphony OrchestraBBC Symphony OrchestraThe BBC Symphony Orchestra is the principal broadcast orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation and one of the leading orchestras in Britain.-History:...
from 1982-9 - Prof Geoffrey Ribbans, Kenan University Professor of Hispanic Studies at Brown UniversityBrown UniversityBrown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
from 1978-99 and President of the Anglo-Catalan Society from 1976-8 - Kenneth Robinson CBE, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong from 1965-72, and President of the Royal African SocietyAfrican AffairsAfrican Affairs is a peer-reviewed academic journal published quarterly by Oxford University Press on behalf of the London-based Royal African Society. The journal covers any Africa-related topic: political, social, economic, environmental and historical...
from 1989-96 - Barry RoseBarry RoseBarry Michael Rose is a choir trainer and organist. He is best known for conducting the choir of St Paul's Cathedral at the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales at St Paul's Cathedral in London on 29 July 1981.-Biography:Born in Chingford, England, Rose grew up...
OBE, conductor and organist of Guildford CathedralGuildford CathedralThe Cathedral Church of the Holy Spirit, Guildford is the Anglican cathedral at Guildford, Surrey, England.-Construction:Guildford was made a diocese in its own right in 1927, and work on its new cathedral, designed by Sir Edward Maufe, began nine years later, with the foundation stone being laid...
from 1960-74 - Air Vice-Marshal Roy ScogginsRoy ScogginsAir Vice-Marshal Roy Scoggins CBE, QHDS, LDSRCS, was a Royal Air Force officer and English cricketer. He was born in West Ham, Essex and educated at Sir George Monoux Grammar School....
CBE, Director of RAFRoyal Air ForceThe Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
Dental Services from 1958-64 - Jamie SheaJamie SheaJamie Patrick Shea is Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium....
, NATO spokesman, much in the news during the Kosovo crisis, attended Monoux from 1965 to 1972. - Frederick SilvesterFrederick SilvesterFrederick John Silvester is a retired British Conservative Party politician.Silvester was educated at Sir George Monoux Grammar School, Walthamstow and Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He became a barrister, called to the bar by Gray's Inn in 1957, and was an advertising executive...
, Conservative MP for Walthamstow WestWalthamstow West (UK Parliament constituency)Walthamstow West was a borough constituency in what is now the London Borough of Waltham Forest, but was until 1965 the Walthamstow Urban District of Essex...
from 1967-70 and Manchester WithingtonManchester Withington (UK Parliament constituency)Manchester, Withington is a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester. It returns one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system...
from 1974-87 - John Smith (filmmaker)John Smith (filmmaker)John Smith is an award winning avant garde filmmaker noted for his use of humour in exploring various themes that often play upon the film spectator's conditioned assumptions of the medium. Noted works include , , and .John Smith studied film at the Royal College of Art...
, is an award winning avant–garde filmmaker noted for his use of humour, attended Monoux from 1963 to 1968. - David Thomson, Master of Sidney Sussex College, CambridgeSidney Sussex College, CambridgeSidney Sussex College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England.The college was founded in 1596 and named after its foundress, Frances Sidney, Countess of Sussex. It was from its inception an avowedly Puritan foundation: some good and godlie moniment for the mainteynance...
from 1957-70 - Prof David Tucker, Professor of Electronic and Electrical Engineering at the University of BirminghamUniversity of BirminghamThe University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
from 1955-73 - Prof Peter Twin OBE, Professor of Experimental Physics 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...
from 1987-2001 - Prof Herman WaldmannHerman WaldmannHerman Waldmann FRS FMedSci is a British immunologist known for his work on therapeutic monoclonal antibodies. As of 2010, he heads the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology at the University of Oxford.-Career and research:...
, Professor of Pathology at the University of OxfordUniversity of OxfordThe 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...
since 1994
Sir George Monoux Senior School
- Jason Burt, soldier, attended Monoux from 1979 to 1981. He signed up for the Parachute Regiment straight after leaving school, aged only 16. He was killed in action in the Falklands WarFalklands WarThe Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
on 12 June 1982, still a boy at the age of 17. Jason is one of the youngest soldiers to have died for his country. - Teddy Sherringham, former star of Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, attended Monoux in the 1970s, leaving in 1982.