The Mount School, York
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The Mount School is a Quaker independent day and boarding school in York
, England
, for girls aged 11–18. It was founded in 1831. Its preparatory school
is called Tregelles, and it accepts only girls from 2012 onwards and has a nursery department. There are two or three forms in Year 7 to 11 and College (Sixth Form). There are about 9 to 21 girls in each form. Each form has a head of form and year.
League Table, the school is ranked 2nd by A-level results in the York area.
Academically the school maintains traditional values and has developed ‘pillars of excellence’ in several subject areas: science, music, sports, art, drama and foreign languages.
In 2006, a 100% pass rate in A Level was recorded across the academic subjects. Over 33% of the year group gained three or more A grades, and four students were credited with 5 grade As, with three girls securing their places at the University of Cambridge
in the following academic year. As for GCSE level, 100% of pupils achieved a good GCSE grade in seven or more subjects. Five students gained one of the top five marks in the country in various subjects.
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
, England
England
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, for girls aged 11–18. It was founded in 1831. Its preparatory 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...
is called Tregelles, and it accepts only girls from 2012 onwards and has a nursery department. There are two or three forms in Year 7 to 11 and College (Sixth Form). There are about 9 to 21 girls in each form. Each form has a head of form and year.
Present day
The current headmistress is Julie Lodrick. The school motto is Fidelis in Parvo, meaning "faithfulness in little things". The school day begins with a meeting for worship every morning, except for Wednesday which is form time.Academics
The Mount School has for many years been acknowledged as one of the top independent girls' schools in the United Kingdom. In The TimesThe Times
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League Table, the school is ranked 2nd by A-level results in the York area.
Academically the school maintains traditional values and has developed ‘pillars of excellence’ in several subject areas: science, music, sports, art, drama and foreign languages.
In 2006, a 100% pass rate in A Level was recorded across the academic subjects. Over 33% of the year group gained three or more A grades, and four students were credited with 5 grade As, with three girls securing their places at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The 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...
in the following academic year. As for GCSE level, 100% of pupils achieved a good GCSE grade in seven or more subjects. Five students gained one of the top five marks in the country in various subjects.
Athletics
The sporting facilities are 16 acres (64,749.8 m²) of pitches, an indoor heated swimming pool, a sports hall, and a gymnasium. Girls may opt for activities such as orienteering and fencing.Notable former pupils
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, actress - Rose NeillRose Neill-Early life:She boarded at a quaker school in York England The Mount School, York and went on to study Dispensing Optics at the City of East London College.-Broadcasting career:...
, BBC Broadcaster - Dame Jocelyn Bell BurnellJocelyn Bell BurnellSusan Jocelyn Bell Burnell, DBE, FRS, FRAS , is a British astrophysicist. As a postgraduate student she discovered the first radio pulsars with her thesis supervisor Antony Hewish. She was president of the Institute of Physics from October 2008 until October 2010, and was interim president...
, astrophysicist - Laura SayersLaura SayersLaura Margaret Sayers is the producer of Greg James, broadcast on BBC Radio 1.-Background:Originally from York, England, where she was educated at The Mount School, York, Sayers later moved to Glasgow where she studied for 4 years achieving an MA hons in Theatre and English Language...
, Radio 1 producer - A. S. ByattA. S. ByattDame Antonia Susan Duffy, DBE is an English novelist, poet and Booker Prize winner...
, author - Margaret Drabble, author
- Kate BellinghamKate BellinghamKate Bellingham is a British engineer and television presenter most widely known for her role presenting popular BBC science show Tomorrow's World from 1990-1994...
BBC technology presenter and engineer - Anna Walker, BBC Tomorrow's WorldTomorrow's WorldTomorrow's World was a long-running BBC television series, showcasing new developments in the world of science and technology. First aired on 7 July 1965 on BBC1, it ran for 38 years until it was cancelled at the beginning of 2003.- Content :...
and SkySky NewsSky News is a 24-hour British and international satellite television news broadcaster with an emphasis on UK and international news stories.The service places emphasis on rolling news, including the latest breaking news. Sky News also hosts localised versions of the channel in Australia and in New...
presenter - Kathy Killick, BBC Look NorthBBC Look North (Yorkshire and North Midlands)BBC Look North is the BBC's regional television news service for West & South Yorkshire, parts of North Yorkshire and the North Midlands. The programmes as produced and broadcast from the BBC Broadcasting Centre at St...
politics presenter - Mary UreMary UreEileen Mary Ure was a Scottish actress of stage and film.-Early life:Born in Glasgow where she studied at the school of drama, Ure was the daughter of civil engineer Colin McGregor Ure and Edith Swinburne. She went to the independent Mount School in York and trained for the stage at the Central...
, actress - Hilary WainwrightHilary WainwrightHilary Wainwright is a British socialist and feminist, best known for being editor of Red Pepper magazine.-Personal life:Hilary Wainwright's father was the Liberal MP Richard Wainwright, and her brother, Martin, is the Northern Editor of The Guardian, to which she occasionally contributes.She...
, feminist and Guardian writer - Elaine Kellett-BowmanElaine Kellett-BowmanDame Mary Elaine Kellett-Bowman, DBE is a British Conservative politician.Born Mary Elaine Kay, she was educated at The Mount School, York, St Anne's College, Oxford and Barnett House, Oxford, and became a barrister, called to the bar by Middle Temple in 1964...
, former Conservative MP - Isobel BarnettIsobel BarnettLady Isobel Barnett was a British radio and television personality, popular during the 1950s and 1960s.Isobel Morag Marshall was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, the daughter of a doctor. She went to the independent Mount School on Dalton Terrace in York and, following in her father's footsteps,...
, radio and television personality - Elfrida VipontElfrida VipontElfrida Vipont was the pen name of Elfrida Vipont Foulds , a British children's author. She was also a schoolteacher and a prominent member of the Society of Friends in England.-Parentage and education:...
, children's author - Jean HendersonJean HendersonJean Henderson was a British barrister and Liberal Party politician.-Date of Birth:According to The Times newspaper obituary of Jean Henderson, she was born on 18 December 1899 but the records of the London School of Economics and Political Science where her papers are kept, note the year of...
, lawyer and Liberal PartyLiberal Party (UK)The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician - Rachel HowardRachel HowardRachel Howard is a British artist.-Early life and career:Rachel Howard grew up in County Durham. She attended a Quaker school from the age of sixteen, and the stories, concerns and questions raised by religion have certainly had a profound effect on her work throughout her career. Howard graduated...
, contemporary artist
Further reading
- Sturge, H. W. & Clark, T. The Mount School. York, 1785 to 1931. (Pub. 1931).
- Smith, M. F. & Waller, E. A. The Mount School. York, 1857 to 1957. (Pub. 1957).
- The Mount OSA. A register of old scholars, 1931-1932. (Pub. 1932).
- The Mount School Annual reports (annual lists of pupils 1919-1940).
- Old York Scholars Association Annual reports, 1887-1901. OSA Annual reports. (Pub. 1890).
- Sheils, S. (2007) Among Friends, The Story of The Mount School, York. London: James & James