Woldingham School
Encyclopedia
Woldingham School is an all-girls
, independent
, Roman Catholic, boarding
and day school
in Woldingham
, Surrey
, England
.
. The Society was founded in France
in 1800 by Madeleine Sophie Barat (canonized in 1925) immediately after the French Revolution
(1789–1799). The first Sacred Heart school had opened in 1801 at Amiens
, France; others were soon established in France and across Europe
. Soon, schools had been opened on five continent
s with the Berrymead location being England's first Convent of the Sacred Heart.
The Convent of the Sacred Heart moved to Roehampton
, London, in 1850. Shortly after the 1939 outbreak of World War II
, the school was evacuated, first to Newquay
and later to Stanford Hall, near Rugby
. Because the Roehampton site was damaged during the air raid
s of 1940, the school decided, at the end of war, to find a new location. Marden Park was purchased by the Society in 1945, and the school moved in one year later. Early in the 1980s, the Society decided to commit the school to lay
management under the trustee
ship of the Society. In 1984, Philomena Dineen was appointed first lay Head of School for the newly renamed Woldingham School; she took up her duties in January 1985.
Marden House (Years 7 and 8): For these 11-13 year olds, the house structure is designed to be home-like and boarders share rooms of four. There are common rooms where day girls and boarders meet to chat and play, and boarders from Years 7 and 8 spend the majority of their time in the common room, rather than their bedrooms.
Main House (Years 9, 10 and 11): This is a more grown-up environment for 13 to 16 year olds, marking their progression to Secondary School. Boarders have study bedrooms and day girls have study rooms, within the boarding areas, so that everyone is integrated into the life of the year group.
The Sixth Form girls are encouraged to communicate more readily with staff. Sixth Formers also wear uniform. The Sixth-Form accommodations, Berwick House and Shanley House, are relatively new and in Shanley House boarders have private bathrooms.
The global Network of Sacred Heart Schools
allows girls unique opportunities for linguistic and cultural exchanges with many European countries.
s. This is mainly a random placement, although girls follow their elder sisters into the same house. Tutor groups stay together throughout their time at the school. The houses are named after four nuns who were influential figures in the development of the Society. They are Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, who founded the Society; Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
; Mother Janet Stuart
; and Mother Mabel Digby
. Each house celebrates its own annual Feast Day with a Mass
and supper. The school Foundation Day - in December each year - is marked with a Mass dedicated to the four Houses, a special luncheon and Christmas
Dinner.
and enter straight into the Sixth Form (Berwick House and Shanley House, named after the nuns who were headmistresses of the school, respectively).However, one must be careful at this school if attempting to change their daughters' schools because for years 7 to 10 there is a term in advanced notice necessary and in year 11 to sixth form, 2 terms in advance are necessary. If these agreements are not followed, your daughters will remain at the school till the following terms.
The Good Schools Guide
called the school "a beautiful, safe environment for your young girl to grow up in away from home", adding that it "doesn't have the edginess of more City-type schools but, to compensate, there is a hugely supportive and cooperative atmosphere".
(OFT). Fifty of England's top independent schools have broken competition law by sharing information about fees. The OFT has issued a "statement of objections" to them. The preliminary findings are:
This situation came about as a result of a dispute between the U.K. Charity Commission for England and Wales
, which regulates the behaviour of U.K. charitable organization
s, and the Office of Fair Trading, responsible for profit-making businesses
. Although U.K. charities are required to share financial and other information among themselves, U.K. businesses are not allowed to do so. The U.K.Competition Act 1998
, which regulates the behaviour of businesses, was altered in 2000 to place independent schools — which are charities — in the same category as businesses as far as exchange of financial information is concerned.
In 2004, U.K. independent schools — who, like the U.K. Parliament
, had not been advised that the law had changed — became aware that the Competition Act 1998 now applied to their regular exchange of information, and the practice ceased. The following year, the OFT began an investigation which lasted nearly two years, at a cost to the U.K. taxpayer that has not been disclosed.
, independent
, Roman Catholic, boarding
and day school
in Woldingham
, Surrey
, England
.
. The Society was founded in France
in 1800 by Madeleine Sophie Barat (canonized in 1925) immediately after the French Revolution
(1789–1799). The first Sacred Heart school had opened in 1801 at Amiens
, France; others were soon established in France and across Europe
. Soon, schools had been opened on five continent
s with the Berrymead location being England's first Convent of the Sacred Heart.
The Convent of the Sacred Heart moved to Roehampton
, London, in 1850. Shortly after the 1939 outbreak of World War II
, the school was evacuated, first to Newquay
and later to Stanford Hall, near Rugby
. Because the Roehampton site was damaged during the air raid
s of 1940, the school decided, at the end of war, to find a new location. Marden Park was purchased by the Society in 1945, and the school moved in one year later. Early in the 1980s, the Society decided to commit the school to lay
management under the trustee
ship of the Society. In 1984, Philomena Dineen was appointed first lay Head of School for the newly renamed Woldingham School; she took up her duties in January 1985.
Marden House (Years 7 and 8): For these 11-13 year olds, the house structure is designed to be home-like and boarders share rooms of four. There are common rooms where day girls and boarders meet to chat and play, and boarders from Years 7 and 8 spend the majority of their time in the common room, rather than their bedrooms.
Main House (Years 9, 10 and 11): This is a more grown-up environment for 13 to 16 year olds, marking their progression to Secondary School. Boarders have study bedrooms and day girls have study rooms, within the boarding areas, so that everyone is integrated into the life of the year group.
The Sixth Form girls are encouraged to communicate more readily with staff. Sixth Formers also wear uniform. The Sixth-Form accommodations, Berwick House and Shanley House, are relatively new and in Shanley House boarders have private bathrooms.
The global Network of Sacred Heart Schools
allows girls unique opportunities for linguistic and cultural exchanges with many European countries.
s. This is mainly a random placement, although girls follow their elder sisters into the same house. Tutor groups stay together throughout their time at the school. The houses are named after four nuns who were influential figures in the development of the Society. They are Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, who founded the Society; Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
; Mother Janet Stuart
; and Mother Mabel Digby
. Each house celebrates its own annual Feast Day with a Mass
and supper. The school Foundation Day - in December each year - is marked with a Mass dedicated to the four Houses, a special luncheon and Christmas
Dinner.
and enter straight into the Sixth Form (Berwick House and Shanley House, named after the nuns who were headmistresses of the school, respectively).However, one must be careful at this school if attempting to change their daughters' schools because for years 7 to 10 there is a term in advanced notice necessary and in year 11 to sixth form, 2 terms in advance are necessary. If these agreements are not followed, your daughters will remain at the school till the following terms.
The Good Schools Guide
called the school "a beautiful, safe environment for your young girl to grow up in away from home", adding that it "doesn't have the edginess of more City-type schools but, to compensate, there is a hugely supportive and cooperative atmosphere".
(OFT). Fifty of England's top independent schools have broken competition law by sharing information about fees. The OFT has issued a "statement of objections" to them. The preliminary findings are:
This situation came about as a result of a dispute between the U.K. Charity Commission for England and Wales
, which regulates the behaviour of U.K. charitable organization
s, and the Office of Fair Trading, responsible for profit-making businesses
. Although U.K. charities are required to share financial and other information among themselves, U.K. businesses are not allowed to do so. The U.K.Competition Act 1998
, which regulates the behaviour of businesses, was altered in 2000 to place independent schools — which are charities — in the same category as businesses as far as exchange of financial information is concerned.
In 2004, U.K. independent schools — who, like the U.K. Parliament
, had not been advised that the law had changed — became aware that the Competition Act 1998 now applied to their regular exchange of information, and the practice ceased. The following year, the OFT began an investigation which lasted nearly two years, at a cost to the U.K. taxpayer that has not been disclosed.
, independent
, Roman Catholic, boarding
and day school
in Woldingham
, Surrey
, England
.
. The Society was founded in France
in 1800 by Madeleine Sophie Barat (canonized in 1925) immediately after the French Revolution
(1789–1799). The first Sacred Heart school had opened in 1801 at Amiens
, France; others were soon established in France and across Europe
. Soon, schools had been opened on five continent
s with the Berrymead location being England's first Convent of the Sacred Heart.
The Convent of the Sacred Heart moved to Roehampton
, London, in 1850. Shortly after the 1939 outbreak of World War II
, the school was evacuated, first to Newquay
and later to Stanford Hall, near Rugby
. Because the Roehampton site was damaged during the air raid
s of 1940, the school decided, at the end of war, to find a new location. Marden Park was purchased by the Society in 1945, and the school moved in one year later. Early in the 1980s, the Society decided to commit the school to lay
management under the trustee
ship of the Society. In 1984, Philomena Dineen was appointed first lay Head of School for the newly renamed Woldingham School; she took up her duties in January 1985.
Marden House (Years 7 and 8): For these 11-13 year olds, the house structure is designed to be home-like and boarders share rooms of four. There are common rooms where day girls and boarders meet to chat and play, and boarders from Years 7 and 8 spend the majority of their time in the common room, rather than their bedrooms.
Main House (Years 9, 10 and 11): This is a more grown-up environment for 13 to 16 year olds, marking their progression to Secondary School. Boarders have study bedrooms and day girls have study rooms, within the boarding areas, so that everyone is integrated into the life of the year group.
The Sixth Form girls are encouraged to communicate more readily with staff. Sixth Formers also wear uniform. The Sixth-Form accommodations, Berwick House and Shanley House, are relatively new and in Shanley House boarders have private bathrooms.
The global Network of Sacred Heart Schools
allows girls unique opportunities for linguistic and cultural exchanges with many European countries.
s. This is mainly a random placement, although girls follow their elder sisters into the same house. Tutor groups stay together throughout their time at the school. The houses are named after four nuns who were influential figures in the development of the Society. They are Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, who founded the Society; Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
; Mother Janet Stuart
; and Mother Mabel Digby
. Each house celebrates its own annual Feast Day with a Mass
and supper. The school Foundation Day - in December each year - is marked with a Mass dedicated to the four Houses, a special luncheon and Christmas
Dinner.
and enter straight into the Sixth Form (Berwick House and Shanley House, named after the nuns who were headmistresses of the school, respectively).However, one must be careful at this school if attempting to change their daughters' schools because for years 7 to 10 there is a term in advanced notice necessary and in year 11 to sixth form, 2 terms in advance are necessary. If these agreements are not followed, your daughters will remain at the school till the following terms.
The Good Schools Guide
called the school "a beautiful, safe environment for your young girl to grow up in away from home", adding that it "doesn't have the edginess of more City-type schools but, to compensate, there is a hugely supportive and cooperative atmosphere".
(OFT). Fifty of England's top independent schools have broken competition law by sharing information about fees. The OFT has issued a "statement of objections" to them. The preliminary findings are:
This situation came about as a result of a dispute between the U.K. Charity Commission for England and Wales
, which regulates the behaviour of U.K. charitable organization
s, and the Office of Fair Trading, responsible for profit-making businesses
. Although U.K. charities are required to share financial and other information among themselves, U.K. businesses are not allowed to do so. The U.K.Competition Act 1998
, which regulates the behaviour of businesses, was altered in 2000 to place independent schools — which are charities — in the same category as businesses as far as exchange of financial information is concerned.
In 2004, U.K. independent schools — who, like the U.K. Parliament
, had not been advised that the law had changed — became aware that the Competition Act 1998 now applied to their regular exchange of information, and the practice ceased. The following year, the OFT began an investigation which lasted nearly two years, at a cost to the U.K. taxpayer that has not been disclosed.
All of those listed attended the school for at least one term and the names used are those by which they are best known:
Single-sex education
Single-sex education, also known as single-gender education, is the practice of conducting education where male and female students attend separate classes or in separate buildings or schools. The practice was predominant before the mid-twentieth century, particularly in secondary education and...
, independent
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...
, Roman Catholic, boarding
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
and day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
in Woldingham
Woldingham
Woldingham is a village and civil parish in Surrey located above sea level just within the M25, southeast of London. Situated high on the North Downs between Oxted and Warlingham, it is a village of 2,326 inhabitants...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
History
The school was founded as the Convent of the Sacred Heart in 1842 in Berrymead, London by the Society of the Sacred HeartSociety of the Sacred Heart
The Society of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic religious congregation established in France by St. Madeleine Sophie Barat in 1800. It has presence in 45 countries. Membership to the Society is restricted to women only. Its members do many works, but focus on education, particularly girls'...
. The Society was founded in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1800 by Madeleine Sophie Barat (canonized in 1925) immediately after the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
(1789–1799). The first Sacred Heart school had opened in 1801 at Amiens
Amiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
, France; others were soon established in France and across Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Soon, schools had been opened on five continent
Continent
A continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, with seven regions commonly regarded as continents—they are : Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.Plate tectonics is...
s with the Berrymead location being England's first Convent of the Sacred Heart.
The Convent of the Sacred Heart moved to Roehampton
Roehampton
Roehampton is a district in south-west London, forming the western end of the London Borough of Wandsworth. It lies between the town of Barnes to the north, Putney to the east and Wimbledon Common to the south. The Richmond Park golf courses are west of the neighbourhood, and just south of these is...
, London, in 1850. Shortly after the 1939 outbreak of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the school was evacuated, first to Newquay
Newquay
Newquay is a town, civil parish, seaside resort and fishing port in Cornwall, England. It is situated on the North Atlantic coast of Cornwall approximately west of Bodmin and north of Truro....
and later to Stanford Hall, near Rugby
Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, located on the River Avon. The town has a population of 61,988 making it the second largest town in the county...
. Because the Roehampton site was damaged during the air raid
Strategic bombing
Strategic bombing is a military strategy used in a total war with the goal of defeating an enemy nation-state by destroying its economic ability and public will to wage war rather than destroying its land or naval forces...
s of 1940, the school decided, at the end of war, to find a new location. Marden Park was purchased by the Society in 1945, and the school moved in one year later. Early in the 1980s, the Society decided to commit the school to lay
Laity
In religious organizations, the laity comprises all people who are not in the clergy. A person who is a member of a religious order who is not ordained legitimate clergy is considered as a member of the laity, even though they are members of a religious order .In the past in Christian cultures, the...
management under the trustee
Trustee
Trustee is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another...
ship of the Society. In 1984, Philomena Dineen was appointed first lay Head of School for the newly renamed Woldingham School; she took up her duties in January 1985.
Boarding Life
Girls in different year-groups live in different boarding houses:Marden House (Years 7 and 8): For these 11-13 year olds, the house structure is designed to be home-like and boarders share rooms of four. There are common rooms where day girls and boarders meet to chat and play, and boarders from Years 7 and 8 spend the majority of their time in the common room, rather than their bedrooms.
Main House (Years 9, 10 and 11): This is a more grown-up environment for 13 to 16 year olds, marking their progression to Secondary School. Boarders have study bedrooms and day girls have study rooms, within the boarding areas, so that everyone is integrated into the life of the year group.
The Sixth Form girls are encouraged to communicate more readily with staff. Sixth Formers also wear uniform. The Sixth-Form accommodations, Berwick House and Shanley House, are relatively new and in Shanley House boarders have private bathrooms.
The global Network of Sacred Heart Schools
Schools of the sacred heart
The Schools of The Sacred Heart Network is a network of private, Catholic schools throughout the world. The program revolves around five goals:*Educate to a personal and active faith in God*Educate to a deep respect for intellectual values...
allows girls unique opportunities for linguistic and cultural exchanges with many European countries.
The Houses
On entering the school girls are placed into house tutor groupTutor group
A tutor group is a term used in UK schools, broadly equivalent to the United States term "homeroom". The term is most frequently used in Secondary schools where students may be taught in a number of different groupings throughout the day...
s. This is mainly a random placement, although girls follow their elder sisters into the same house. Tutor groups stay together throughout their time at the school. The houses are named after four nuns who were influential figures in the development of the Society. They are Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, who founded the Society; Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
Rose Philippine Duchesne
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, R.S.C.J., was a Catholic Religious Sister and French-American saint. She spent the last half of her life teaching and serving the people of the Midwestern United States....
; Mother Janet Stuart
Janet Erskine Stuart
Janet Erskine Stuart, also known as Mother Janet Stuart, was a Roman Catholic nun and educationalist....
; and Mother Mabel Digby
Mabel Digby
Mabel Digby, Lady of Dromana and Decies was an Anglo-Irish noblewoman being the eldest daughter of Sir Robert Digby and Lettice FitzGerald, 1st Baroness Offaly. She was the wife of Sir Gerald FitzGerald, Lord of Dromana and Decies. In 1642, during an Irish rebellion, she was openly sympathetic to...
. Each house celebrates its own annual Feast Day with a Mass
Mass (liturgy)
"Mass" is one of the names by which the sacrament of the Eucharist is called in the Roman Catholic Church: others are "Eucharist", the "Lord's Supper", the "Breaking of Bread", the "Eucharistic assembly ", the "memorial of the Lord's Passion and Resurrection", the "Holy Sacrifice", the "Holy and...
and supper. The school Foundation Day - in December each year - is marked with a Mass dedicated to the four Houses, a special luncheon and Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
Dinner.
Entry and Education
Woldingham is open to girls between age 11 to 18, who can join the school at ages 11, 12, 13 or 16 making it possible to join the school in at any stage in the junior school (Marden House) or upon entering senior school (Main House). Girls can also join after completing the General Certificate of Secondary EducationGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education
The General Certificate of Secondary Education is an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject, generally taken in a number of subjects by students aged 14–16 in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is equivalent to a Level 2 and Level 1 in Key Skills...
and enter straight into the Sixth Form (Berwick House and Shanley House, named after the nuns who were headmistresses of the school, respectively).However, one must be careful at this school if attempting to change their daughters' schools because for years 7 to 10 there is a term in advanced notice necessary and in year 11 to sixth form, 2 terms in advance are necessary. If these agreements are not followed, your daughters will remain at the school till the following terms.
The Good Schools Guide
The Good Schools Guide
The Good Schools Guide is a guide to British schools .- Overview :The guide is compiled by a team of editors, which according to the official website "comprises some 50 editors, writers, researchers and contributors; mostly parents but some former headteachers." The website states that it is...
called the school "a beautiful, safe environment for your young girl to grow up in away from home", adding that it "doesn't have the edginess of more City-type schools but, to compensate, there is a hugely supportive and cooperative atmosphere".
Office of Fair Trading investigation
In May 2006, fifty independent schools agreed to pay nominal penalties, as a result of a 2005-2006 investigation by the Office of Fair TradingOffice of Fair Trading
The Office of Fair Trading is a not-for-profit and non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforces both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the UK's economic regulator...
(OFT). Fifty of England's top independent schools have broken competition law by sharing information about fees. The OFT has issued a "statement of objections" to them. The preliminary findings are:
- Woldingham amongst other schools exchanged information about their intended fee increases and fee levels for boarding and day pupils via what was known as the "Sevenoaks Survey".
- Sevenoaks School then circulated fee tables to the schools concerned, updating them between four and six times each year as budgets changed. This exchange of information is anti-competitive and resulted in parents' being charged higher fees than would otherwise have been the case.
This situation came about as a result of a dispute between the U.K. Charity Commission for England and Wales
Charity Commission
The Charity Commission for England and Wales is the non-ministerial government department that regulates registered charities in England and Wales....
, which regulates the behaviour of U.K. charitable organization
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
s, and the Office of Fair Trading, responsible for profit-making businesses
For-profit corporation
A for-profit corporation is a corporation that is intended to operate a business which will return a profit to the owners. A for-profit corporation, depending on the jurisdiction to which it is incorporated, may be operated either as a stock corporation or as a non-stock corporation.A non-profit...
. Although U.K. charities are required to share financial and other information among themselves, U.K. businesses are not allowed to do so. The U.K.Competition Act 1998
Competition Act 1998
The Competition Act 1998 is the current major source of competition policy in the UK along with Enterprise Act 2002. The act provides an updated framework for identifying and dealing with restrictive business practices and abuse of a dominant market position....
, which regulates the behaviour of businesses, was altered in 2000 to place independent schools — which are charities — in the same category as businesses as far as exchange of financial information is concerned.
In 2004, U.K. independent schools — who, like the U.K. Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
, had not been advised that the law had changed — became aware that the Competition Act 1998 now applied to their regular exchange of information, and the practice ceased. The following year, the OFT began an investigation which lasted nearly two years, at a cost to the U.K. taxpayer that has not been disclosed.
Location
The school is located in 700 acres (2.8 km²) in Surrey; it is thirty-five minutes from central London and twenty minutes from Gatwick Airport.Convent of the Sacred Heart, Roehampton
Woldingham School is an all-girlsSingle-sex education
Single-sex education, also known as single-gender education, is the practice of conducting education where male and female students attend separate classes or in separate buildings or schools. The practice was predominant before the mid-twentieth century, particularly in secondary education and...
, independent
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...
, Roman Catholic, boarding
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
and day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
in Woldingham
Woldingham
Woldingham is a village and civil parish in Surrey located above sea level just within the M25, southeast of London. Situated high on the North Downs between Oxted and Warlingham, it is a village of 2,326 inhabitants...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
History
The school was founded as the Convent of the Sacred Heart in 1842 in Berrymead, London by the Society of the Sacred HeartSociety of the Sacred Heart
The Society of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic religious congregation established in France by St. Madeleine Sophie Barat in 1800. It has presence in 45 countries. Membership to the Society is restricted to women only. Its members do many works, but focus on education, particularly girls'...
. The Society was founded in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1800 by Madeleine Sophie Barat (canonized in 1925) immediately after the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
(1789–1799). The first Sacred Heart school had opened in 1801 at Amiens
Amiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
, France; others were soon established in France and across Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Soon, schools had been opened on five continent
Continent
A continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, with seven regions commonly regarded as continents—they are : Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.Plate tectonics is...
s with the Berrymead location being England's first Convent of the Sacred Heart.
The Convent of the Sacred Heart moved to Roehampton
Roehampton
Roehampton is a district in south-west London, forming the western end of the London Borough of Wandsworth. It lies between the town of Barnes to the north, Putney to the east and Wimbledon Common to the south. The Richmond Park golf courses are west of the neighbourhood, and just south of these is...
, London, in 1850. Shortly after the 1939 outbreak of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the school was evacuated, first to Newquay
Newquay
Newquay is a town, civil parish, seaside resort and fishing port in Cornwall, England. It is situated on the North Atlantic coast of Cornwall approximately west of Bodmin and north of Truro....
and later to Stanford Hall, near Rugby
Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, located on the River Avon. The town has a population of 61,988 making it the second largest town in the county...
. Because the Roehampton site was damaged during the air raid
Strategic bombing
Strategic bombing is a military strategy used in a total war with the goal of defeating an enemy nation-state by destroying its economic ability and public will to wage war rather than destroying its land or naval forces...
s of 1940, the school decided, at the end of war, to find a new location. Marden Park was purchased by the Society in 1945, and the school moved in one year later. Early in the 1980s, the Society decided to commit the school to lay
Laity
In religious organizations, the laity comprises all people who are not in the clergy. A person who is a member of a religious order who is not ordained legitimate clergy is considered as a member of the laity, even though they are members of a religious order .In the past in Christian cultures, the...
management under the trustee
Trustee
Trustee is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another...
ship of the Society. In 1984, Philomena Dineen was appointed first lay Head of School for the newly renamed Woldingham School; she took up her duties in January 1985.
Boarding Life
Girls in different year-groups live in different boarding houses:Marden House (Years 7 and 8): For these 11-13 year olds, the house structure is designed to be home-like and boarders share rooms of four. There are common rooms where day girls and boarders meet to chat and play, and boarders from Years 7 and 8 spend the majority of their time in the common room, rather than their bedrooms.
Main House (Years 9, 10 and 11): This is a more grown-up environment for 13 to 16 year olds, marking their progression to Secondary School. Boarders have study bedrooms and day girls have study rooms, within the boarding areas, so that everyone is integrated into the life of the year group.
The Sixth Form girls are encouraged to communicate more readily with staff. Sixth Formers also wear uniform. The Sixth-Form accommodations, Berwick House and Shanley House, are relatively new and in Shanley House boarders have private bathrooms.
The global Network of Sacred Heart Schools
Schools of the sacred heart
The Schools of The Sacred Heart Network is a network of private, Catholic schools throughout the world. The program revolves around five goals:*Educate to a personal and active faith in God*Educate to a deep respect for intellectual values...
allows girls unique opportunities for linguistic and cultural exchanges with many European countries.
The Houses
On entering the school girls are placed into house tutor groupTutor group
A tutor group is a term used in UK schools, broadly equivalent to the United States term "homeroom". The term is most frequently used in Secondary schools where students may be taught in a number of different groupings throughout the day...
s. This is mainly a random placement, although girls follow their elder sisters into the same house. Tutor groups stay together throughout their time at the school. The houses are named after four nuns who were influential figures in the development of the Society. They are Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, who founded the Society; Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
Rose Philippine Duchesne
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, R.S.C.J., was a Catholic Religious Sister and French-American saint. She spent the last half of her life teaching and serving the people of the Midwestern United States....
; Mother Janet Stuart
Janet Erskine Stuart
Janet Erskine Stuart, also known as Mother Janet Stuart, was a Roman Catholic nun and educationalist....
; and Mother Mabel Digby
Mabel Digby
Mabel Digby, Lady of Dromana and Decies was an Anglo-Irish noblewoman being the eldest daughter of Sir Robert Digby and Lettice FitzGerald, 1st Baroness Offaly. She was the wife of Sir Gerald FitzGerald, Lord of Dromana and Decies. In 1642, during an Irish rebellion, she was openly sympathetic to...
. Each house celebrates its own annual Feast Day with a Mass
Mass (liturgy)
"Mass" is one of the names by which the sacrament of the Eucharist is called in the Roman Catholic Church: others are "Eucharist", the "Lord's Supper", the "Breaking of Bread", the "Eucharistic assembly ", the "memorial of the Lord's Passion and Resurrection", the "Holy Sacrifice", the "Holy and...
and supper. The school Foundation Day - in December each year - is marked with a Mass dedicated to the four Houses, a special luncheon and Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
Dinner.
Entry and Education
Woldingham is open to girls between age 11 to 18, who can join the school at ages 11, 12, 13 or 16 making it possible to join the school in at any stage in the junior school (Marden House) or upon entering senior school (Main House). Girls can also join after completing the General Certificate of Secondary EducationGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education
The General Certificate of Secondary Education is an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject, generally taken in a number of subjects by students aged 14–16 in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is equivalent to a Level 2 and Level 1 in Key Skills...
and enter straight into the Sixth Form (Berwick House and Shanley House, named after the nuns who were headmistresses of the school, respectively).However, one must be careful at this school if attempting to change their daughters' schools because for years 7 to 10 there is a term in advanced notice necessary and in year 11 to sixth form, 2 terms in advance are necessary. If these agreements are not followed, your daughters will remain at the school till the following terms.
The Good Schools Guide
The Good Schools Guide
The Good Schools Guide is a guide to British schools .- Overview :The guide is compiled by a team of editors, which according to the official website "comprises some 50 editors, writers, researchers and contributors; mostly parents but some former headteachers." The website states that it is...
called the school "a beautiful, safe environment for your young girl to grow up in away from home", adding that it "doesn't have the edginess of more City-type schools but, to compensate, there is a hugely supportive and cooperative atmosphere".
Office of Fair Trading investigation
In May 2006, fifty independent schools agreed to pay nominal penalties, as a result of a 2005-2006 investigation by the Office of Fair TradingOffice of Fair Trading
The Office of Fair Trading is a not-for-profit and non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforces both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the UK's economic regulator...
(OFT). Fifty of England's top independent schools have broken competition law by sharing information about fees. The OFT has issued a "statement of objections" to them. The preliminary findings are:
- Woldingham amongst other schools exchanged information about their intended fee increases and fee levels for boarding and day pupils via what was known as the "Sevenoaks Survey".
- Sevenoaks School then circulated fee tables to the schools concerned, updating them between four and six times each year as budgets changed. This exchange of information is anti-competitive and resulted in parents' being charged higher fees than would otherwise have been the case.
This situation came about as a result of a dispute between the U.K. Charity Commission for England and Wales
Charity Commission
The Charity Commission for England and Wales is the non-ministerial government department that regulates registered charities in England and Wales....
, which regulates the behaviour of U.K. charitable organization
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
s, and the Office of Fair Trading, responsible for profit-making businesses
For-profit corporation
A for-profit corporation is a corporation that is intended to operate a business which will return a profit to the owners. A for-profit corporation, depending on the jurisdiction to which it is incorporated, may be operated either as a stock corporation or as a non-stock corporation.A non-profit...
. Although U.K. charities are required to share financial and other information among themselves, U.K. businesses are not allowed to do so. The U.K.Competition Act 1998
Competition Act 1998
The Competition Act 1998 is the current major source of competition policy in the UK along with Enterprise Act 2002. The act provides an updated framework for identifying and dealing with restrictive business practices and abuse of a dominant market position....
, which regulates the behaviour of businesses, was altered in 2000 to place independent schools — which are charities — in the same category as businesses as far as exchange of financial information is concerned.
In 2004, U.K. independent schools — who, like the U.K. Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
, had not been advised that the law had changed — became aware that the Competition Act 1998 now applied to their regular exchange of information, and the practice ceased. The following year, the OFT began an investigation which lasted nearly two years, at a cost to the U.K. taxpayer that has not been disclosed.
Location
The school is located in 700 acres (2.8 km²) in Surrey; it is thirty-five minutes from central London and twenty minutes from Gatwick Airport.Convent of the Sacred Heart, Roehampton
Woldingham School is an all-girlsSingle-sex education
Single-sex education, also known as single-gender education, is the practice of conducting education where male and female students attend separate classes or in separate buildings or schools. The practice was predominant before the mid-twentieth century, particularly in secondary education and...
, independent
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...
, Roman Catholic, boarding
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
and day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
in Woldingham
Woldingham
Woldingham is a village and civil parish in Surrey located above sea level just within the M25, southeast of London. Situated high on the North Downs between Oxted and Warlingham, it is a village of 2,326 inhabitants...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
History
The school was founded as the Convent of the Sacred Heart in 1842 in Berrymead, London by the Society of the Sacred HeartSociety of the Sacred Heart
The Society of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic religious congregation established in France by St. Madeleine Sophie Barat in 1800. It has presence in 45 countries. Membership to the Society is restricted to women only. Its members do many works, but focus on education, particularly girls'...
. The Society was founded in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1800 by Madeleine Sophie Barat (canonized in 1925) immediately after the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
(1789–1799). The first Sacred Heart school had opened in 1801 at Amiens
Amiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
, France; others were soon established in France and across Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Soon, schools had been opened on five continent
Continent
A continent is one of several very large landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by convention rather than any strict criteria, with seven regions commonly regarded as continents—they are : Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.Plate tectonics is...
s with the Berrymead location being England's first Convent of the Sacred Heart.
The Convent of the Sacred Heart moved to Roehampton
Roehampton
Roehampton is a district in south-west London, forming the western end of the London Borough of Wandsworth. It lies between the town of Barnes to the north, Putney to the east and Wimbledon Common to the south. The Richmond Park golf courses are west of the neighbourhood, and just south of these is...
, London, in 1850. Shortly after the 1939 outbreak of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the school was evacuated, first to Newquay
Newquay
Newquay is a town, civil parish, seaside resort and fishing port in Cornwall, England. It is situated on the North Atlantic coast of Cornwall approximately west of Bodmin and north of Truro....
and later to Stanford Hall, near Rugby
Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, located on the River Avon. The town has a population of 61,988 making it the second largest town in the county...
. Because the Roehampton site was damaged during the air raid
Strategic bombing
Strategic bombing is a military strategy used in a total war with the goal of defeating an enemy nation-state by destroying its economic ability and public will to wage war rather than destroying its land or naval forces...
s of 1940, the school decided, at the end of war, to find a new location. Marden Park was purchased by the Society in 1945, and the school moved in one year later. Early in the 1980s, the Society decided to commit the school to lay
Laity
In religious organizations, the laity comprises all people who are not in the clergy. A person who is a member of a religious order who is not ordained legitimate clergy is considered as a member of the laity, even though they are members of a religious order .In the past in Christian cultures, the...
management under the trustee
Trustee
Trustee is a legal term which, in its broadest sense, can refer to any person who holds property, authority, or a position of trust or responsibility for the benefit of another...
ship of the Society. In 1984, Philomena Dineen was appointed first lay Head of School for the newly renamed Woldingham School; she took up her duties in January 1985.
Boarding Life
Girls in different year-groups live in different boarding houses:Marden House (Years 7 and 8): For these 11-13 year olds, the house structure is designed to be home-like and boarders share rooms of four. There are common rooms where day girls and boarders meet to chat and play, and boarders from Years 7 and 8 spend the majority of their time in the common room, rather than their bedrooms.
Main House (Years 9, 10 and 11): This is a more grown-up environment for 13 to 16 year olds, marking their progression to Secondary School. Boarders have study bedrooms and day girls have study rooms, within the boarding areas, so that everyone is integrated into the life of the year group.
The Sixth Form girls are encouraged to communicate more readily with staff. Sixth Formers also wear uniform. The Sixth-Form accommodations, Berwick House and Shanley House, are relatively new and in Shanley House boarders have private bathrooms.
The global Network of Sacred Heart Schools
Schools of the sacred heart
The Schools of The Sacred Heart Network is a network of private, Catholic schools throughout the world. The program revolves around five goals:*Educate to a personal and active faith in God*Educate to a deep respect for intellectual values...
allows girls unique opportunities for linguistic and cultural exchanges with many European countries.
The Houses
On entering the school girls are placed into house tutor groupTutor group
A tutor group is a term used in UK schools, broadly equivalent to the United States term "homeroom". The term is most frequently used in Secondary schools where students may be taught in a number of different groupings throughout the day...
s. This is mainly a random placement, although girls follow their elder sisters into the same house. Tutor groups stay together throughout their time at the school. The houses are named after four nuns who were influential figures in the development of the Society. They are Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat, who founded the Society; Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
Rose Philippine Duchesne
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, R.S.C.J., was a Catholic Religious Sister and French-American saint. She spent the last half of her life teaching and serving the people of the Midwestern United States....
; Mother Janet Stuart
Janet Erskine Stuart
Janet Erskine Stuart, also known as Mother Janet Stuart, was a Roman Catholic nun and educationalist....
; and Mother Mabel Digby
Mabel Digby
Mabel Digby, Lady of Dromana and Decies was an Anglo-Irish noblewoman being the eldest daughter of Sir Robert Digby and Lettice FitzGerald, 1st Baroness Offaly. She was the wife of Sir Gerald FitzGerald, Lord of Dromana and Decies. In 1642, during an Irish rebellion, she was openly sympathetic to...
. Each house celebrates its own annual Feast Day with a Mass
Mass (liturgy)
"Mass" is one of the names by which the sacrament of the Eucharist is called in the Roman Catholic Church: others are "Eucharist", the "Lord's Supper", the "Breaking of Bread", the "Eucharistic assembly ", the "memorial of the Lord's Passion and Resurrection", the "Holy Sacrifice", the "Holy and...
and supper. The school Foundation Day - in December each year - is marked with a Mass dedicated to the four Houses, a special luncheon and Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
Dinner.
Entry and Education
Woldingham is open to girls between age 11 to 18, who can join the school at ages 11, 12, 13 or 16 making it possible to join the school in at any stage in the junior school (Marden House) or upon entering senior school (Main House). Girls can also join after completing the General Certificate of Secondary EducationGeneral Certificate of Secondary Education
The General Certificate of Secondary Education is an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject, generally taken in a number of subjects by students aged 14–16 in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is equivalent to a Level 2 and Level 1 in Key Skills...
and enter straight into the Sixth Form (Berwick House and Shanley House, named after the nuns who were headmistresses of the school, respectively).However, one must be careful at this school if attempting to change their daughters' schools because for years 7 to 10 there is a term in advanced notice necessary and in year 11 to sixth form, 2 terms in advance are necessary. If these agreements are not followed, your daughters will remain at the school till the following terms.
The Good Schools Guide
The Good Schools Guide
The Good Schools Guide is a guide to British schools .- Overview :The guide is compiled by a team of editors, which according to the official website "comprises some 50 editors, writers, researchers and contributors; mostly parents but some former headteachers." The website states that it is...
called the school "a beautiful, safe environment for your young girl to grow up in away from home", adding that it "doesn't have the edginess of more City-type schools but, to compensate, there is a hugely supportive and cooperative atmosphere".
Office of Fair Trading investigation
In May 2006, fifty independent schools agreed to pay nominal penalties, as a result of a 2005-2006 investigation by the Office of Fair TradingOffice of Fair Trading
The Office of Fair Trading is a not-for-profit and non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, which enforces both consumer protection and competition law, acting as the UK's economic regulator...
(OFT). Fifty of England's top independent schools have broken competition law by sharing information about fees. The OFT has issued a "statement of objections" to them. The preliminary findings are:
- Woldingham amongst other schools exchanged information about their intended fee increases and fee levels for boarding and day pupils via what was known as the "Sevenoaks Survey".
- Sevenoaks School then circulated fee tables to the schools concerned, updating them between four and six times each year as budgets changed. This exchange of information is anti-competitive and resulted in parents' being charged higher fees than would otherwise have been the case.
This situation came about as a result of a dispute between the U.K. Charity Commission for England and Wales
Charity Commission
The Charity Commission for England and Wales is the non-ministerial government department that regulates registered charities in England and Wales....
, which regulates the behaviour of U.K. charitable organization
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
s, and the Office of Fair Trading, responsible for profit-making businesses
For-profit corporation
A for-profit corporation is a corporation that is intended to operate a business which will return a profit to the owners. A for-profit corporation, depending on the jurisdiction to which it is incorporated, may be operated either as a stock corporation or as a non-stock corporation.A non-profit...
. Although U.K. charities are required to share financial and other information among themselves, U.K. businesses are not allowed to do so. The U.K.Competition Act 1998
Competition Act 1998
The Competition Act 1998 is the current major source of competition policy in the UK along with Enterprise Act 2002. The act provides an updated framework for identifying and dealing with restrictive business practices and abuse of a dominant market position....
, which regulates the behaviour of businesses, was altered in 2000 to place independent schools — which are charities — in the same category as businesses as far as exchange of financial information is concerned.
In 2004, U.K. independent schools — who, like the U.K. Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
, had not been advised that the law had changed — became aware that the Competition Act 1998 now applied to their regular exchange of information, and the practice ceased. The following year, the OFT began an investigation which lasted nearly two years, at a cost to the U.K. taxpayer that has not been disclosed.
Location
The school is located in 700 acres (2.8 km²) in Surrey; it is thirty-five minutes from central London and twenty minutes from Gatwick Airport.Convent of the Sacred Heart, Roehampton
All of those listed attended the school for at least one term and the names used are those by which they are best known:
- Evelyn AnthonyEvelyn AnthonyEvelyn Anthony is the pen name of Evelyn Ward Thomas, a British female writer.-Life and work:In her youth during the Second World War she was educated largely at home, rather than at school...
, writerWriterA writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images.... - Candy AthertonCandy AthertonCandice Kathleen Atherton , known as Candy Atherton, is a British journalist and was a politician. After serving as a councillor in Islington, where she was Mayor, she was Member of Parliament for Falmouth and Camborne from 1997 to 2005...
, politician - Sonia BrownellSonia BrownellSonia Mary Brownell was the second and last wife of writer George Orwell, whose real name was Eric Arthur Blair. She was also known as Sonia Blair or Sonia Orwell.-Background:...
, wife of writer George OrwellGeorge OrwellEric Arthur Blair , better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author and journalist...
and editorEditor in chiefAn editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task... - Clarissa Dickson Wright (expelledExpulsion (academia)Expulsion or exclusion refers to the permanent removal of a student from a school system or university for violating that institution's rules. Laws and procedures regarding expulsion vary between countries and states.-State sector:...
) , celebrity chefCelebrity chefA celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become famous and well known. Today celebrity chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations via mass media, especially television. Historically, celebrity chefs have included Antoine Carême and Martino da Como.-External...
and television personality - Dame Mary DouglasMary DouglasDame Mary Douglas, DBE, FBA was a British anthropologist, known for her writings on human culture and symbolism....
, social anthropologistSocial anthropologySocial Anthropology is one of the four or five branches of anthropology that studies how contemporary human beings behave in social groups. Practitioners of social anthropology investigate, often through long-term, intensive field studies , the social organization of a particular person: customs,... - Lady Marcia Fitzalan, actress
- Dilly Keane (expelled), actress, singer and comedienneComedianA comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy...
- Vivien LeighVivien LeighVivien Leigh, Lady Olivier was an English actress. She won the Best Actress Academy Award for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire , a role she also played on stage in London's West End, as well as for her portrayal of the southern belle Scarlett O'Hara, alongside Clark...
(1920), actress - Lady Vanessa Musgrave (1952), mother of actress Jennifer SaundersJennifer SaundersJennifer Jane Saunders is an English comedienne, screenwriter, singer and actress. She has won two BAFTAs, an International Emmy Award, a British Comedy Award, a Rose d'Or Light Entertainment Festival Award, two Writers' Guild of Great Britain Awards, and a Peoples Choice Award.She first came into...
- Maureen O'SullivanMaureen O'SullivanMaureen Paula O’Sullivan was an Irish actress.-Early life:O'Sullivan was born in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland, the daughter of Roman Catholic parents Mary Lovatt and Charles Joseph O'Sullivan, an officer in The Connaught Rangers who served in The Great War...
, actress - Princess Benedikta of Hohenzollern
- Princess Editha of Bavaria (1936)
- Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg (LuxembourgLuxembourgLuxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
) - Princess Gabriele of Bavaria (1937)
- Princess Hilda of Bavaria (1937)
- Princess Irmingard of BavariaPrincess Irmingard of BavariaPrincess Irmingard of Bavaria was the daughter of Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria and his second wife, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg. She was a half-sister of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria.-Early life:...
(1936) - Princess Maria Adelgunde of Hohenzollern
- Princess Marie-Adélaïde of LuxembourgPrincess Marie Adelaide of LuxembourgPrincess Marie-Adélaïde of Luxembourg was a Luxembourgian princess, the third child and the second daughter of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Felix of Bourbon-Parma ....
- Princess Theodora of Greece and DenmarkPrincess Theodora of Greece and DenmarkPrincess Theodora of Greece and Denmark is the younger daughter and fourth child of former King Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark. She was born 10 years after her father was deposed and 9 years after the monarchy was officially abolished in Greece.-Family:Her paternal grandparents...
- Monique Sylvaine Viner, BritishBritish peopleThe British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
judgeJudgeA judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open... - Caroline WaldegraveCaroline WaldegraveCaroline Waldegrave, Baroness Waldegrave of North Hill, OBE is managing director of Leiths School of Food and Wine.Waledgrave was principal of Leiths from 1975 to 2002...
, cookeryCookingCooking is the process of preparing food by use of heat. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely across the world, reflecting unique environmental, economic, and cultural traditions. Cooks themselves also vary widely in skill and training...
writer and health-foodHealth foodThe term health food is generally used to describe foods that are considered to be beneficial to health, beyond a normal healthy diet required for human nutrition. However, the term is not precisely defined by national regulatory agencies such as the U.S...
expert; president of the Hospital Caterers Association - Antonia WhiteAntonia WhiteAntonia White was a British writer.-Early life:White was born as Eirine Botting to parents Cecil and Christine Botting. She later took her mother's maiden name, White. Her father taught Greek and Latin at St. Paul’s School...
, writer - Caroline WyattCaroline WyattCaroline Wyatt is the BBC News defence correspondent.Wyatt was born in Darlinghurst, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, and adopted by a British diplomat.-Education:...
, BBCBBCThe British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
news journalistBroadcast journalismBroadcast journalism is the field of news and journals which are "broadcast", that is, published by electrical methods, instead of the older methods, such as printed newspapers and posters. Broadcast methods include radio , television , and, especially recently, the Internet generally...
Woldingham School
- Tilly BagshaweTilly BagshaweTilly Bagshawe is a British freelance journalist and author.Bagshawe was born in Lambeth Hospital, London, the daughter of Nicholas Wilfrid Bagshawe & Daphne Margaret née Triggs . Educated at Woldingham School, Surrey, she went up to Cambridge University at the age of eighteen with her...
, journalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and writer - Florence Brudenell-BruceFlorence Brudenell-Bruce-Biography:Florence "Flee" Anne Marie Brudenell-Bruce, is the daughter of Andrew Brudenell-Bruce, a wine merchant, and French artist Sophie Brudenell-Bruce. She has three elder sibilings: a brother, Henry, and two sisters, Alice and Christabel, the latter married with two daughters. She grew up in...
(2003), lingerie and swimwear model, socialite and ex-girlfriend of Formula 1 driver Jenson ButtonJenson ButtonJenson Alexander Lyons Button MBE is a British Formula One driver currently signed to McLaren. He was the 2009 World Drivers' Champion.Button began karting at the age of eight and achieved early success, before progressing to car racing in the British Formula Ford Championship and the British...
, and ex-girlfriend of Prince Harry - Leslie FerrarLeslie FerrarLeslie Jane Ferrar has been Treasurer to Charles, Prince of Wales since January 2005. Her alleged behaviour in office has led to her being dubbed 'the grasping treasurer' by a couple of members of the 'Tabloid' press. Mrs Ferrar is the granddaughter of the author Bruce Marshall and Dr...
, treasurerTreasurerA treasurer is the person responsible for running the treasury of an organization. The adjective for a treasurer is normally "tresorial". The adjective "treasurial" normally means pertaining to a treasury, rather than the treasurer.-Government:...
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- Louise Mensch, Conservative MP for Corby (2010–), novelist (as Louise Bagshawe)
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