King Alfred School, London
The King Alfred School is a co-educational independent day school in Golders Green in North West London. It was founded in London in 1898. The school was considered "radical" for its era as it provided a secular education in a co-educational setting.[2]
| King Alfred School | |
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 Seal of the School | |
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Manor Wood North End Road , , NW11 7HY England | |
| Coordinates | 52.3925°N 2.0900°E |
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| Type | Independent School |
| Motto | ex corde vita ("From the heart springs life") |
| Established | 1898 |
| Chair | Annabel Cody |
| Headmaster | Robert Lobatto[1] |
| Staff | 160 including day release |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 4 to 18 |
| Enrolment | About 600 |
| Song | Jerusalem |
| Alumni | Old Alfredians |
| Website | http://www.kingalfred.org.uk/ |
Notable former pupils
- Ian Aitken, journalist and political commentator
- Pegaret Anthony, artist and lecturer[3]
- Nora Beloff, journalist
- Richard Clements, journalist and political adviser[4]
- Nina Conti, actress, ventriloquist and comedian
- A.G. Cook (real name Alex Cook), musician and founder of the web label PC Music
- Richard Gregory, experimental psychologist
- J. B. Gunn, physicist
- Fergus Henderson, restaurateur and founder of St John restaurants in London
- Dylan Howe, musician and composer
- Lucy Jones, artist[5]
- Alexis Korner, pop musician
- Paul Kossoff, pop musician
- Danny Kustow, pop musician
- Chloe Madeley, television host, journalist and ice skater
- Juliet Mitchell, psychologist
- Heydon Prowse, actor and activist
- Gaby Roslin, TV personality
- Jolyon Rubinstein, actor and activist
- Raphael Samuel, historian
- Zoë Wanamaker, actor
- Bonnie Wright, actress
- Emily Young, sculptor
References
- "About King Alfred School". Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- "A Progressive Education". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- Buckman, David Artists in Britain Since 1945 Art Dictionaries Ltd (2006) pgs 50
- Ian Aitken (24 November 2006). "Obituary - Richard Clements:H-bomb campaigner and editor of Tribune". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- Jackie Wullschlager (24 January 2014). "Lucy Jones at Kings Place, London". The Financial Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
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