Farnborough Hill
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| Motto | Educating the whole person |
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| Established | 1889 |
| Type | Independent day school |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Headmistress | Mrs Sarah Buckle |
| Location | Farnborough Hampshire GU14 8AT England Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| DfE number | 850/6020 |
| DfE URN | 116517 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | approx. 550 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Green and Purple |
| Website | Farnborough Hill |
Farnborough Hill is a leading independent Catholic day school for 550 girls aged 11–18 located on the Hampshire, Surrey and Berkshire border. The school is dedicated to educating the whole person within a caring Christian community where each individual is well-known and valued. Farnborough Hill places great emphasis on having fun and enjoying school life as well as academic excellence.
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History
Thomas Longman, the publisher, began building the house at Farnborough Hill in 1860.
Farnborough Hill's most famous resident, however, was the exiled Empress Eugénie, widow of Emperor Napoleon III of France. Empress Eugénie lived here from 1880 until her death in 1920.
The history of the school itself began in 1889 when The Institute of Christian Education established a convent school in Farnborough. They purchased the house at Farnborough Hill in 1927 and commissioned Adrian Gilbert Scott to design additional school buildings which included the stunning school chapel. Over the years there has been further expansion, all of it in keeping with this Grade One listed building. In 1994, The Institute of Christian Education transferred ownership to The Farnborough Hill Trust and the school is now under lay management.
Facilities
The school benefits from a mixture of historic and modern buildings. The house, built in Victorian times is used for offices and teaching rooms. The school chapel was built in 1932, a classroom block was opened in 1953 and further extensions to teaching facilities were added in the 1960s including a gymnasium and science laboratories. The school has continued to expand and develop its facilities. The Alexander Sports Hall was opened in 2005 and the swimming pool refurbished, new art studios and refurbished laboratories were opened in 2009 and the gymnasium was converted to a theatre, 'Theatre on the Hill'. The St Joseph's Courtyard development, incorporating a large multi-purpose building that includes a dance studio, a new geography classroom, a Sixth Form science laboratory and a new science office, was completed in 2011. A new music suite, St Cecilia's, was opened in 2014.
Farnborough Hill is set in 65 acres of parkland and is able to use much of this for sports including tennis, hockey, netball, football, rounders, athletics and cross-country. In 2015 the Alex Danson Pitch, an all-weather, flood-lit hockey pitch was opened.
Farnborough Hill's use of information technology has also developed during this time with the adoption of electronic whiteboards in every classroom, state of the art music technology facilities and Farnborough Hill's own radio station, 'F'Hill Radio'.
Farnborough Hill Old Girls' Association (FHOGA)
Farnborough Hill has an active old girls' association. A reunion is held every year in September and other events are arranged during the year. Members keep in touch via an annual newsletter and active Facebook group. FHOGA sponsors a sixth form scholarship each year and helps current students by providing networking opportunities.
Notable Former Pupils
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- Raquel Cassidy, English actress
- Alex Danson, England and GB hockey player, bronze medallist in the 2012 London Olympics
- Dame Helen Ghosh, Director General of the National Trust and former British civil servant
- Anne Robinson, English television presenter and journalist
- Helene Raynsford, British rower who competed at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Juliet Aubrey, award-winning English actress
- Rose Keegan, English actress
References
Mostyn, D. (1999) The Story of a House: A History of Farnborough Hill, Farnborough, St Michael's Abbey Press, ISBN 0907077560 Craven, L. and Evans-Jones, L. (2014) From Hillside to Farnborough Hill: 125 Years of the RCE in Farnborough, London, Third Millenium Publishing Limited, ISBN 9781908990297
External links
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