Hemdean House School

Hemdean House School

Motto	Laborate et Gaudete ("Work and Rejoice")^[1]
Established	1859
Type	Independent day school
Religion	Church of England
Headteacher	Debbie Lee BEd MA
Founder	Francis Knighton
Location	Hemdean Road Caversham Berkshire RG4 8LR England Coordinates: 51°28′17″N 0°58′30″W / 51.47134°N 0.975134°W / 51.47134; -0.975134
DfE number	870/6003
Gender	Mixed
Ages	3–16
Houses	Knighton Henderson Kennet
Colours	Light blue and Dark blue
Website	hemdeanhouse.co.uk

Hemdean House School is an independent school which includes mixed infants and junior schools, and a girls senior school. It is situated in rural Caversham in Reading, Berkshire, England.

History

Hemdean House School was founded in 1859 by Francis Knighton. In 1862 land was bought for £320, the new building was named Hemdean House.^[2]

Notable alumni

Elsie Smith – nurse and missionary^[3]
Lizbeth Webb – soprano and actress

References

↑ "Small school with big expectations". Henley Standard. 20 September 2010.
↑ "A Brief History of Hemdean House School". Hemdean House School. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
↑ Kirk, Huia. "Elsie Smith". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011.

External links

Official website
Profile on the Independent Schools Council website

Schools in Berkshire, England¹

Primary	Caversham Primary School Downsway Primary School Langley Hall Primary Academy Lynch Hill School Primary Academy Redlands Primary School Wescott School Westende Junior School

Middle	Dedworth Middle School Trevelyan Middle School

Secondary (non-selective)	Altwood CE School Baylis Court School Beechwood School Blessed Hugh Faringdon Catholic School The Brakenhale School The Bulmershe School Charters School Churchmead School Cox Green School Denefield School Desborough School The Downs School Easthampstead Park School Edgbarrow School The Emmbrook School The Forest School Furze Platt Senior School Garth Hill College Highdown School Holyport College The Holt School John Madejski Academy John O'Gaunt School Kennet School The Langley Academy Little Heath School Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy Maiden Erlegh School Newlands Girls' School Park House School The Piggott School Prospect School Ranelagh School Reading Girls' School St Bartholomew's School St Crispin's School St Joseph's Catholic High School Sandhurst School Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College Theale Green Community School Trinity School UTC Reading Waingels College Westgate School Wexham School The Willink School Windsor Girls' School The Windsor Boys' School

Grammar	Herschel Grammar School Kendrick School Langley Grammar School Reading School St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School Upton Court Grammar School

Independent (preparatory)	Crosfields School Dolphin School Eagle House School Elstree School Harriet House School Lambrook Licensed Victuallers' School Ludgrove School Marist Preparatory School Newbold School Papplewick School St Andrew's School St George's School, Windsor Castle St Piran's Sunningdale School

Independent (senior)	The Abbey School Bearwood College Bradfield College Brigidine School Claires Court School Downe House School Eton College Heathfield School Hemdean House School Hurst Lodge School Leighton Park School Licensed Victuallers' School Long Close School Luckley House School Marist Senior School Padworth College Pangbourne College Queen Anne's School Reading Blue Coat School Redroofs Theatre School St Gabriel's School St. George's School St Joseph's College St Mary's School Wellington College

Special	Manor Green School Mary Hare School Phoenix College

Defunct	Amersham Hall Beaumont College Douai School Elvian School Heatherdown School The Highlands School Imperial Service College Ryeish Green School Stubbington House School Wixenford School

¹includes schools in Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor & Maidenhead and Wokingham.

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