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Highgate School
Motto Altiora In Votis (Latin: I pray for the higher things)
Established 1565
Type Independent
Affiliations Eton Group, HMC
Founder Sir Roger Cholmeley
Headmaster Mr Adam Pettitt MA
Faculty 125 full-time
Students 1,313
Grades Reception - Year 13
Location Highgate, London, England
Website http://www.highgateschool.org.uk/

Sir Roger Cholmeley's School at Highgate (Highgate School) is a British Independent School in London, England. A motto (from the Italian word motto, meaning witticism sentence is a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation or intention of a social group Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Educational institutions are often categorised along several dimensions The Eton Group consists of 12 well known independent schools in the United Kingdom, the most famous of which is Eton College Sir Roger Cholmeley (born c 1485 died London 21 June 1565) was Lord Chief Justice of England from 1552 to 1553 Highgate is a suburb of North London on the north-eastern corner of Hampstead Heath. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local Government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges gifts and It is a member of both the Headmaster's Conference and the Eton Group. The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 242 leading day and boarding independent schools in The Eton Group consists of 12 well known independent schools in the United Kingdom, the most famous of which is Eton College Highgate recently made the move towards co-education ending over 400 years of single sex education.

When founded the school was legally documented as the Free Grammar School of Sir Roger Cholmeley, Knight at Highgate in letters patent of Queen Elizabeth I in 1565. In this period up to 1871 it was known commonly as The Free Grammar School at Highgate, the Highgate Grammar School or the Cholmeley School, when not referred to legally. By the 1870s the school was by no means free anymore and provided to gentlemen esquire and the upper middle classes. For this reason the name was changed to "Sir Roger Cholmeley's School at Highgate", which it is still known by today in the charitable status list. In the later part of the 19th Century the school's current title Highgate School developed, as it competed with better-known public schools with area names like Eton College, Harrow School and Winchester College. Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. Winchester College is a well-known boys' Independent school, and an example of an English Public school, in the city of Winchester in Hampshire

Three separate schools now come under the Highgate Foundation, which manages not only the Senior School but also a prep school and a pre-prep school. In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school (usually abbreviated to prep school

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History

The school was established in 1565 by a Royal Charter of Elizabeth I giving permission for Sir Roger Cholmeley to erect a free grammar school for boys. A Royal Charter is a Charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy council to legitimize an incorporated body such as a city company Sir Roger Cholmeley (born c 1485 died London 21 June 1565) was Lord Chief Justice of England from 1552 to 1553 A significant expansion of the school occurred under Headmaster The Revd Dr John Bradley Dyne (Fellow of Wadham College, Oxford) between 1838-1874. Wadham College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, located at the southern end of Parks Road During this period the current chapel and main buildings were erected, designed by Reginald Blomfield (who had also designed Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford). Sir Reginald Theodore Blomfield ( 20 December 1856 – 27 December 1942) was a British Architect, Garden designer Lady Margaret Hall is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located at the end of Norham Gardens A fragment of the older school building, a gateway with a rusted bell mechanism above between the porter's lodge and the main school building, remained intact until 2006 when the bell was refurbished and the old entrance itself rebuilt in a more modern style.

During the Second World War the school's buildings were commandeered by the British government and the school was evacuated to Westward Ho! in Devon, returning to Highgate in 1943. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Westward Ho! is a seaside village near Bideford in Devon, England. Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name This return was maybe slightly premature because one afternoon in 1944 a V-1 Doodlebug flying bomb landed and exploded in the field behind the Junior School. Luckily, the only serious casualty was a cricket scorebox.

By 1965 the school occupied a large site in Highgate Village, as well as extensive sports fields and several boarding houses in the surrounding area.

The poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge was buried in the school chapel, his grandson an Old Cholmeleian. Samuel Taylor Coleridge ( 21 October 1772 &ndash 25 July 1834) was an English Poet, Critic and philosopher However, in 1965 after a row with the council there was a ceremonial disinterring of Coleridge at which the then Poet Laureate John Masefield spoke and the remains were reburied at St Michael's parish church just a few hundred yards away. John Edward Masefield, OM, ( 1 June 1878 &ndash 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer and Poet Laureate


In 2003, the school took the decision to become fully co-educational ending over four hundred years of single-sex education. Mixed-sex education, (or just Mixed education) also known as Coeducation, is the integrated education to males and females at the same school facilities

Administration

Due to the Foundation's significant ownership of land and properties around the school, it has been able to invest greatly in the school's facilities; the relatively recent conversion from boarding to day school has increased the space available for this to continue. The Foundation's governing body consists of 12 members; 5 are nominated (one each by the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and London, by the Bishop of London, and by the Lord Chief Justice), and the rest are co-opted. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the The University of London is a university based primarily in London, England, UK. The Bishop of London is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury. The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales was historically the second-highest judge of the Courts of England and Wales, after the Lord Chancellor. The school is a member of the Eton Group of leading independent schools. The Eton Group consists of 12 well known independent schools in the United Kingdom, the most famous of which is Eton College

Notable members of staff

Houses

Chapel Quad, with 'Big School' on the left, and the chapel
Chapel Quad, with 'Big School' on the left, and the chapel

The school operates a house system like many other public schools and on entering, pupils are placed in a house according to where they live (although the system does appear inaccurate, on occasions). Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26 1888 – January 4 1965 was a poet Dramatist, and Literary critic. The Order of Merit is a British and Commonwealth Order bestowed by the Monarch. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Sir Robert Wright Stopford, KCVO, CBE ( 20 February 1901 - 13 August 1976) was a British clergyman The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Bishop of London is the Ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury. Reverend Kenneth Reginald Gunnery Hunt (born 24 February 1884 in Oxford - died 28 April 1949 in Heathfield) was an Jon Ingold (1981 - is most known as the author of multiple influential Interactive fiction works but he has also written a number of plays short stories and novels Sir Kyffin Williams KBE RA ( May 9 1918 – September 1 2006) was a Welsh landscape painter who lived at Pwllfanogl This article refers to an art institution in London For other meanings of Royal Academy see Royal Academy (disambiguation. Zbigniew (or Andrew Szydlo born in England to Polish parents and educated at Latymer Upper School, then at Imperial College and University College London Albert Ernest Knight ( 8 October 1872 in Leicester – 25 April 1946 in Edmonton, Middlesex) was an English The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Graham Wallas ( May 31, 1858 - August 9, 1932) was an English socialist, social psychologist educationalist and a leader The Fabian Society is a British Intellectual Socialist movement whose purpose is to advance the principles of Social democracy via Gradualist These houses are Northgate, Southgate, Westgate, Eastgate, Queensgate, Kingsgate, Midgate, Fargate, Heathgate, The Lodge, School House and Grindal. Each house has a Housemaster in charge of the pastoral, as well as academic well-being of house-members, and tutors for each year group. This system was established to create 'house spirit' among the students, allowing for both academic and sporting competitions among the houses. Some of these, like School House, Grindal, Cordell and The Lodge used to be boarding houses. Grindal is the only house to have its own old boys club, The Mitre Club. However, other houses, such as Kingsgate, are newer, having been created by a dissaffected group of Westgateans in the 1970s.

Alumni

Former pupils are known as Old Cholmeleians - current pupils are Cholmeleians - after the school's founder, Sir Roger Cholmeley, and Highgate has a diverse range of well-known old boys, most notably in the arts and literature. All former pupils are inducted into the Old Cholmeleians' Society upon leaving; the society has several events at the school and elsewhere for old pupils. Members past and present include:

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