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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Gillotts School

Gillotts School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The school is sited on a 33 acre verdant campus on the edge of Henley, incorporating a large Victorian manor house and two of its associated cottages. There are extensive playing fields, as well as areas of grass, trees and woodland.

History

Gillotts was established as a girls' boarding school in parkland on the fringe of Henley-on-Thames in 1950, under founding headmistress Betty Barford. Gillotts became a coeducational comprehensive school in 1960. The current headteacher is Catharine Darnton, former headteachers include Malcolm White, and David H W Grubb as well as Mr Lockyer. Lotto multi-millionaire winner Gerry Cannings taught history at the school from 1976 until 1983.

Houses

Gillotts school has three houses: Darwin, Pankhurst, and Orwell (named after Charles Darwin, Emmeline Pankhurst, and George Orwell).

Alumni

References

  1. ^ "Home". Gillotts School. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Home". Gillotts School. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Lotto multi-millionaire is my old teaching and mate". www.henleystandard.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

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