| 词条 | Northwood College |
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| name = Northwood College | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | motto = | established = {{Start date|1870}} | closed = | type = Independent school | admissions = | trust = | religious_affiliation = | president = | head_label = Head Mistress | head = Mrs Zara Hubble | r_head_label = | r_head = | chair_label = | chair = | founder = | medium = | address = Maxwell Road | location = Northwood | city = | district = Hillingdon | postcode = HA6 2YE | county = Greater London | country = England | coordinates = {{coord|51.6098|-0.4279|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}} | local_authority = | dfeno = 312/6001 | urn = 102452 | ofsted = | capacity = | enrolment = 930 {{As of|2015|10|lc=on}} | gender = Girls | lower_age = 3 | upper_age = 19 | houses = | colours = | publication = | free_label_1 = | free_1 = | free_label_2 = | free_2 = | free_label_3 = | free_3 = | website = http://www.northwoodcollege.gdst.net/ }} Northwood College is an independent day school for girls aged 3 to 18. The school was founded in 1870 and is located today in Northwood, London, England. HistoryThe school was originally located in Regent Square in 1870, although little is known about this era. In 1878 the school moved to Endsleigh Gardens in Eaton Square, and its Headmistress was Miss Buchan-Smith. At this time the school had between 20-30 boarders and a few day girls and boys in the nursery. Although the priorities of education in the later nineteenth differed to the ambitions that exist today, there were some similarities, with Miss Buchan-Smith wanting her girls to be well educated with interests beyond the classroom. In 1892 the school moved out of central London to Northwood (in 1871 the area was described as "a destitute district near Moor Park"), where a railway station had opened five years earlier helping make Northwood, about 25 minutes from central London, more desirable. Many of the area's roads were named after the Carew landowner family, including Maxwell Road. Development of the area aimed to attract affluent residents, with houses selling in Maxwell Road for £750 to £1,300, making it one of the wealthiest in the neighbourhood. In 1893 the School reopened in Northwood with 20 boarders and 2 day girls; The Briary was also acquired for little boys. Over the next 15 years further land was acquired which included the playing fields. In 1899 the school built a gymnasium, which was also used as an Assembly Hall. Whilst in 1907 with more accommodation needed the Briary boys moved to Duck Hill and their building was extended and became a Junior School House. In 1911 the Dining Hall was built and the founder of the School, Miss Buchan-Smith Retired. Miss Hay became Headmistress, but only for two years, and in 1913 Miss Agnes White became Headmistress, remaining in this post for 17 years. Miss White oversaw a period of growth in the School, with pupil numbers increasing from 71 students in 1914 to 147 students in 1922. There was also a shift with the number of day girls exceeding the number of boarders. Miss White was succeeded by Miss Potts, who was Headmistress from 1930-38. But the next stage of growth for the school was overseen by Miss Worger, who was Headmistress for 28 years. Miss Worger aimed to increase student numbers to 500, and to enable this to happen 10 new classrooms were needed immediately, as well as a new hall, science labs and art and craft rooms. The building of the Manor started in 1962; this meant the school was able to accommodate 400 students by 1963. The Upper School building was originally constructed in 1979 as the Junior School, only changing its function in 1996. The pavilion that contains the Textiles and Home economic rooms are also a recent addition being constructed in 1999. A sports hall and pool were developed in 1991, on the site of an outdoor pool built in 1949. The original gymnasium is now the Centenary Library. Music and performing arts facilities moved from Wray Lodge (now used by administrative staff) to a purpose-built performing arts centre in 2005, and in 2009 an early years centre (now called Bluebelle House) was opened. In 2014, the school merged with Heathfield School, Pinner and simultaneously became a member of the Girls' Day School Trust, with the name 'Northwood College GDST'. House systemNorthwood College has four houses. They are all named after features from the school's history, and Heathfield:
Notable Former Pupils
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5 : Educational institutions established in 1870|Independent schools in the London Borough of Hillingdon|Independent girls' schools in London|1870 establishments in England|Schools of the Girls' Day School Trust |
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