Gillotts School

Gillotts School
Address
Gillotts Lane Henley-on-Thames , Oxfordshire , RG9 1PS England
Information
Type	Academy
Motto	Non Nobis Solum (Not by Ourselves Alone)
Established	1950
Department for Education URN	137921 Tables
Head teacher	Catharine Darnton
Gender	Coeducational
Age	11 to 16
Enrolment	801 as of October 2014^[update]
Colour(s)	navy, green
Website	www.gillotts.org.uk

Gillotts School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England.[1] 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,[2] 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.[3]

Houses

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

Alumni

• Alec Hepburn Professional Exeter Chiefs and England Rugby Union rugby player
• Simon Kernick (born 1966), crime novelist
• Johnny Robinson, 2011 X-Factor finalist
• Marcus du Sautoy (born 1965), Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and a Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford
• Andrew Tristem (born 1968), author and journalist

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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