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The School's History

 

48 Richmond Hill was built as the family home of Sir John Houblon, the first Governor of the Bank of England.  As a school we trace our heritage back to 1881 when Ellerker College first occupied the premises.

More recently we acquired an adjoining building to provide additional classrooms. The school was initially a boarding school for older girls and some present day classrooms were formerly dormitories.

In the early 20th century we became a prep school with boys in the younger classes, before becoming an all girls school shortly before the war.  With the exception of a few years during WWII, when the school was evacuated to Pipers Corner in Buckinghamshire, the Old Vicarage has been educating young girls from the Richmond area.

 

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