King Alfred School, London
Independent school in North End Road, London, England
51°34′09″N 0°11′04″W / 51.5693°N 0.1844°W / 51.5693; -0.1844The King Alfred School is a co-educational independent day school in Golders Green in North West London. It was founded in London in 1898[2] by Charles E. Rice, a former teacher at Bedales School [citation needed]. The school was considered "radical" for its era, as it provided a secular education in a co-educational setting.[3]
Notable former pupils
- Ian Aitken, journalist and political commentator
- Pegaret Anthony, artist and lecturer[4]
- Nora Beloff, journalist
- Richard Clements, journalist and political adviser[5]
- Nina Conti, actress, ventriloquist and comedian
- A.G. Cook (real name Alex Cook), musician and founder of the web label PC Music
- Richard Gregory, experimental psychologist
- J. B. Gunn, physicist
- Dylan Howe, musician and composer
- Lucy Jones, artist[6]
- Alexis Korner, pop musician
- Paul Kossoff, pop musician
- Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter, geometer
- Danny Kustow, pop musician
- Chloe Madeley, television host, journalist and ice skater
- Juliet Mitchell, psychologist
- Heydon Prowse, actor and activist
- Gaby Roslin, television presenter
- Jolyon Rubinstein, actor and activist
- Raphael Samuel, historian
- Peggy van Praagh, ballet dancer, teacher and director
- Zoë Wanamaker, actor
- Bonnie Wright, actress
- Emily Young, sculptor
References
- ^ "About King Alfred School". Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ King Alfred School Website Paragraph 2. - 31st August 2022
- ^ "A Progressive Education". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ Buckman, David Artists in Britain Since 1945 Art Dictionaries Ltd (2006) pgs 50
- ^ Ian Aitken (24 November 2006). "Obituary - Richard Clements:H-bomb campaigner and editor of Tribune". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ Jackie Wullschlager (24 January 2014). "Lucy Jones at Kings Place, London". The Financial Times. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
Bibliography
- "King Alfred School, London". AIM25: Archives in London and the M25 area. August 2003. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
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