Gillotts School
| Gillotts School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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Gillotts Lane , , RG9 1PS | |
| 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 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
[edit]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]
Alumni
[edit]- Oliver Dench, actor[4]
- Alec Hepburn, Exeter Chiefs and England Rugby Union rugby player
- Simon Kernick, crime novelist
- Peter Rippon, broadcasting executive[5]
- Marcus du Sautoy, Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science and a professor of mathematics at the University of Oxford
References
[edit]- ^ "Home". Gillotts School. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Home". Gillotts School. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Lotto multi-millionaire is my old teaching and mate". www.henleystandard.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Davies-Evitt, Dora (7 March 2023). "Oliver Dench, Judi Dench's great-nephew, is a face to know". Tatler. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ Plunkett, John (22 October 2012). "Peter Rippon: Newsnight editor thrown into centre of Jimmy Savile row". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
