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Miss Ironside's School

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Miss Ironside's School (also called Miss Ironside's Day School and Miss Ironside's School For Girls) is a school in Kensington. Notable alumnae include:

  • Jane Fawcett, a World War II codebreaker, singer, and preservationist
  • Rose Dugdale, a militant in the Irish republican organisation and the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA)
  • Nicolette Fame (née Nicolette Elaine Katherine Harrison), former wife of the 9th Marquis of Londonderry and subsequently of musician Georgie Fame
  • Teresa Hayter, member of the International Marxists
  • Sally Croker-Poole, married and divorced the Aga Khan IV
  • Sarah Hogg (née Boyd-Carpenter), politician
  • Jane Birkin, singer, actress, and inspiration behind the eponymous Hermès Birkin bag
  • Tracy Reed, English actress best known for being the only female character in Stanley Kubrick's apocalyptic movie Dr. Strangelove
  • Jan Struther, author
  • Shiela and Ellen-Craig Crosland, daughters of Susan Crosland, journalist, and step-daughters of Tony Crosland, Labour Education Minister who started the comprehensive school movement in the UK
  • References

    Miss Ironside's School Wikipedia