Sydenham High School

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Established 1887 Gender Girls Phone +44 20 8557 7000 Founded 1887		Headteacher Karl Guest Ages 4–18 Number of students 700
Location 19 Westwood HillSydenhamLondonSE26 6BL Website www.sydenhamhighschool.gdst.net Address Senior School, 19 Westwood Hill, London SE26 6BL, UK Profiles Twitter

Sydenham high school

Sydenham High School is an independent school for 4- to 18-year-old girls located in London, England. Sydenham High School was founded by the Girls’ Public Day School Trust in 1887. Since then, the original school of 20 pupils has been transformed into a school of 700 girls. The school is separated into the senior and junior schools, each with a separate site located close to one another on Westwood Hill, Sydenham.

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Notable former pupils

Margaret Lockwood (1916-1990), actress

G. E. M. Anscombe, philosopher

Sandy Powell, BAFTA-winning costume designer

Emily Joyce, actress

Philippa Darbre, proposed a link between breast cancer and parabens found in deodorants and other products

Sophie McKenzie, author of books such as Blood Ties

Elly Jackson, lead singer with pop group La Roux

Florence Rawlings, musician

Bianca Miller, 2014 Apprentice Contestant

Gertrude Leverkus (1899–1976), architect

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Sydenham high school

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Sydenham high school year 7

Notable former pupils

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