Streatham and Clapham High School
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| Established | 1875/1887 |
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| Type | Independent school, Day school |
| Head Master | Dr Millan Sachania, MA Cantab, MPhil, PhD, FRSA |
| Second Master | Mr Richard Hinton, BSc (Dunelm), PGCE |
| Chairman of Governors | Mrs Sarah Wrixon |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Head of Prep School | Mr Thomas Mylne, BA (Hons) |
| Location (Senior School) |
42 Abbotswood Road, Streatham, London. SW16 1AW |
| Location (Prep School) |
Wavertree Road, Streatham Hill, London. SW2 3SR |
| Telephone (Senior School) | + 44 (0)20 8677 8400 |
| Telephone (Prep School) | + 44 (0)20 8674 6912 |
| Website | www |
42 Abbotswood Road, Streatham, London.
Wavertree Road, Streatham Hill, London.
Streatham & Clapham High School is a successful independent day school for girls aged 3 to 18, situated in south London. The school was founded in 1887 by the Girls' Public Day School Company, which aimed to establish schools for girls of all classes by providing a high standard of academic, moral and religious education.
The current Head Master is Dr Millan Sachania, a music scholar and late Bachelor Scholar of Christ's College, Cambridge, where he attained Double First Class Honours. The Head of the School is in membership of the Girls' Schools Association.
The ability profile of the school is above the national average, with a proportion of pupils being far above the national average. The 2010 Independent Schools Inspectorate report noted that 'the outstanding personal development of pupils of all ages demonstrates that the school meets its aim of developing girls who are happy, confident and inspired to meet the challenges of life and work'.
The school is located on two sites, the Prep School in a Victorian building in Wavertree Road, London SW2, and the Senior School (including the Sixth Form) in buildings designed in the 1930s by J. E. K. Harrison, FRIBA, on Abbotswood Road, London SW16.
Clapham High School's history starts in 1875 when Mary Jemima Alger was the first head of the fifth school started by the Girls' Public Day School Company.
'Brixton Hill High School' began in February 1887 in a house at 260 Brixton Hill. Continued expansion led in 1894 to a temporary move to a home in Palace Road to await the completion of the new building in Wavertree Road, Streatham Hill (now the location of the Junior School). The building was opened by H.R.H. Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll in 1895, and the school was soon renamed Streatham Hill High School. The school's academic reputation and pupil roll grew strongly, and in 1938 Streatham Hill merged with the older Clapham High School, and was renamed 'Streatham Hill and Clapham High School'.
The Second World War created many challenges. Some girls were evacuated from London, while others continued their schooling in often difficult conditions. Misfortune struck during the school holidays on 27 July 1944, when a V-1 bomb damaged the school badly; and though parts of the building were still usable, the operation of the school had to be split between four separate sites. Two of the sites were 'Winchester House' on Upper Tulse Hill and 'Courtlands' on Christchurch Road. Winchester House had a huge garden and the girls were allotted small plots for gardening. In the summer the lawn and the shrubbery were the backdrop for several dramatic productions including A Midsummer Night's Dream. It was not until 1949 that the contract for rebuilding was finally signed, and then followed three years of demolition and reconstruction. By 1953 the old building had been reconstructed enough that a brand new gymnasium was opened with completely modern equipment and change rooms.
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