Wimbledon High School
| Mottoes | Ex Humilibus Excelsia ("From humble beginnings, greatness") Stepping in, Striding out |
|---|---|
| Established | 1880 |
| Type | Independent day school |
| Headmistress | Mrs Jane Lunnon |
| Location |
Mansel Road London SW19 4AB England Coordinates: 51°25′21″N 0°12′39″W / 51.4226°N 0.2107°W |
| Local authority | Merton |
| DfE number | 315/6071 |
| DfE URN | 102692 Tables |
| Students | 900~ |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 4–18 |
| Houses | 4 |
| Colours | Green |
| Website | www |
Wimbledon High School is an independent girls' day school in Wimbledon, South West London. It is a Girls' Day School Trust school and is a member of the Girls' Schools Association. The headmistress, Jane Lunnon, is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
The Good Schools Guide called the school a "terrifically purposeful place", "suiting bright, hard-working girls prepared to muck in and have a go."
Wimbledon High School is situated in central Wimbledon, near to the station, which serves National Rail (South West Trains to/from London Waterloo), London Underground (District Line) and Tramlink. Numerous buses stop near to the school.
Jane Lunnon has been the headmistress of the school since 2014. The Head of the Junior School is Kate Mitchell. The Chair of Governors is Grenville Williams, former management consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, previously worked for the BBC as an internal management consultant.
Wimbledon High School was founded by the Girls' Public Day School Trust (now known as the Girls' Day School Trust). It opened on 9 November 1880 at No. 74 (now No. 78) Wimbledon Hill Road with 12 students and Miss Edith Hastings as Headmistress, aged just 29. Over the next decade, the school roll grew to over 200 girls. The first lesson taught was on the subject of the apple. Soon after, the fruit was used as the emblem of the school. Every year on the school's birthday in November, pupils and staff eat apple-green cakes in memory of this.
During World War I, the school endured a difficult time. The timetable was suspended for older students as girls and teachers joined the war effort and made respirators for the troops. A fire broke out in 1917 and gutted the main building. The girls were moved to a temporary location resumed their activities. The new building was formally opened by old girl, the Duchess of Atholl, in October 1920 and included a gymnasium and two new laboratories. The facilities have now been much expanded upon. The school's sports fields, at Nursery Road (off Worple Road) were until 1923 the site of the All England Club, before it moved to its present location in Church Road. Today, students are often selected to be ball girls at the Wimbledon Championships.
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