Elliott School is a co-educational
foundation schoolIn England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in community schools....
and sixth form college in Pullman Gardens,
PutneyPutney is an affluent district of south-west London in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is located south-west of Charing Cross, on the southern bank of the River Thames, opposite Fulham...
, in the
London Borough of WandsworthThe London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in south west London, England and forms part of Inner London.-History:The borough was formed in 1965 from the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and much of the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, but...
. It has
Language CollegeLanguage Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages...
specialist status through which it gained a European Award for Languages in 2004, the International School Award from the British Council and an
ArtsmarkArtsmark is a national award scheme managed by Arts Council England. The scheme, that is open to all schools in England, recognises schools with a high level of provision in the arts.There are three levels of award:* Artsmark Gold* Artsmark Silver...
Award which reflects the school's strong tradition in the visual and performing arts. The school boasts a purpose-built theatre (
prosceniumA Proscenium theatre is a theatre space whose primary feature is a large frame or arch , which is located at or near the front of the stage...
type) as well as extensive art studios and design technology workshops.
Elliott School is a co-educational
foundation schoolIn England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in community schools....
and sixth form college in Pullman Gardens,
PutneyPutney is an affluent district of south-west London in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is located south-west of Charing Cross, on the southern bank of the River Thames, opposite Fulham...
, in the
London Borough of WandsworthThe London Borough of Wandsworth is a London borough in south west London, England and forms part of Inner London.-History:The borough was formed in 1965 from the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea and much of the former area of the Metropolitan Borough of Wandsworth, but...
. It has
Language CollegeLanguage Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages...
specialist status through which it gained a European Award for Languages in 2004, the International School Award from the British Council and an
ArtsmarkArtsmark is a national award scheme managed by Arts Council England. The scheme, that is open to all schools in England, recognises schools with a high level of provision in the arts.There are three levels of award:* Artsmark Gold* Artsmark Silver...
Award which reflects the school's strong tradition in the visual and performing arts. The school boasts a purpose-built theatre (
prosceniumA Proscenium theatre is a theatre space whose primary feature is a large frame or arch , which is located at or near the front of the stage...
type) as well as extensive art studios and design technology workshops. The school's Main Assembly Hall is well known as the location for the Christmas pageant in
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' 2003 film
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.
There have been a number of locations for the Elliott School. It was initially known as Southfields School when it first opened in temporary buildings at Merton Road in 1904. The school was given central school status in 1910 before changing its name to Elliott School in 1911 after Sir Charles Elliot, a governor and the first Chairman of Managers, the school's Elephant Badge reflecting his service in India. The school's leaving age was raised to 14 in 1918, and the Elliott (Mixed) School was reorganised into separate Boys’ and Girls’ Schools in 1925.
During World War Two, the two schools were evacuated separately to different locations in 1939. An Emergency School opened in Merton Road in 1940, which merged with the two Elliott Schools in 1945 when they returned to Merton Road at the end of the war.
In 1956 the two Elliott Schools and Huntingfield Secondary Modern School, amalgamated on a new site in Pullman Gardens, to become Elliott Comprehensive School, officially opened in 1957 by the Rt Hon
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. The first Head of the new school was Maurice Holmes (1956 - 1967). He was succeeded by Tom Davies (1968 - 1974), Guardino Rospigliosi (1974 - 1982), Victor Burgess (1982 - 2002), Tony Willis (2002 - 2005) and Sharon Ferrell (2005 - 2009).
Since 1956 Elliott has evolved from 'Flagship Comprehensive' to Language College and survived as a Mixed Comprehensive while local Mayfield Girls' and Wandsworth Boys' closed. In 1992, Elliott School, Pullman Gardens, was made a Grade II
Listed Building and given Grant Maintained Status and in 1999 this was replaced by
Foundation SchoolIn England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in community schools....
Status.
In 2000 Andy Lambert, an ex-pupil, created a website for former Pupils and Teachers, and an e-group was formed the following year. The interest and activity generated by the website and e-group caused the School to win the Friends Reunited award for Britain’s Friendliest School in 2004. Since the website has been formed, there have been three major reunions of former staff and alumni at the school, the most recent in September 2008.
In the 2002 New Year's Honours List, former headmaster Victor Burgess was awarded the OBE for services to education.
Following an Ofsted inspection in March 2009, and despite the sixth form provision being praised as "Good", the main school provision was judged "Inadequate". Since the school had been given a 'Notice To Improve' at the previous inspection in November 2007, Elliott School was placed on '
Special measuresSpecial measures is a status applied by Ofsted and Estyn, the schools inspection agencies, to schools in England and Wales, respectively, when it considers that they fail to supply an acceptable level of education and appear to lack the leadership capacity necessary to secure improvements...
' and its board of governors replaced with an interim executive board. Subsequently, Mrs Margaret Peacock, Head of
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in Balham, was appointed interim Headteacher and took up her post on 1 June 2009.
Notable alumni
- Michael Cole (actor)
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1993-1997 Actor
- Geoff Arnold
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1955-1959? England Bowler
- William Bevan
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1990-1995 Musician (see 'Burial', below)
- Pierce Brosnan
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1964-1969 Actor
- Peter Green
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1958-1962 Musician
- Joe Goddard 1991-1998 Musician
- Brian Gwaspari
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1961-1966 Actor
- Kieran Hebden 1994-1997? Musician
- Adem Ilhan 1994-1997? Musician
- Mawuli Kulego
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1997-2004 Musician
- Gary McDonald
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1973-1978 Actor, Composer.
- Max Middleton
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1958-1963 Musician and Composer
- Chris Miller 1966-1972 Musician and Author
- Jeff Mills
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1960-1964 Missionary
- Matt Monro
Matt Monro was an English singer who became one of the most popular entertainers on the international music scene during the 1960s. Throughout his 30-year career, he filled cabarets, nightclubs, music halls, and stadiums in Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and Hong Kong to Africa, the Middle...
1942-1944? Musician and Singer
- Delyth Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Drefelin
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1974-1979 Former MP, now Baroness
- Martin Newell
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1967-1968 Musician, Poet, Writer and Broadcaster
- John Nunn
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1965-1970? Chess Grand Master
- Chai Patel
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1968-1974 ? Mental Health and Education Services
- Maxwell Reed
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Pre 1938 Actor
- Colin Petersen
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1957-58 Actor and Musician
- Emma Smith 1991-1998 Musician
- John Spencer
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1953-1959 Musician
- Alexis Taylor
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1991-1998 Musician
- Robert Watson
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1963-1970 Musician, Songwriter and Producer.
Others
- Hot Chip
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- ElectropopElectropop is a form of electronic music that is made with synthesizers, and which first flourished from 1978 to 1983. Electropop laid the groundwork for a mass market in chart-oriented pop and dance music...
band members
- Herman Li
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- DragonforceDragonForce are an English power metal band from London, formed in 1999. They are known for fast guitar solos, fantasy-based lyrics, and electronic sounds in their music to add to their retro video game influenced sound.-Formation:...
guitarist
- Four Tet
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- Electronic musician
- The Maccabees
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band members
- Burial
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- DubstepDubstep is a genre of electronic music that has its roots in London's early 2000s UK garage scene. Musically, dubstep is distinguished by its 2step rhythm, or use of snare sounds similar to 2step garage and grime, and an emphasis on bass, often producing "dark" sounds, but just as frequently...
musician
- The xx
The xx are a band from south west London, England, formed in 2005. Consisting of four 20-year-olds, they met at Elliott School, notable for alumni including Hot Chip, Burial and Four Tet. They were placed at number 6 in the 2009 NME The Future 50 list. Their debut album, xx, was released on Young...
- Dream popDream pop is a type of alternative rock that originated in Britain in the mid-1980s, when bands like Cocteau Twins , The Chameleons, The Passions, Dif Juz, Lowlife and A.R. Kane began fusing post-punk and ethereal experiments with bittersweet pop melodies into sensual, sonically ambitious...
entire band
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