Frensham Heights

Frensham Heights School is an independent school and sixth form college located in Farnham, Surrey, England, run by the registered charity, Frensham Heights Educational Trust Ltd. It was founded in 1925 and formed as part of the movement for progressive education. Unlike many HMC member schools, it has been coeducational and took both day and boarding pupils since its foundation. Foundation and locationThe school was founded by Edith Douglas-Hamilton and established under joint headmistresses, Beatrice Ensor and Isabel King. It became firmly established under the headmastership of Paul Roberts (1928–1949) and was recognised as efficient by the Ministry of Education in 1935. Based at a mock-Tudor mansion, built by the brewer Charrington in 1902, and in its estate, the school is on a hill 2. 5mi from the centre of Farnham but is actually in the village of Frensham. Its grounds run into Rowledge. Academic performanceFrensham Heights came 258th in the Sunday Times table of the top 500 independent schools in 2008. In the 2009 rankings, the school was placed 347th. The headmasterThe current headmaster is Andrew Fisher, who replaced the previous headmaster Peter de Voil in 2004. Prior to becoming headmaster of Frensham Heights, Fisher was deputy headmaster at Wrekin College in Shropshire. EthosFrensham Heights is often seen as a liberal school. There are no mandatory school uniforms and the dress code is broad. The school's motto, We are all members one of another, was adopted by Paul Roberts who was headmaster of Frensham Heights from 1928 to 1949.

Frensham Heights School is an independent school and sixth form college located in Farnham, Surrey, England, run by the registered charity, Frensham Heights Educational Trust Ltd. It was founded in 1925 and formed as part of the movement for progressive education. Unlike many HMC member schools, it has been coeducational and took both day and boarding pupils since its foundation. Foundation and locationThe school was founded by Edith Douglas-Hamilton and established under joint headmistresses, Beatrice Ensor and Isabel King. It became firmly established under the headmastership of Paul Roberts (1928–1949) and was recognised as efficient by the Ministry of Education in 1935. Based at a mock-Tudor mansion, built by the brewer Charrington in 1902, and in its estate, the school is on a hill 2. 5mi from the centre of Farnham but is actually in the village of Frensham. Its grounds run into Rowledge. Academic performanceFrensham Heights came 258th in the Sunday Times table of the top 500 independent schools in 2008. In the 2009 rankings, the school was placed 347th. The headmasterThe current headmaster is Andrew Fisher, who replaced the previous headmaster Peter de Voil in 2004. Prior to becoming headmaster of Frensham Heights, Fisher was deputy headmaster at Wrekin College in Shropshire. EthosFrensham Heights is often seen as a liberal school. There are no mandatory school uniforms and the dress code is broad. The school's motto, We are all members one of another, was adopted by Paul Roberts who was headmaster of Frensham Heights from 1928 to 1949.