Redcliffe School

Redcliffe Gardens School was a private school for girls and boys aged 21⁄2 to 11 located at two separate sites in Chelsea. The pre-prep was located in Redcliffe Square, the prep school was located in Redcliffe Gardens. From September 2020 until its closing, the school was part of the Godolphin and Latymer Foundation.

Redcliffe Gardens School
Address
47 Redcliffe Gardens

London
,
SW10 9JH

England
Information
TypePrivate early years, pre-prep and prep day school
Established1948
Closed2023
Local authorityKensington and Chelsea
Department for Education URN100507 Tables
GenderMixed
Age2.5 to 11
Colour(s)Grey, Maroon, Cherry
Websitewww.redcliffegardens.com

History

Redcliffe School was founded in 1948 by Lady Dorothy May Edwards[1] and from 1973 carried on by the charity Redcliffe School Trust Limited.[2]

The school closed in July 2023.[3]

Alumni

Daniel Radcliffe,[4] actor.

Jemima Rooper, the actress, also attended primary school here before leaving a year prior her eleven plus examinations and then went to Godolphin Latymer School in Hammersmith. She was two years above Daniel Radcliffe.

Emerald Fennell, actress, the eldest daughter of the jewellery mogul Theo Fennell attended primary school here. Emerald was a year below Jemima Rooper. Emerald's younger sister Coco now a fashion designer and beautician was in the same year as Daniel Radcliffe. Coco also attended this primary school. Both Fennel daughters stayed until they were twelve years old and have gone on to forge successful and varied careers. Emerald Fennell won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay in April 2021 - her talent was previously spotted at Redcliffe School when she won the Redcliffe School creative writing award in 1997!

References
  1. "Memorandum of Association of Redcliffe School Trust Limited company number 1133599". Companies House. 11 September 1973. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  2. "Redcliffe School Trust Ltd". Registered charity in England and Wales number 312716. Charity Commission. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  3. "Redcliffe Gardens School in Chelsea set to close | School Management Plus: School & education news worldwide". School Management Plus. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  4. Williams, Sally (1 July 2016). "Daniel Radcliffe on alcoholism, starving himself, Harry Potter - and the day he fell in love". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
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