Gillotts School


Gillotts School is a coeducational secondary school with academy status in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The school is sited on a 33 acre verdant campus on the edge of Henley, incorporating a large Victorian manor house and two of its associated cottages. There are extensive playing fields, as well as areas of grass, trees and woodland.

History

Gillotts was established as a girls' boarding school in parkland on the fringe of Henley-on-Thames in 1950, under founding headmistress Betty Barford. Gillotts became a coeducational comprehensive school in 1960. The current headteacher is Catharine Darnton, former headteachers include Malcolm White and David H W Grubb. Lotto multi-millionaire winner Gerry Cannings taught history at the school from 1976 until 1983.

Houses

Gillotts school has three houses: Darwin, Pankhurst and Orwell.

Alumni