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'''Fox Primary School''' is a [[primary school]] in [[London]] for children between the ages of 4 and 11, in the [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea]].{{sfnp|School profile|2008}} It is located on Kensington Place, between Kensington Church Street and [[Notting Hill Gate]]. |
'''Fox Primary School''' is a [[primary school]] in [[London]] for children between the ages of 4 and 11, in the [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea]].{{sfnp|School profile|2008}} It is located on Kensington Place, between Kensington Church Street and [[Notting Hill Gate]]. |
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The school has a playground on each side. Prior to the 1960s the school was infants only, aged 5 – 7. The Junior School was adjacent, a [[Church of England]] school called St George's School. St George's had no playground and shared the Fox School playgrounds. During the Second World War, pupils from the school were evacuated and taught at [[Lacock Abbey]], Wiltshire. The school has a large new addition to its land, completed in 2017. |
The school has a playground on each side. Prior to the 1960s the school was infants only, aged 5 – 7. The Junior School was adjacent, a [[Church of England]] school called St George's School. St George's had no playground and shared the Fox School playgrounds. During the Second World War, pupils from the school were evacuated and taught at [[Lacock Abbey]], Wiltshire. The school has a large new addition to its land, completed in 2017. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[File:HonMissFox ByJamesNorthcote 1810 RAMM Exeter.jpg|thumb| |
[[File:HonMissFox ByJamesNorthcote 1810 RAMM Exeter.jpg|thumb|1810 portrait of Caroline Fox, then aged 43, by [[James Northcote]]]] |
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[[File:Fox (BaronHolland) Arms.png|thumb|[[Canting arms]] of Fox, Baron Holland: ''Ermine, on a chevron azure three fox's heads and necks erased or on a canton of the second a fleur-de-lys of the third'']] |
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It was founded in 1842 as a charity school by Hon. Caroline Fox<ref>Survey of London: Volume 37: "On the north side, to the west of the house built for Val Prinsep, stood a charity school which had been established in 1842 by Caroline Fox, the sister of the third Lord Holland, for the education of children of the labouring, manufacturing and other poorer classes of Kensington"</ref> (3 Nov 1767<ref>Date of birth "3 Nov 1767" per Christie, Ian, R., ''The Collected Works of Jeremy Bentham: Correspondence of Jeremy Bentham'', Volume 3: January 1781 to October 1788, 2017 (first published 1971), p.95, footnote 8 [https://books.google.com/books?id=80ZLDwAAQBAJ&dq=Caroline+Fox++3+Nov+1767&pg=PA95]. Her approximate year of birth is given in a contemporary letter from [[Jeremy Bentham]] to George Wilson, dated 24 Sept 1781: "Miss Fox is a little girl between 13 and 14, a sister, and the only one, of the present Lord Holland who is about 9, consequently niece to Charles Fox and to Lady Shelburne and great-niece to the Duchess of Bedford" (Christie, p.95)</ref> - 12 Mar 1845<ref>For the date of her death see: The Spectator, 15 March 1845, p.253 [http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/15th-march-1845/13/births] "On the 12th (March 1845) at [[Little Holland House]], Kensington, the Hon. Caroline Fox, niece of Charles James Fox and sister of the late Lord Holland"</ref>), of [[Little Holland House]], Kensington, who died unmarried aged 78. |
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The school was founded in 1842, as a charity school "for the education of children of the labouring, manufacturing and other poorer classes" of Kensington by Caroline Fox.{{sfnp|Survey of London|1973}} Fox was the only daughter of [[Stephen Fox, 2nd Baron Holland]], of [[Holland House]], Kensington, sister of [[Henry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland]], who owned most of the land within the [[Manorialism|manor]] of Kensington,{{sfnp|Survey of London|1973}}{{sfnp|Endowed Charities|1901}} and niece of the Whig statesman [[Charles James Fox]].{{sfnp|Walker|Jackson|1987|page=10}} |
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At the time of the school's establishment Fox was living at [[Little Holland House]], on the west side of today's [[Holland Park]], and the school was sited nearby.{{sfnp|Walker|Jackson|1987|page=25}} In 1876 the school was taken over by the [[London School Board]] and moved to a new site in Silver Street, today the northern end of [[Kensington Church Street]].{{sfnp|Survey of London|1973}} The school moved a third time in 1937 to its present site{{sfnp|Ross|1998}} on Kensington Place. |
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==Notable former pupils== |
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* [[Ivor Cutler]] |
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* [[Honor Blackman]] |
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== Citations == |
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== References == |
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* {{cite web |
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| url = http://www.fox.rbkc.sch.uk/ |
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| title = Endowed Charities (County of London) |
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| volume = IV |
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| year = 1901 |
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| pages = 471–2 |
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| publisher = [[H.M. Stationery Office]] |
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| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=NfiCQgAACAAJ |
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| title = Kensington & Chelsea: A Social and Architectural History |
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| author1-last = Walker |
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| author1-first = Annabel |
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| author2-last = Jackson |
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| author2-first = Peter |
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| year = 1987 |
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| page = 10 |
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| isbn = 9780719543449 |
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| publisher = [[John Murray (publishing house)|John Murray]] |
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| location = London |
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| access-date = 25 May 2024 |
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| url = https://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol37/ |
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| title = Northern Kensington |
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| series = [[Survey of London]] |
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| volume = 37 |
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| chapter = The Holland estate: Since 1874 |
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| pages = 126–50 |
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| editor-last = Sheppard |
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| editor-first = F. H. W. |
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| location = London |
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| year = 1973 |
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| publisher = [[British History Online]] |
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| access-date = 25 May 2024 |
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Latest revision as of 16:27, 23 June 2024
| Fox Primary School | |
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| Address | |
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Kensington Place , , W8 7PP | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′26″N 0°11′49″W / 51.5072°N 0.197°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Community primary school |
| Motto | Loving Learning. Making A Difference. |
| Established | 1842 |
| Department for Education URN | 100482 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Paul Cotter |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 4 to 11 |
| Website | www |
Fox Primary School is a primary school in London for children between the ages of 4 and 11, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.[1] It is located on Kensington Place, between Kensington Church Street and Notting Hill Gate.
The school has a playground on each side. Prior to the 1960s the school was infants only, aged 5 – 7. The Junior School was adjacent, a Church of England school called St George's School. St George's had no playground and shared the Fox School playgrounds. During the Second World War, pupils from the school were evacuated and taught at Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire. The school has a large new addition to its land, completed in 2017.
History[edit]
The school was founded in 1842, as a charity school "for the education of children of the labouring, manufacturing and other poorer classes" of Kensington by Caroline Fox.[2] Fox was the only daughter of Stephen Fox, 2nd Baron Holland, of Holland House, Kensington, sister of Henry Vassall-Fox, 3rd Baron Holland, who owned most of the land within the manor of Kensington,[2][3] and niece of the Whig statesman Charles James Fox.[4]
At the time of the school's establishment Fox was living at Little Holland House, on the west side of today's Holland Park, and the school was sited nearby.[5] In 1876 the school was taken over by the London School Board and moved to a new site in Silver Street, today the northern end of Kensington Church Street.[2] The school moved a third time in 1937 to its present site[6] on Kensington Place.
Notable former pupils[edit]
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- Melissa Benn
- Nathaniel Parker
- Darcey Bussell
- Sophia Myles
- Miquita Oliver
- Shawn Emanuel
- Milton Mermikides
Notable former teachers[edit]
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Citations[edit]
- ^ School profile (2008).
- ^ a b c Survey of London (1973).
- ^ Endowed Charities (1901).
- ^ Walker & Jackson (1987), p. 10.
- ^ Walker & Jackson (1987), p. 25.
- ^ Ross (1998).
References[edit]
- "School Profile". Fox Primary School. 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- Ross, Alistair (1998). "Children becoming historians: an oral history project in a primary school". The Oral History Reader. Routledge. p. 432. ISBN 9780415133524. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
- Alive and Kicking - British Poets: Ivor Cutler and Friends, London Weekend Television, 1971, archived from the original on 29 January 2009, retrieved 5 July 2013
- Endowed Charities (County of London). Vol. IV. H.M. Stationery Office. 1901. pp. 471–2.
- Walker, Annabel; Jackson, Peter (1987). Kensington & Chelsea: A Social and Architectural History. London: John Murray. p. 10. ISBN 9780719543449. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- Sheppard, F. H. W., ed. (1973). "The Holland estate: Since 1874". Northern Kensington. Survey of London. Vol. 37. London: British History Online. pp. 126–50. Retrieved 25 May 2024.