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On Sunday 19 September 2021 a team of
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In 1892 the school moved out of central London to
Northwood (in 1871 the area was described as "a destitute district near Moor Park"), where a railway station had opened five years earlier helping make Northwood, about 25 minutes from central London, more desirable. Many of the area's roads were
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Pupils study the core subjects: Mathematics, English
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Miss Pain retired in 2018 and Mrs Hubble became
Headmistress. In 2019, the refurbished Centenary Library was opened and the Swimming Pool renovated as part of a £1.8m project in modernisation of the Sports Centre. Mrs Hubble has now unveiled plans for a new Science and Sixth Form building.
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A sports hall and pool were developed in 1991, on the site of an outdoor pool built in 1949. The original gymnasium is now the
Centenary Library. Music and performing arts facilities moved from Wray Lodge (now used by administrative staff) to a purpose-built performing arts centre in
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Northwood with 20 boarders and 2 day girls; The Briary was also acquired for boys. Over the next 15 years further land was acquired which included the playing fields. In 1899 the school built a gymnasium, which was also used as an
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