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Talbot Heath School

Girls' school in Bournemouth, Dorset, England

Field	Value
name	Talbot Heath - Independent School for Girls
motto	‘Honour before Honours’
established	1886
type	Private
Day and Boarding School
religious_affiliation	Church of England
gender	Girls
head_name	Head Teacher
head	Tracy Harris
enrollment	550 pupils
(Girls 2-18)
streetaddress	Rothesay Road
city	Talbot Woods, Bournemouth
county	Dorset
country	England
postcode	BH4 9NJ
urn	113945
free_label	Emblem
website

Day and Boarding School (Girls 2-18)

Talbot Heath School is a selective, private day and boarding school for girls aged 2–18 located in Talbot Woods, Bournemouth, Dorset, England. The school was founded as Bournemouth High School in 1886 by founding headmistress Mary Broad. Talbot Heath was originally a Church of England School.

History

The school was bought by Mary Broad and Miss Thresher as a going concern from its owner in 1885. The school opened under new management in January 1886 with thirty pupils. The school was called Bournemouth High School and it intended to supply a liberal education for reasonable fees to the daughters of the middle classes. Broad converted from a non-conformist to the Church of England at this time. Miss Thresher left in 1889 when she married and Mary Broad was solely in charge.

Cicely Frideswide Stocks, headmistress from 1924

Broad was known for doing what she thought was right, ignoring criticism and tradition. Her pupils were taken on nature walks, they used dumbbells, played hockey and cricket and they were taken on trips abroad. and the writer and film critic Dilys Powell.

Broad retired in 1924 and her place was taken by Cicely Frideswide Stocks and she introduced eight houses that were named after notable seamen. She also had physics labs built.

During the war, girls from St Anne's Catholic School in Southampton joined the school as they were moved to safety. This school was open throughout the war.

Notable former pupils

Frances Ashcroft
Natalie Clein
Fanny Cradock
Eunice Crowther
Nicole Faraday
Helen Margaret George
Dorothea Gray
Dilys Powell
Kate Royal
Pat Smythe
Irene Spry
Jennifer Vyvyan
Virginia Wade
Shirley Williams, Baroness Williams of Crosby

References

"Talbot Heath is a leading independent through school in Dorset that offers girls aged 2-18 an outstanding education within a strong and supportive community.".
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