James Allen's Girls' School

James Allen's Girls' School

Established	1741
Type	Independent day school
Religion	Church of England
Headmistress	Sally-Anne Huang
Chairman of the Governing Board	Hugh Taylor
Founder	James Allen Warden and later Master of The College of God's Gift in Dulwich
Location	144 East Dulwich Grove, Dulwich London England Coordinates: 51°27′17″N 0°05′07″W / 51.45469°N 0.085366°W / 51.45469; -0.085366
DfE URN	100863 Tables
Students	1000 (approx.)
Gender	Female
Ages	4–18
Colours	Red and blue
Affiliation	Alleyn's College of God's Gift
Website	www.jags.org.uk

James Allen's Girls' School is an independent day school situated in Dulwich, South London, England. It has a senior school for 11- to 18-year-old girls, a prep school for 7- to 11-year-old girls (James Allen's Preparatory School), and a pre-preparatory school for 4- to 7-year-old girls. It is the sister school of Dulwich College and Alleyn's.

Notable former pupils

Marion Delf-Smith, botanist (1883–1980)
Dharshini David, economist and broadcaster
Anita Brookner, Booker Prize–winning author (1928–2016)
Lisa St Aubin de Téran (briefly ^[1]), author (1953–)
Shani Anderson, GB Athlete (1975–) ^[2]
Alakina Mann, actress (1990–)
Lucy Boynton, actress (1994–)
Charlotte Ritchie, member of the classical/pop group All Angels, actress (Call the Midwife, Fresh Meat)
Alison Stephens, mandolin player/composer (1970–2010)
Sally Hawkins, film actress,(Mike Leigh's 'Happy-Go-Lucky'; 'Made in Dagenham') Silver Bear Award and Golden Globe winner, star of TV adverts, numerous radio programmes including Ed Reardon's Week on BBC Radio 4
Daisy Haggard, actress (1978–)
Beth Willis (producer), TV producer (1977–)
Clare Wigfall, writer

References

↑ "Lisa St. Aubin de Terán". Arlindo-correia.org. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
↑ British Olympic Association > Athletes > Shani Anderson

External links

Schools and colleges in Southwark

Primary schools	Ark Globe Academy

Secondary schools	Ark All Saints Academy Ark Globe Academy Bacon's College The Charter School City of London Academy Harris Academy at Peckham Harris Academy Bermondsey Harris Boys' Academy East Dulwich Harris Girls' Academy East Dulwich Kingsdale Foundation School Notre Dame High School Sacred Heart Catholic School St Michael's Catholic College St Saviour's and St Olave's School St Thomas the Apostle College Walworth Academy

Special schools	Spa School

Independent schools	Alleyn's School Dulwich College Dulwich College Preparatory School James Allen's Girls' School

Further education colleges	Lewisham Southwark College

Defunct schools	Camberwell Collegiate School Royal Naval School St Saviour's Grammar School School for the Indigent Blind

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