Corporate South Hampstead High School 1876- Opened as St. John's Wood High School on 7 March 1876 on Winchester Road in a building owned by the Governing body of Eton. The motto of the school was 'Mehr Licht'. It was the 9th School opened by the Girls' Public Day School Company and initially had 27 pupils under head mistress Rita Allen-Olney. The school number soon rose to 300 and the Council purchased a site on Mansfield Terrace and Springfield Road called Mansfield Gardens at Fitzjohn Avenue, in 1881 and drew plans for the purpose built school buildings. The new school was opened by Princess Louise on 9 May 1882 and renamed South Hampstead High School. To cater for growing number additional buildings were added to the main school building and in 1921 the school bought Waterlow House which adjoined the site. In 1957 the site was too small to extend further and No. 12 Netherhall Gardens was acquired to become the home of the junior school and Waterlow House became the home of the six form. In 1969 the school acquired another site next to the school and a new science block was built on the site which opened in 1971. Girls' Day School Trust GB/366/551 04/09/2008 Mkklibyz 04/09/2008 Mkklibyz Girls' Day School Trust; South Hampstead High School; 1876- South Hampstead High School St. John's Wood High School 6c7e4539-9e06-4afc-97ab-9707cfe5fbeb