| Biography | The North London Collegiate School was founded by Frances Mary Buss, a pioneer in girls' education, listed by The Times as one of the top ten greatest women of all time. It is generally recognised as the first girls' school in the United Kingdom to offer girls the same educational opportunities as boys, and Miss Buss was the first person to use the term 'Headmistress'.
The small school opened in 1850 at No.46 (later renumbered No.12) Camden Street, London.
In 1929, the school bought Canons, a modest villa on the site of a palatial residence originally built in the early 18th century by the Duke of Chandos, and relocated to the property (designed by Sir Albert Richardson) in 1940.
George Bernard Shaw's mother was a director of music at the school, followed in 1908 by J.B. Manson's wife, Lilian, whose ambitious revival of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas in 1910 gained coverage in The Times.
Today the school caters to girls from ages 4 to 18. It comprises a Junior School (Reception to Year 6), Senior School (Years 711) and Sixth Form.
North London Collegiate School Jeju has recently opened in South Korea, Jeju, as part of a franchising scheme. |