Abraham Colfe, who was the Vicar of Lewisham from 1610 to 1657, founded Colfe's School, a reading (primary)or Latin school and six almshouses for the inhabitants of Lewisham. The school later came to bear his name. Lewisham is an area within the London Borough of Lewisham in south-east London. ... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... Events January 8 - Miles Sindercombe, would-be-assassin of Oliver Cromwell, and his group are captured in London February - Admiral Robert Blake defeats the Spanish West Indian Fleet in a battle over the seizure of Jamaica. ... Logo of Colfes School Colfe’s is one of the oldest schools in London. ... Lewisham is an area within the London Borough of Lewisham in south-east London. ...

Colfe declared that the aim of the School was to provide an education for "pupils of good wit and capacity and apt to learn", reflecting the School's emphasis on sound learning and academic achievement since the earliest times. Colfe's original vision was to educate the children of "the hundred of Blackheath" and although today our pupils travel to the School from all parts of London, a strong sense of local community remains, with most of the pupils coming from the four boroughs, which surround the school.

One of Abraham Colfe's wisest moves was to invite the Leathersellers' Company, one of the oldest of the city Livery Companies, to be the Trustee of his will. Links between the School and the company are strong. The official Visitor to the School is H.R.H. Prince Michael of Kent. HRH Prince Michael of Kent Prince Michael of Kent (Michael George Charles Franklin Windsor) is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of King George V. Prince Michael of Kent does not normally carry out royal duties on behalf of his cousin, Queen Elizabeth II. Instead, he manages...