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Eltham College is an independent school situated in Mottingham in south-east London. Eltham and Mottingham once formed part of the same parish, hence its name.^[1] 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Mottingham is a place in SE9, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, although part (to the west of Mottingham Road) is in the London Borough of Bromley. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... A Local Education Authority (LEA) is the part of a council in England or Wales that is responsible for education within that councils jurisdiction. ... Bromley is the principal town in the London Borough of Bromley, England. ... An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges, gifts, and perhaps the investment yield of an endowment. ... Mottingham is a place in SE9, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, although part (to the west of Mottingham Road) is in the London Borough of Bromley. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Eltham is a place in the London Borough of Greenwich. ... Mottingham is a place in SE9, England in the London Borough of Greenwich, although part (to the west of Mottingham Road) is in the London Borough of Bromley. ...

Early history

The school dates back to 1842 when it was founded as the London Missionary Society's School for the Sons and Orphans of Missionaries. A girls' school had been established in Walthamstow in 1837 and a boys' school was opened in the same place at the beginning of 1842. The boys' school later relocated to Mornington Crescent in 1852 and then to a purpose-built location in the centre of Blackheath in 1857^[2] (the old school building is now the headquarters of the Church Army). Missionary David Livingstone sent his sons to the school while it was in Blackheath^[3]. For other uses, see Missionary (disambiguation). ... , Walthamstow is a town in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, North East London, England. ... Mornington Crescent may refer to one of the following: Mornington Crescent tube station Mornington Crescent (street) Mornington Crescent (game) A track called Mornington Crescent on the Belle and Sebastian album The Life Pursuit Mornington Crescent, a 1995 album by the British band My Life Story Category: ... Blackheath is a suburb of London, divided between the London Borough of Lewisham and the London Borough of Greenwich. ... Church Army is an evangelistic Church of England organisation operating in many parts of the Anglican Communion. ... David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 4 May 1873) was a Scottish Presbyterian pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and explorer in central Africa. ...

Current site

It moved to its present site of 36 acres - centred around an elegant 18th century mansion (Fairy Hall) in Mottingham - in 1912. The building had previously been used by the Royal Naval School from 1889 to the end of the summer term in 1910. The Royal Naval School was an English school which was established in Camberwell in 1833 and then formally constituted by the Royal Naval College Act 1840. ...

Eltham College began life as a small boarding school catering for children of missionaries serving overseas, mainly in India, China and Africa. Since the 1950s the college has become primarily a day school for boys with a co-educational sixth form since 1981. The pupils are split into four houses, named Carey, Livingstone, Chalmers and Moffat; coloured blue, green, red and yellow respectively. William Carey (August 17, 1761 – June 9, 1834) was an English missionary and Baptist minister, known as the father of modern missions. ... David Livingstone (19 March 1813 – 4 May 1873) was a Scottish Presbyterian pioneer medical missionary with the London Missionary Society and explorer in central Africa. ... James Chalmers was a native of Arbroath in Scotland who moved to Dundee and established himself there as a bookseller, printer and publisher, eventually serving as a Town Councillor and becoming Convener of the Nine Incorporated Trades. ... Robert Moffat (born December 21, 1795 in Ormiston (Haddingtonshire); died August 9, 1883 in Leigh near Tunbridge Wells) was a Scottish Congregationalist missionary to Africa. ...

Its buildings have been progressively modernised and extended over the last few decades, with the addition of new sports facilities, science labs, theatre, a music school and Junior School facilities. In 2005, a "drop-off and pick-up zone" was constructed on the foremost playing field of the school, due to the overcrowding of the original carpark.

The school is highly regarded for the educational attainment of its students, regularly appearing highly in rankings of exam performance and Oxbridge entry. Oxbridge is a name used to refer to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, the two oldest in the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world. ...

Headmasters

The school's headmasters at Blackheath^[4] were:

• 1852-1866: William George Lemon
• 1866-1868: James Scottdik
• 1869-1870: Charles Dugard Makepeace
• 1870-1875: Revd Edward J Chincock
• 1875-1892: Revd Edward Waite
• 1893-1914: Walter Branerd Haward

From the early 1970s until 1983, the headmaster was Christopher Porteous. The College's current headmaster is Paul J. Henderson, who took over from Malcolm Green in September 2000.

Redevelopment

Henderson has continued the school's programme of building and development started by Malcolm Green, including a controversial major redevelopment to the front of the College, the Junior School and Music School.

Notable Alumni

• Statistician Philip Bailey
• Historian Stuart Ball
• Philosopher Piers Benn
• Politician Fenner Brockway - one of the last pupils to attend the school when it was located in Blackheath^[5]
• Author and broadcaster Charlie Connelly
• Physicist Frank Farmer^[6]
• Jamie Harris, Newport Gwent Dragons rugby player
• Jim Knight MP, Minister of State for Schools in the UK Government
• Olympic athlete Eric Liddell, after whom the sports hall is named.
• Jack Oliver, Great Britain weightlifting champion
• Gormenghast author Mervyn Peake after whom the library is named

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Notes and references

• Eltham College website
• Independent Schools Inspectorate, containing a report on the College
• Air photo image (Google)