("May the fortune of the house stand") , established = 1876 , closed = , type = Public School

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, specialist = , address = Middle Road , city =

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, country = England , postcode = HA2 0HN , local_authority =

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, urn = 102247 , dfeno = 310/6002 , ofsted = , staff = 150 (approx.) , enrolment = 600 (approx.) , gender = Unisex , lower_age = 11 , upper_age = 18 , houses = Butler
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Crossed Arrows , free_label_3 = , free_3 = , website = https://www.johnlyon.org/ John Lyon School (formerly The Lower School of John Lyon) is an academically selective

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boys and girls'

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, England. The school was founded in 1876, by the Governors of

Harrow School (The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of ...

for the education of local boys, in keeping with the belated wishes of John Lyon, Harrow School's founder. The school is a successor to the 'English Form' established in 1853, to educate local scholars. The John Lyon School still maintains its historic ties with Harrow School, and the two schools are closely partnered. The school is a member of the

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(HMC).

Structure and curriculum

The governing body of

Harrow School (The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of ...

retains some control of the John Lyon School; most responsibilities, however, are delegated to a John Lyon

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(officially styled ''Committee of Management''). A number of Harrow governors serve on this committee, alongside co-opted governors. Unlike many previous governing bodies in British schools, there is no academic staff involvement in overall school government. The John Lyon School is divided into three age sections: *Oldfield – Years 7 and 8 *Upper School – Years 9, 10 and 11 *Sixth Form – Lower Sixth and Upper Sixth

Heads

*J.E. Williams - September 1879 - July 1898 *E. Young - September 1898 - July 1910 *E.H. Butt - December 1910 - April 1926 *O.A. Le Beau - April 1926 - July 1951 *R.F. Boyd Campbell - September 1951 - July 1968 *G.V. Surtees - September 1968 - July 1983 *D.Dixon - September 1983 - July 1986 *Reverend T.J. Wright - September 1986 - July 2001 *Dr C. Ray - September 2001 - August 2004 *D.A. Rimmer (Acting Head) - September 2004 - Dec 2004 *K.J. Riley - January 2005 - August 2009 *Miss K.E. Haynes - August 2009 - to present

Notable alumni

*Larry Barker, screenwriter *

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, jurist *

Michael Bogdanov Michael Bogdanov (15 December 1938 – 16 April 2017) was a British theatre director known for his work with new plays, modern reinterpretations of Shakespeare, musicals and work for young people. Early years Bogdanov was born Michael Bogd ...

(d.2017), theatre director * Andrew deMello, scientist and academic *

Andrew Carwood Andrew Carwood (born 30 April 1965) is the Director of Music at St Paul's Cathedral in London and director of his own group, The Cardinall's Musick. Biography He was educated at The John Lyon School, Harrow and was a choral scholar in the C ...

, conductor and singer, Director of Music, St. Paul's Cathedral, London *

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(d.1959), tobacconist and inventor, progenitor of the Dunhill luxury goods company * David Fell, cricketer * Alastair Fraser, cricketer and a director of the Middlesex Cricket Board * David Gavurin, musician *

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, political editor at Channel 4 * Ben Gill, former footballer * Michael Gold, TV documentary producer *

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* Liam Halligan, broadcaster and economist * Johann Hari, journalist * Kenneth Hudson, industrial archeologist and museologist * Anthony Jeffrey, former Arsenal FC Academy footballer * Vladimir V. Kara-Murza, Russian politician and journalist * Michael McCarthy, Director of Music, U.S National Cathedral, Washington, USA * Inder Manocha, comedian *Sir Peter Marychurch KCMG, former Director of the British signals intelligence agency,

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* Alastair Miles, operatic and concert bass * Brian Pearce, (d.2008), historian *

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, journalist and Editor of

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newspaper * David Punter, academic and writer *

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, actor *

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, (d. 2019) botanist and writer * Raymond Sawkins, novelist, writing as Colin Forbes *

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(d.1997), former Conservative MP for Uxbridge *

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(d.1978), former band leader * Kabir Toor, former Middlesex cricketer * Michael Turner, artist * Michael Richter, Head of Trading Analytics at IHS Markit *

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, actor * Paul Wilkinson (d.2011), academic

Notable staff and governors

* Ian Blanchett (former cricket coach), Middlesex cricketer * Lord Lexden (former governor), official historian of the Conservative Party *

Angus Fraser Angus Robert Charles Fraser (born 8 August 1965) is an English cricket administrator. He served as the managing director of Middlesex Cricket between 2009 and 2021, before assuming a new role heading the club's academy He is also a former E ...

(Governor / cricket coach), England International cricketer *

Owain Arwel Hughes Owain Arwel Hughes CBE (born 21 March 1942) is a Welsh orchestral conductor. Hughes was born in Ton Pentre, Rhondda, the son of the composer Arwel Hughes. He studied at Howardian High School, Cardiff, University College, Cardiff and the Ro ...

CBE (former Chair of Governors), conductor * Albert Alan Owen (former Music teacher), composer * Chris Peploe (cricket coach), Middlesex cricketer * George Weedon (former PE teacher), Olympic gymnast * Ian Whybrow (former Head of English), children's author * David Oldroyd (1936-2014) (former science teacher 1960s), latterly professor (History and Philosophy of Science) at the University of New South Wales. The Old Lyonian Association represents the school's alumni (Old Lyonians).

References

External links

School WebsiteProfile
on the ISC website {{DEFAULTSORT:John Lyon School, The Educational institutions established in 1876 Independent schools in the London Borough of Harrow Independent boys' schools in London Member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference Harrow School 1876 establishments in England