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, urn = 102936 , ofsted = , dfeno = 318/6008 , staff = , enrolment = 430 , gender = Girls , lower_age = 3 , upper_age = 18 , houses = , colours = Blue , publication = , free_label_1 = , free_1 = , free_label_2 = , free_2 = , free_label_3 = , free_3 = , website = http://www.stcatherineschool.co.uk/ St Catherine's School is a Catholic independent school for girls in

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. The school is next to the

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and about from both Strawberry Hill and

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History

Founded in a large house near Twickenham Green, St Catherine's then moved to Orford Lodge (now demolished) and in 1919 to Pope's Villa, on the site of

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's original

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. By 1961 it was recognised by the

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as a

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. In 1948 the school bought a house on Cross Deep known as ''The Lawn'', where it is currently located. Up until 1991 the school was home to a number of Sisters who were also members of the staff. They moved out and the school became a charitable trust managed by lay persons in 1992. It is the only independent

girls' school in the Richmond area and is within the

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.Archdiocese of Westminster Inspection Report
It remains a Roman Catholic foundation but takes students of all religious affiliations. It has a preparatory school (entry typically at three-years-old) and a

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(entry at eleven-years-old). Nearly one-third of the pupils are of minority ethnic groups, but more than ninety per cent of the pupils have English as a first language.

Notable former pupils

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* Annie Nightingale

References

External links

School Website

Profile
on the

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OFSTED entry for St Catherine's School
* 2011 ISI Inspectio
Reports
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Catherine's School, Twickenham Educational institutions established in 1914 Member schools of the Girls' Schools Association Independent girls' schools in London Independent schools in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Roman Catholic independent schools in the Archdiocese of Westminster Sisters of Mercy schools Twickenham 1914 establishments in England

History

Notable former pupils

See also

References

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