The King Alfred School is a co-educational
independent day school in
Golders Green in North West
London
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. It was founded in London in 1898 by Charles E. Rice, a former teacher at
Bedales School '. The school was considered "radical" for its era, as it provided a secular education in a
co-educational
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setting.
Notable former pupils
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Ian Aitken, journalist and political commentator
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Pegaret Anthony, artist and lecturer
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Nora Beloff, journalist
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Richard Clements, journalist and political adviser
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Nina Conti, actress, ventriloquist and comedian
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A.G. Cook (real name Alex Cook), musician and founder of the web label PC Music
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Richard Gregory
Richard Langton Gregory, (24 July 1923 – 17 May 2010) was a British psychologist and Professor of Neuropsychology at the University of Bristol.
Life and career
Richard Gregory was born in London. He was the son of Christopher Clive Lan ...
, experimental psychologist
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J. B. Gunn, physicist
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Dylan Howe
Dylan Lee Howe (born 4 August 1969) is an English drummer, bandleader, session musician and composer. The son of guitarist Steve Howe (musician), Steve Howe with whom he has sometimes collaborated, Dylan is also noted for his work with rock ba ...
, musician and composer
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Lucy Jones, artist
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Alexis Korner, pop musician
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Paul Kossoff, pop musician
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Harold Scott MacDonald Coxeter, geometer
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Danny Kustow, pop musician
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Chloe Madeley, television host, journalist and ice skater
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Juliet Mitchell, psychologist
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Heydon Prowse, actor and activist
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Gaby Roslin, television presenter
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Jolyon Rubinstein, actor and activist
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Raphael Samuel, historian
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Peggy van Praagh, ballet dancer, teacher and director
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Zoë Wanamaker
Zoë Wanamaker (born 13 May 1949) is an American-born British actress who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. Wanamaker was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2001 by Qu ...
, actor
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Bonnie Wright, actress
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Emily Young, sculptor
References
Bibliography
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1898 establishments in England
Educational institutions established in 1898
Private co-educational schools in London
Private schools in the London Borough of Barnet
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