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Find out more about how to apply for Colfe's School. Our main entry points are at ages 3, 4, 11 and 16. Colfe’s is one of the oldest schools in south-east London, established by our founder Abraham Colfe back in 1652. We are a co-educational independent school for children ages 3-18.
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At that time it was a grammar school for boys, but Colfe’s...
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Colfe's School, previously Colfe's Grammar School, is a co-educational private day school in Horn Park in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, in southeast London, England, and one of the oldest schools in London.
Notable Colfeians. Eric Ambler 1909-1998. Eric Ambler won a scholarship to Colfe’s at the age of 8. He wrote many very popular spy thrillers, among them The Mask of Dimitrios, 1939, and The Light of Day, 1962. On his death in 1998 he bequeathed part of his library to the school.
Jun 26, 2024 · Colfe’s is delighted to announce that the Governing Body has appointed Daniel Gabriele, Deputy Principal of Caterham School, as the new Head of Colfe’s. Dan will take up the position from September 2025 following the retirement of the current Head, Richard Russell. Dan read History and English at Oxford before going on to teach at Latymer ...
Abraham Colfe (7 Aug 1580 – 5 Dec 1657) was vicar of Lewisham from 1610 to 1657 and a notable English philanthropist, founding Colfe's School, a reading (primary) or Latin school and five almshouses for the inhabitants of Lewisham (today, part of south-east London). The school later came to bear his name.
About Us. Colfe’s School was founded by Abraham Colfe, Vicar of Lewisham, in 1652, possibly re-founding a school which had been instigated through the will of an earlier Lewisham parish priest, John Glyn, in 1574.
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Twenty years ago today, on Sept. 24, 2003, a little movie called School of Rock premiered, encouraging all of us to rock a little harder, whether we're in the classroom or not. Starring Jack Black ...
