St. Quinton Park Secondary School for Girls (London)

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St. Quinton Park Secondary School for Girls (London)
aka North Kensington Central School
St Mark’s Road, Kensington, London W10

Badge as depicted in Bunty #82 [8 Aug 1959]

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"Following are Barbara Tyrrell’s memories of the school in 1960 and its change to Ladbroke Upper.

"The school was known as St Quintin Park Secondary School and was situated in St Marks Road opposite St Quintin Memorial Park and next door to St Charles hospital. It was an all girl’s school and I attended there in 1960. The uniform was lovely. It consisted of a pink and white striped blouse, a pink bow tie, pink beret along with a navy blue skirt or gymslip, navy blue blazer and a navy blue coat. The uniform must have been expensive, how my mother could afford it I will never know, as I was the eldest then of six children!

"Unfortunately, the following year 1961 the school changed from St Quintin Park School to Ladbroke School. There were two school buildings one in Lancaster Road which became Ladbroke Lower School and the original school opposite St Quintin Park became Ladbroke Upper School. The uniform for this school was bottle green, ugh. Green beret, green blazer, green skirt white blouse and green and white striped tie."

See:
https://northkensingtonhistories.wordpress.com/2013/10/16/north-kensington-central-school-st-marks-road-w10/

St. Quinton Park Secondary School for Girls (London) OPS 1955.jpg
1955 OS map showing the school.
(Reproduced with the permission of the National Library of Scotland)

The building is no more and flats occupy the former school site.