Arnold House School

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Arnold House School
Address
1-3 Loudoun Road London , NW8 0LH England
Information
Type	Preparatory day school
Motto	"Conquer we shall"
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of England
Established	1905
Local authority	City of Westminster
Department for Education URN	101156 Tables
Headmaster	Vivian W P Thomas
Gender	Boys
Age	3 to 13
Enrolment	250~
Colour(s)	Red, Green
Website	http://www.arnoldhouse.co.uk/

Arnold House School is a preparatory school for boys in the St John's Wood district of Westminster, Greater London.^[1] It consists of a Junior School (Years 1–4) and Senior School (Years 5–8).

Arnold House School was founded in 1905 by Miss Hanson with nine pupils. Hanson opened the school with the intention of showing that a headmistress was equally capable of preparing boys for public schools. By the time she stepped down as Headmistress, the school was flourishing. It became a charitable trust in 1969.^[2]

Coat of arms of Arnold House School

Notes Granted 18 May 2004.[3] Crest On a wreath Argent and Gules, a stork Or beaked and legged Gules, resting the dexter foot on a propeller Vert. Escutcheon Per saltire Gules and Vert, a cross flory Argent between twelve bezants in saltire. Motto 'Conquer We Shall'

In celebration of the school's centenary in 2005, it applied for and was granted a coat of arms by the College of Arms. The school motto, "Conquer We Shall", is derived from a poem by Robert Herrick:

Conquer we shall, but first we must contend,
'Tis not the strife that crowns us, but the end.

— Robert Herrick^[3]

• Jack Clayton, film director^[4]
• Giles Cooper, playwright and dramatist
• Freddie Fox, stage, film and television actor^[5]
• Roland Glasser, literary translator
• John Godley, 3rd Baron Kilbracken^[6]
• Hughie Green, television host^[7]
• Daniel Hahn, writer, editor and translator
• Lord Lucan
• Michael McIntyre, comedian
• Jonathan Miller, theatre and opera director
• Jon Moss, drummer
• Adam Raphael, journalist and author
• James Rhodes, pianist
• Jon Speelman, chess player
• David Say, former Bishop of Rochester
• David Watson, musician

• Peter Galloway, former religious studies teacher

• School Website
• Profile on the Independent Schools Council website
• Profile on the Good Schools Guide