Arnold House School

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