Prendergast Hilly Fields College
| Motto | Truth and Honour, Fredom and Courtesy |
|---|---|
| Established | 1890 |
| Type | Voluntary aided comprehensive |
| Head | Ms Paula Ledger |
| Founder | Joseph Prendergast |
| Location |
Adelaide Avenue Brockley London, England SE4 1LE United Kingdom Coordinates: 51°27′33″N 0°01′34″W / 51.459218°N 0.026024°W |
| Local authority | Lewisham |
| DfE number | 209/4646 |
| DfE URN | 100750 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 771 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Website | www |
Prendergast School is a Comprehensive girls' secondary school, located on Hilly Fields, Brockley, in the London Borough of Lewisham. It has an independent board of governors. The Headteacher is Paula Ledger. The school motto is from Chaucer's Prologue to The Canterbury Tales: "Trouthe and Honour, Fredom and Curteisye". (In Middle English and in this context, "fredom" is generosity, not liberty.)
Prendergast Grammar School was founded as a fee-paying grammar school in Rushey Green, Catford in 1890 under the will of the late Dr. Joseph Prendergast, DD (Cantab), 1791–1875, Headmaster of Colfe's School 1831-1857. His endowment was supplemented from several quarters, including some ancient charities associated with the parish of Lewisham.
In the first half of the 20th century the school accepted an increasing number of scholarship girls from LCC Elementary schools. Following the Education Act 1944, the school became a maintained grammar school with voluntary aided status.
In the 1970s, with the abolition of the grammar school system in the inner London area (i.e., under ILEA), the school became Comprehensive. In 1995, for reasons of space, the school moved to its present site following extensive refurbishment. The site had previously been occupied by the West Kent Grammar School, which closed in 1905 and the building was bought by the London County Council for the Brockley County Grammar School which opened in 1907.[1]
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