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St John's is a forward-looking school that is proud of its roots and traditions. The tradition of the school goes back over three hundred years.
By the wills of Robert Hamond and Edward Pigeon, bearing the dates 7th day of March 1556 and 20th day of October 1597, money comprised in the deeds dated 19th and 20th April 1697, money from rents and profits was given to provide instruction for the children of all persons resident in the Parish of Hampton in reading, writing and other elementary learning and in the knowledge of the Church Catechism.
Children of Hampton Wick made the long walk between the local parks to a shed used as a school near the old church of Hampton and later to a school near Garrick House.
In 1830, a parish church was built and eventually, following agitation by the growing local population, the Endowed School for Boys was opened in 1845. A special room was provided in the school as a library for the district to the cost of which Queen Victoria donated £5. Donations were then obtained; including gifts from the Dowager Queen and £10 from the Bishop of London, provided a school for girls.
After many years of effort and ungrudging support from the London Diocesan Board for Schools, we now have an excellent modern school for boys and girls set in beautiful surroundings with an ethos reflecting the Christian principles upon which it is founded.
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