Arnold House School is a preparatory school for boys in the St John's Wood district of Westminster, Greater London, England, United Kingdom. It consists of a Junior School (Years 1–4) and Senior School (Years 5–8).
History 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.
Coat of arms
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:
Notable former pupils
Jack Clayton, film director Giles Cooper, playwright and dramatist Freddie Fox, stage, film and television actor Roland Glasser, literary translator John Godley, 3rd Baron Kilbracken Hughie Green, television host 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 Max Fosh, English YouTuber and comedian
Notable former staff Peter Galloway, former religious studies teacher
References
External links School Website Profile on the Independent Schools Council website Profile on the Good Schools Guide