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Why choose Haberdashers'boys'school?

Haberdashers' Boys' School frequently tops the league tables and rarely falls out of the top 10. In 2014, The Telegraph placed the school at 8th in the country for A-Levels – with 80.87% of students achieving the A*–A grades. In 2015, the Sunday Times named Haberdashers' the best school in England owing to its results and resources.

Where is Haberdashers'Aske's school?

In 1961, the Boys' School moved to its present site at Elstree, Hertfordshire, and was renamed Haberdashers' Aske's School, Elstree. In 1974, the Girls' School at Acton was reunited with its Boys' School counterpart on an adjacent site at Elstree.

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How did the Haberdashers'Company start?

In 1690, Robert Aske gave the Haberdashers' Company £20,000 to set up a hospital and home for 20 elderly men and a school for 20 boys at Hoxton, just north of the City of London. The school came decidedly second to the home for elderly men.

History

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Present day

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Co-curricular

There are many pupil-run societies at Haberdashers', usually presided over by a teacher.

Links to the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers

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School magazines

Skylark and Skylight are the official school magazines. Pupils at the school edit both.

History

In 1690, Robert Aske gave the Haberdashers' Company £20,000 to set up a hospital and home for 20 elderly men and a school for 20 boys at Hoxton, just north of the City of London. The school came decidedly second to the home for elderly men. There were no new boys between 1714 and 1739 because the foundation was short of funds.

Old Girls

Former pupils are referred to as Old Girls. Their alumni association is called Haberdashers' Aske's Old Girls' Club (HAOGC) which was created on 6 May 1904 by Headmistress, Miss Margaret Gilliland. In 2014, they celebrated their 110th anniversary at St Martin-in-the-Fields .

Controversy

In April 2021, a comprehensive publication by The Telegraph revealed that students were being "subjected to forced sex" and facing "sexism" in the school. According to the victims, cases were reported to the school but they "downplayed" it.

Publications

HR Dulley, The Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls: The First 125 Years (2000). Published by Gresham Books Limited. ISBN 0-946095-40-X