Emanuel is a school with a long and distinguished history… and, I believe, a very exciting future.

The school was founded in 1594 by Lady Dacre and, unusually in England, was coeducational from the very beginning. The original aim of the foundation was for the “bringing up of children in virtue and good and laudable arts” and provision was made to educate twenty students: ten girls and ten boys. Today the school remains fully coeducational but has grown in size to over 700 students and our aims have become bolder and broader.

Today we aim to foster a thirst for knowledge and a real commitment to learning. We want our students to communicate in a confident, articulate and informed manner. We encourage our students to make informed judgements about what is right and wrong. We show, and ask for respect and we encourage good behaviour at all times.

We teach our students the importance of caring for others and for the environment.

We teach our students skills for later in life: social, physical and practical. And we are particularly passionate about achieving excellence in art, music, drama and sport.

But the starting point at Emanuel is to create a safe and caring community – a place where girls and boys can grow and thrive. Most of all we want our students to actually enjoy being at school.

I believe that we are achieving these aims. But don’t take my word for it. Please come along and see for yourself. We organise school tours on most Wednesdays during term time and you will be very welcome to see how the school works by joining one of these tours – talking to pupils and meeting some of the teachers, and seeing some of the lessons in progress. To book a tour please contact our main reception desk on 020 8870 4171 or email us at enquiries@emanuel.org.uk  I look forward to seeing you here.

To see a copy of the latest inspection report by the Independent Schools Inspectorate in March 2010 please click on this link.

Emanuel Inspection Report 2010

Mark Hanley-Browne
Headmaster
hm@emanuel.org.uk