100 Voices

100 VOICES OF CLAREMONT FAN COURT SCHOOL

To mark our centenary, past pupils and former staff have shared their favourite memories with us. ‘The 100 voices of Claremont Fan Court School’ is presented on our school website’s centenary page and features alumni profiles from all four schools – Clear View School, Claremont School, Fan Court School and now, Claremont Fan Court School.

Alumni have shared what their school years mean to them and how that particular time in their lives has shaped them into the person they are today. Sitting on the mansion’s front steps with friends, making model aeroplanes in the workshop, a flashback to eating gooseberry crumble for lunch (the smell has haunted him ever since!), flag-raiding, winning the poetry prize at Summer Meeting, belting out The Animals’ hit, ‘We Gotta Get Out Of This Place’ on the mansion’s roof– the stories are boundless!

A number of our school’s families have been a part of our community since the very start of our onehundred-year journey. Some of whom have chosen to be a part of ‘The 100 voices...’ page. It might be a great-grandmother who attended Clear View or an uncle who boarded at Fan Court. A great-aunt who was evacuated with Claremont to Wales during the war or a grandchild who attends the co-educational school we know today. Looking ahead, these ties will continue to be strengthened over our next onehundred years.

Although the school has developed and grown over time, the experiences of alumni can mirror even the most recent of Claremont Fan Court leavers. With just over forty memories collected so far, we would love to reach one hundred! If you would be interested in sharing yours during our centenary year, please contact alumni@claremont.surrey.sch.uk