THE MOUNT SCHOOL
History - In the Beginning


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In the Beginning

The Mount School was originally based in Highgate Village. It was started by Miss MacGregor in 1925. The picture below shows the original school.

North Grove

In 1926 the school consisted of 10 pupils, eight rabbits and two spaniels as shown in the photograph below.

Pupils


The Mathematics Classroom

The Library
dinning room
The Dining Room

An Outdoor Classroom

The school grew over the years as these school photographs taken in 1928 and 1931 show.

Pupils in 1928

 

In 1935 The Mount School moved to Mill Hill. A school bus would take pupils to Mill Hill each morning from Highgate and return them in the evening. Old girls remember that a paraffin heater in the bus kept them warm on winter mornings.