The Mount School was
started by Mary Macgregor in 1925 in a house in North Grove, Highgate
Village.
“To be, rather than
to seem to be” was chosen by her as the school motto. The school’s 10 pupils
gradually increased until in 1935 when it moved to Mill Hill with a chance
to expand in country surroundings.
In 1939, a large
group of the children were evacuated to the Cotswolds with several members
of staff.
When they returned
in 1945, the LCC reconditioned the Mill Hill buildings which had been used
as a Mental Hospital during the war. With the rent received, four large
classrooms were added and a gymnasium soon afterwards.
In 1947 The Mount
was recognised as an efficient Secondary School by the Ministry of
Education.
Mary Mcgregor
retired in 1963 and Betty Shannon Millin was appointed to the Headship.
In 1973, Miss Millin
retired to Ireland and Margaret Pond, a member of the Science staff,
succeeded her.
In December 1998,
Mrs Pond retired and Mrs J Kirsten Jackson succeeded her.
The School expanded
to 380 girls with new facilities and buildings, including a new Laboratory,
Dining Room, Art Rooms plus a Design & Technology department, incorporating
a Woodwork room. Further modernisations are planned for the future.
The Mount School was
last inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate in 2001 and The Mount
was found to have a friendly, family atmosphere, with a caring and
supportive ethos.
“To be,
rather than to seem to be”
