Mount St Mary's Convent School was a private school for girls in Exeter, England. The building is Grade II* listed.[1]
Mount St Mary's Convent School | |
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Address | |
Wonford Road , , EX2 4PF England | |
Information | |
Type | Private day and boarding school |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Closed | 31 August 1997 |
Gender | Girls |
Age | 2 to 19 |
History
editMount St Mary's closed on 31 August 1997 following the 1997 general election when it failed to re-open within the state sector under the new Labour leadership.[2][3][4]
Notable former pupils
edit- Vanessa Whitburn OBE (born 1951), British radio producer and former editor of The Archers[5]
References
edit- ^ MOUNT ST MARY’S CONVENT. Savills.
- ^ Ward, Lucy (30 April 1997). "Bad timing holds schools in deep freeze". The Independent. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Mount St Mary's Convent School. Gov.uk
- ^ Independent schools yearbook : girls' schools. 1991. London: A & C Black. 1991. p. 474. ISBN 0713634162.
- ^ Who's who 1997 : an annual biographical dictionary. London: A & C Black. 1997. p. 2072. ISBN 9780713644951.