Education
North West London is home to some of Britain's most prestigious independent schools, developing every pupil self-discipline, responsibility, spiritual and moral values, leading to the highest possible standards of behaviour, consideration for others and a pride in oneself and achievements.
Harrow School
Harrow School has educated boys since 1243 but was officially founded by John Lyon under a Royal Charter of Elizabeth I in 1572. Harrow School is located in Harrow on the Hill and has an enrolment of approximately 800 boys spread across twelve boarding houses, all of whom board full time.
Harrow is famous for its many traditions and rich history, which includes a long line of famous alumni such as eight former Prime Ministers (most notably Winston Churchill and Jawaharlal Nehru), a host of former and current British Lords and members of Parliament, two Kings and several other members of various royal families.
Haberdashers' Aske's
The school was established in 1690 at Hoxton, near the City of London. In the 19th century it was divided into two; one part moved to Hatcham in South London, where boys' and girls' schools were set up. Usually referred to as Aske's, they were formerly known as the Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham Schools until 1991, when the two were combined as Haberdashers' Aske's Hatcham.
The other part moved to a site in Hampstead, in North London, becoming a direct grant school after the passing of the Education Act 1944. Its formal name was the Haberdashers' Aske's Hampstead School, generally known as Haberdashers'.
North London Collegiate School
North London Collegiate School is an independent day school for girls founded in 1850 in Camden Town, and now in the London Borough of Harrow.
The Good Schools Guide called the school an "Academically stunning outer London school in a glorious setting, which has demonstrated its refusal to rest on its laurels by introducing the IB. Ideal for girls confident of their academic ability with an appetite for all the other opportunities too."
North London Collegiate is among the most academically successful schools in England, having been placed in the top five in the Daily Telegraph exam league tables every year for over a decade.
Middlesex University
Middlesex University essentially grew out of merger between different schools and colleges in North London. Perhaps the most prominent and one of the oldest of its constituent establishments is the Hornsey College of Art, founded in 1880.
Since 2000, the university launched a major restructuring programme, which, specifically, translated into a total image rebrand in 2003, the closure of a number of campuses over 2005-2008, the expansion of other campuses and generally the consolidation of the university's activities on fewer, bigger campuses in north London
