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Thomas Scale's Academy occupies Wellesley House. RD Blackmore is an unhappy teacher at the school.
1850

The Misses Banwell's Grosvenor House Seminary, Grosvenor House, Grosvenor Road, Twickenham.

An elementary school opened in Whitton in the grounds of Kneller Hall.

Dr Harcourt's Grosvenor School, Twickenham House, Heath Lane, Twickeham

1851
The Montpelier School opened in Orleans Road.
1856
The Female Naval Orphan School (The Royal Naval Female School) founded at St Margarets House. The school moved to Haslemere in 1941.
1857

1858 There were 128 Ragged Schools in Middx with 11,632 pupils, but there are no records of Ragged Schools in Twickenham.
Mr George Rumsey's Boarding School, Fortescue House, London Road Twickenham recorded until 1873.

Miss Marianne Carter's Ladies School, Twickenham Green

Joachin Valentia Curths' Boarding School, Heath Lane, Twickenham

Miss Sarah Ann Hayes' Ladies School, Montpelier Row, Twickenham

Richard Merret's Boarding School, Bath House, London Road, Twickenham

Mrs Lucy Moore's Ladies School, Grosvenor House

Mrs Pleasure Parlett's Preparatory School, 2 Laburnum Villas, Popes Grove

Mrs Anne Stanford's Ladies School, Staines Road, Twickenham

The Rev James Wilkie's Boarding School, Lindon House, Twickenham

1860 During the 19th century throughout the country the number of schools rose. In the 1860s in London there were 860 public day schools, 1700 private
schools, 700 Sunday schools and 100 evening schools.

But girls education lagged there were 3 endowed and 9 propriety schools for girls in the whole of London.

Education for the poor was wretched and in the hands of Dame schools and Church and charity schools.

The British School for Boys re-opened in the Baptist schoolroom on Twickenham Green (the Girls School was added in 1862).

Dr Clayton Palmer & 27 pupils (Twickenham School) in London Road

1861
Mr William Hammond's Commercial School opened at what is now Penn's Place in Hampton. After his death in 1892 his daughters cntinued with the school for some years
1862
St Mary’s parochial (Church of England) school moved to Amyand Park Road. Parts of the present building date back to 1862.
1863
Collis School was originally founded in 1865 by Miss Sarah Collis in a house in Park Road Teddington. It was originally named Park Road Girls School. In 1902 it was named Station Road School, in 1937 Christchurch County Primary School and in 1960 Collis Primary School. The Collis family managed the school up until 1928.
1865
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