City of London Freemen's School
Template:Redirect Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox school City of London Freemen's School (CLFS) is a co-educational private school for day and boarding pupils, located at Ashtead Park in Surrey, England. It is the sister school of the City of London School and the City of London School for Girls, which are both independent single-sex schools located within the City of London itself. All three schools receive funding from the City's Cash.<ref name="City's Cash A R 2016">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The school's head is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
The Good Schools Guide described the school as "A traditional academic and sporty school in a stunning setting with impressive facilities but not at all elitist – in fact quite the opposite."<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2024, 33% of grades in A Levels were A* and 72% of grades were A*-A. In GCSEs, 40% of grades were 9, 67% were 8-9 (equivalent to A*) and 86% achieved 9-7 in GCSEs.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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Template:Infobox UK legislation The school was founded in 1854 by the Corporation of London, and was originally located in Brixton, London to educate orphans of freemen of the city.<ref name="History">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It is still possible for such children to be educated as "Foundationers" at the school with the costs of their education borne by the City of London Corporation. The school is set in Template:Convert of Ashtead Park in Surrey, having moved from Brixton to Ashtead in 1926.<ref name="History"/>
Boarding house
The boarding house is next to Main House and the junior school and welcomes international students as well as domestic students.
Old Freemen's
Once pupils leave school they become part of Old Freemen’s Association, which includes the Old Freemen's Rugby Football Club, Cricket Club and Hockey Club. There is also a Guild of Scholars of the City of London, which was formed to encourage former pupils from the three ‘City schools’ to develop links with the City of London. Membership is open to all former pupils, staff, and retired staff, who must have obtained their ‘Freedom of the City of London’ but there is no subscription.
In addition any pupil aged 14–17 who is still at school may apply to become an apprentice to a Freeman of the City. They will then be entitled, at the age of 21, to apply for the Freedom of the City and membership of the Guild of Scholars.Template:Cn
Feeder schools
- Danes Hill School, Oxshott
- Homefield Preparatory School, Sutton
- Downsend School, Ashtead
- Kingswood House School, Epsom
- Milbourne Lodge School, Esher
- Aberdour School, Burgh Heath
Notable alumni
Template:See also Former pupils are known as Old Freemen. Some better known Old Freemen include:
- Rory Burns - Surrey and England cricketer<ref name=CLFS_alumni>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Simon Cowell (presenter) - presenter of Animal Planet and Wildlife SOS<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
- Warwick Davis - actor, star of Willow, also appeared in the Star Wars and Harry Potter movie series<ref name=CLFS_alumni/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Andrew Garfield - actor, appeared in the film The Amazing Spider-Man and others<ref name=CLFS_alumni/>
- Andrew Goddard - gastroenterologist<ref>Template:Who's Who</ref>
- Ashley Mote - former UKIP MEP<ref>Template:Who's Who</ref>
- Anders Nielsen - badminton player<ref name=CLFS_alumni/>
- Alexandra Rickham - Paralympic sailor<ref name=CLFS_alumni/>
- Guy Spier - investor<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Joe Strummer - lead singer of punk rock band the Clash; real name John Mellor<ref name=CLFS_alumni/>
- Gavin Turk - one of the Young British Artists<ref name=CLFS_alumni/>
- Andy Ward - progressive rock drummer best known for playing in Camel in the 1970s<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Peter George - former chairman and chief executive of Hilton Group PLC<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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