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Our School
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All
Souls School, with
its
Christian
foundation
seeks the wholeness of all its children:
spiritual,
physical,
intellectual,
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Location |
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All Souls
Church
of England
Primary School is situated in an area of
London known as Fitzrovia.
The area gained its name in the 1930s, when
people began using "Fitzrovia" to describe an
area characterised by the gatherings of writers
and other talented individuals at the Fitzroy
Tavern.
The word was used in print for the first time by
Tom Driberg, an MP, in the ' William Hickey'
column of the Daily Express, in 1940, and is now
the official designation for this part of
London.
Bounded by
Oxford Street, Great Portland Street,
Gower Street and Euston Road,
Bloomsbury is just a short walk away to the
east, while Soho and the West End are entered by
heading south to Tottenham Court Road and
Charing Cross Road.
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All Souls Church is unique as the last
surviving church built by John Nash, who also
developed nearby Regent's Park and Regent
Street.
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The most famous, albeit quirky looking monument
here is the 188 metre high BT Tower,
built in the 60s, and still known as the Post
Office Tower.
With our central position the staff and children
are able to enjoy many of the local amenities,
including museums, art galleries, theatres and
restaurants.
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It has also enabled the children to work
closely with some on exciting community
projects.
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Past and Present
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Past |
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All Souls School
was
first opened in Langham Place two years after the
completion of the church, by the people of the church,
for the children of the local parish.
It was officially established in Foley
Street in 1908.It was much larger in size then than it
is today, with over 680
pupils using the building.
The 230 children we have now
is a far more comfortable
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The school playground is
built on the
site of the home
of a freedman,
called
Olaudah Equiano(c.1745
-1797). Born in Nigeria , he was kidnapped as a
child and sold into slavery. He was taken to the New
World as a slave to a captain in the Royal navy, and
later to a Quaker merchant.
By careful trading and saving he eventually earned
his freedom.
As a seaman,
he travelled the world, including the Mediterranean,
the Caribbean, the Atlantic and the Arctic, the
latter in an abortive attempt to reach the North
Pole. Coming to London, he became involved in the
movement to abolish the slave trade, an involvement
which led to him writing and publishing The
Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano,
or Gustavus Vassa the African
(1789) a strongly abolitionist autobiography. The
book became a bestseller and, as well as furthering
the anti-slavery cause, made Equiano a wealthy man,
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Present |
Today we are a voluntary aided
church school, providing a rich and
stimulating education to children who attend All
Souls Church, the Clubhouse and to children of
other faiths living in the community.
We are a one
form entry school with full and part time nursery
places. There are around 230 children on our
school roll.
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