History
The schools were founded in the 1870s by Canon Francis James Holland for the education of girls in London. He was born in London on 20 January 1828 and educated at Eton College, an independent school for boys, and at Trinity College at the University of Cambridge. The Regent's Park School is the elder of the two schools but no longer has a Junior Department. Both schools have developed their facilities over the last few years.
The Sloane Square School was opened with 13 pupils on 1 March 1881 at 80 Coleshill Street, Belgravia, later renamed as 28 Eaton Terrace. Within a year, another property opposite was also being used and, as this arrangement was very awkward, Canon Holland purchased a site on the corner of Graham Street, now Graham Terrace, and a new school building was constructed ready for occupation in October 1884. Francis Holland, Regent's Park, used to accept boys as primary school pupils but they would leave as the girls moved on to secondary education.
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