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| Barbara Speake Stage School | |
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East Acton Lane East Acton, London , W3 7EG England | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′44″N 0°15′19″W / 51.51234°N 0.25517°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent school Day school Co-educational school |
| Established | 10 February 1945 |
| Founder | Barbara Speake |
| Closed | 15 July 2020 |
| Local authority | Ealing Council |
| Department for Education URN | 101948 Tables |
| Principal | Shereen Boucher[1] |
| Headteacher | David Speake |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 4 to 16 |
| Campus | Urban campus |
The Barbara Speake Stage School was opened on 10 February 1945 as an independent school, and was initially set up as a dancing school, by the founding principal Miss Barbara Speake, MBE,[2] and was located in East Acton, London. The school was fee-paying but non-selective in its admissions.[3]
The school closed in 2020.[1]
- ^ a b Osborne, Bridget (29 June 2020). "ArtsEd school 'over-subscribed' despite crisis in performing arts". The Chiswick Calendar. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Speake, Barbara M. "Angels in the Wings". AuthorHouse. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ Elkin, Susan (7 February 2005). "Speake up for drama – Barbara Speake". The Stage. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2014.