Month: April 2026

Where did ‘tragic mischance’ involving West Heath headmistress take place?

Miss Phyllis Elliot, the West Heath headmistress who made the bold decision to move the school from Ham Common to Sevenoaks in the 1930s, sadly drowned in a swimming pool accident in 1967, two years after her retirement. Miss Elliott…

Gail takes us back to West Heath during the 1950s in words and photographs

Gail Lynch (nee Malcolm) was a pupil at West Heath from 1955 to 1960. Here, with aid of her own photographs from that era, she describes some delightful memories of her time at the school and has helped bring some…