Alumnae
The school takes pride in its alumnae community, welcoming and embracing a group of former students wide and far reaching, who contribute significantly on a national and global stage.
The school aims to help our alumnae keep in touch with each other via regular communications and publications and with a unique, vibrant and varied events calendar. Events include reunions, career networking events, cultural experiences, school concerts, and a variety of other social gatherings. Our dedicated alumnae platform, OP Connect, enables former students to stay connected to the school community, from reminiscing with old classmates to acting as mentors for graduating students. Wherever they are in the world, alumnae can use OP Connect to make the most of our global, social and professional network.
The St Paul’s Development Office oversees and fosters the relationships with the alumnae community. If you have any questions about our events, activities or fundraising programmes, please do get in touch.
1900s
1906
Angela Thirkell (née Mickail)
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 1906. Prolific novelist from 1921 until the late 1950s.
1908
Kathleen ‘Kitty’ Godfree
SPORT
OP 1908. British tennis and badminton player who won five Olympic golds and two Wimbledon Championships during her career.
1910
Mavis Tate
POLITICS, LAW, CIVIL SERVICE, BUSINESS
OP 1910. Conservative MP and campaigner for women’s rights.
1910s
1911
Gluck (formerly Hannah Gluckstein)
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1911. Famous British painter best known for the ‘Gluck Frame’ and for painting stylised flowerpieces.
Image is a self-portrait of Gluck in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
1914
Dodie Smith
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 1914. Novelist and playwright best known for writing The Hundred and One Dalmatians and I Capture the Castle.
1916
Joan Cross
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1916. Operatic soprano.
1916
Joan Beauchamp Procter
SCIENCE
OP 1916. Zoologist and first female Curator of Reptiles at the London Zoo.
1918
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
SCIENCE
OP 1918. Famous astronomer and astrophysicist.
1919
Lucy Mair
ACADEMIC
OP 1919. Social anthropologist.
1920s
1921
Irene Manton
SCIENCE
OP 1921. A botanist known for her work on algae and Professor of Botany at the University of Leeds.
1922
Evelyn, Baroness Sharp
POLITICS, LAW, CIVIL SERVICE, BUSINESS
OP 1922. Civil servant and first woman to hold the position of a Permanent Secretary.
1923
Sidnie Manton
SCIENCE
OP 1923. Sister of Irene Manton. Became an entomologist and one of the most renowned zoologists of the twentieth century.
1925
Imogen Holst
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1925. Composer and conductor. Daughter of Gustav Holst.
Dame Kathleen Kenyon
ACADEMIC
OP 1925. One of the most famous archaeologists of Libya, Jericho and Jerusalem.
Rosalind Norman (Lady Burke)
OTHER
OP 1925. Aviatrix and aircraft factory manager during World War II.
1926
Dame Celia Johnson
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1926. Actress. The school theatre is named in her honour.
1930s
1931
Anne Scott-James (Lady Lancaster)
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 1931. One of Britain’s first female career journalists writing for Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and the Daily Mail. Mother of the famous historian and journalist Sir Max Hastings.
Beatrice de Cardi
ACADEMIC
OP 1931. The eminent archaeologist passed away in 2016 at the age of 102. To our knowledge, she has been the most long-lived Paulina.
1932
Jocelyn Herbert
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1932. Highly influential stage designer and seminal figure in post-war twentieth-century theatre.
Dr Barbara Reynolds
ACADEMIC
OP 1932. Noted Italian scholar, editor of the Cambridge Italian Dictionary and biographer of Dante. Also an expert on Dorothy Sayers.
1933
Monica Dickens
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 1933. Novelist and great grand-daughter of Charles Dickens. A creative writing prize at St Paul’s is named in her honour.
1933
Dame Alison Munro (née Donald)
POLITICS, LAW, CIVIL SERVICE, BUSINESS
OP 1933. Civil servant and High Mistress of St Paul’s Girls’ School from 1964 to 1974.
1938
Rosalind Franklin
SCIENCE
OP 1938. A scientist who made major contributions to the discovery of DNA. She was portrayed by Nicole Kidman in the 2015 West End production of Photograph 51.
1939
Ursula Howells
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1939. Actress and daughter of Herbert Howells, Director of Music at St Paul’s.
1940s
1941
Suzanne Miers Oliver
ACADEMIC
OP 1941. Historian of Africa and slavery and taught at many universities, including University of London, University of Malay and Ohio University.
1943
Professor Dame Margaret Turner-Warwick (née Moore)
ACADEMIC
OP 1943. First female president of the Royal College of Physicians.
Helen Wallis
ACADEMIC
OP 1943. Considered the nation’s first Map Librarian for her work at the British Library. Perhaps the most published Paulina.
1944
Brigid Brophy (Lady Levey)
ACADEMIC
Novelist, freethinker and evangelical vegetarian. 12 June 1929-7 August 1995.
1946
Gillian Ayres CBE
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1946. Painter.
1947
Shirley, Baroness Williams
POLITICS, LAW, CIVIL SERVICE, BUSINESS
OP 1947. Labour MP and Cabinet Minister who helped found the Social Democratic Party.
Shirley Conran (née Pearce)
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 1947. Novelist and journalist perhaps best known for writing Superwoman.
Elspeth Napier
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 1947. Former Editor of the Royal Horticultural Society publication.
1949
Barbara Moore
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1949. Singer, pianist, and composer and arranger for film, BBC, television and radio.
1950s
1951
Margaret Marker
SCIENCE
OP 1951. Geographer and environmentalist.
1953
Margaret Calvert
ART
OP 1953. Designed and created signage for all British roads. Appointed OBE for services to typography and road safety.
1955
Professor Catherine Peckham
SCIENCE
OP 1955. First Professor of Pediatric Epidemiology in the UK.
Patricia Rothman
ACADEMIC
OP 1955. Mathematician and historian of women in mathematics.
1956
Judy Jackson
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 1956. Author of seven cookbooks, including The Essential Jewish Cookbook and Lookit Cookit: Kitchen Games for Curious Children. Her novel The Camel Trail won an award in 2007.
1958
Onora, Baroness O’Neill
POLITICS, LAW, CIVIL SERVICE, BUSINESS
OP 1958. Distinguished philosopher and cross bench member of the House of Lords. Previous roles include Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the tenth Principle of Newnham College, Cambridge.
1960s
1960
Jessica and Nicola Mann
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 1955, OP 1962. Jessica is an internationally known crime novelist, while Nicola Beauman is a literary critic, biographer, and founder and director of Persephone Books.
Rosalind Wright
POLITICS, LAW, CIVIL SERVICE, BUSINESS
OP 1960. Chairman of Britain’s independent Fraud Advisory Panel.
1970s
1971
Adoley Odunton Proser
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1971. TV and film actress.
Carol Thatcher
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 1971. Author and media personality. Daughter of Margaret Thatcher.
1972
Amanda Levete
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1972. Distinguished architect. Awarded CBE in 2017 for services to architecture.
Tessa Hunkin
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1972. Well-known mosaicist.
1974
Dame Helen Alexander
POLITICS, LAW, CIVIL SERVICE, BUSINESS
OP 1974. Distinguished businesswoman. Chief Executive of The Economist until 2008.
First female president of the CBI.
1976
Jane, Baroness Bonham-Carter
POLITICS, LAW, CIVIL SERVICE, BUSINESS
OP 1976. Television producer and Liberal Democrat peer.
1977
Alexandra and Nicola Shulman
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 1976, OP 1978. Alexandra is best known for being the Editor of the British edition of Vogue, while Nicola (Marchioness of Normanby) is a writer and literary critic.
Jo, Baroness Valentine
POLITICS, LAW, CIVIL SERVICE, BUSINESS
OP 1977. Member of the House of Lords and Chief Executive of London First.
1977
Imogen Stubbs
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1977. Actress and playwright.
Annabel Arden
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1977. Theatre Director and founding member of Theatre de Complicite.
1978
Bronwen Maddox
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 1978. Chief Executive of Prospect magazine and former Chief Foreign Commentator of The Times.
1979
Natasha and Joely Richardson
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1979. Well-known actresses.
1980s
1982
Cressida Cowell
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 1982. Children’s author, known for How to Train Your Dragon.
1983
Kate Bingham
POLITICS, LAW, CIVIL SERVICE, BUSINESS
OP 1983. Scientist and businesswoman.
Rachel Johnson
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 1983. Journalist (The Standard, The Telegraph) and host of podcast, Rachel Johnson’s Difficult Women.
Karen Jones
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1983. Flautist and principal flute with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and many other ensembles.
1984
Jane da Mosto
SCIENCE
OP 1984. Co-founder of charity organisation We Are Here Venice, an active charitable organisation with the aim of protecting the future of Venice for Venetians and the world.
Cecilia Chancellor
OTHER
OP 1984. Well-known professional model.
1986
Naiza Khan
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1986. Internationally known sculptor.
1986
Sophie Raworth and Stephanie Flanders
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OPs 1986. BBC News journalists and broadcasters.
1987
Justine Frischmann
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1987. An abstract painter and musician best known for being the lead singer of the band Elastica. Photograph credited to FLibra.
1988
Rachel Weisz
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1988. Well-known actress and recipient of several accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA and a Gold Globe Award.
1989
Susanna Reid
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 1989. Broadcaster and current presenter on Good Morning Britain.
Heather Monro
OTHER
OP 1989. The second British female orienteer to win a medal at the World Orienteering Championships.
1989
Emily Mortimer
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1989. Well-known actress.
1990s
1990
Allegra McEvedy
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 1990. The Guardian food writer, famous chef and founder of Leon restaurant.
Victoria Coren
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 1990. Weekly columnist for The Observer and The Guardian while also the first woman to win an event on the European Poker Tour.
1991
Nell Gifford (née Stroud)
OTHER
OP 1991. Founder and owner of Giffords Circus.
Kate Dimbleby
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1991. Well-known jazz and blues singer.
1993
Blanche Girouard
ACADEMIC
OP 1993. Teacher at SPGS, author, and lyricist.
1994
Thomasina ‘Tommi’ Miers
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 1994. Author and chef who won the BBC television show Master Chef. Owner of Wahaca.
Helen and Ruth Goodridge
SCIENCE
OP 1994. Both scientists, Ruth is a biochemist while Helen focuses on microbes in the immune system.
1995
Kit Whitfield
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 1995. Recent author, best known for writing Bareback (Benighted in the United States).
Thea Sharrock
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1995. Theatre and film director. Work includes Call the Midwife (2013-14), Me Before You (2016), Wicked Little Letters (2023) and The Beautiful Game (2024).
Emma Woolf
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 1995. TV journalist and The Times reporter.
1997
Em Marshall-Luck
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1997. Director of EM Records, the recording arm of the English Music Festival. Photograph credited to Frances Marshall.
1998
Polly McMaster
OTHER
OP 1998. Founder of The Fold fashion label.
1999
Blanche McIntyre
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 1999. Theatre Director. Recipient of numerous awards, including that of Best Director at the 2013 Theatre Awards.
Dr Elizabeth Hunt
OTHER
OP 1999. Medical Officer and current psychiatry core trainee in the British Armed Forces.
2000s
2000
Miranda Kaufmann
ACADEMIC
OP 2000. Historian and journalist. Recent author of Black Tudors: The Untold Story.
Anna Stothard
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 2000. Novelist and journalist who published her first novel Isabel and Rocco when she was 19.
Emily Wise
SCIENCE
OP 2000. Specialist Registrar in infectious diseases and tropical medicine. Working on tuberculosis projects in Uzbekistan.
2001
Emily Morgan
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 2001. Independent British film producer. Awarded a BAFTA for her film I Am Not a Witch in 2017.
2002
Sasha Siem
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 2002. Up and coming singer-songwriter and composer who was one of the youngest to win the British Composer Award in 2010. Her début album, Most of the Boys, was released in 2015.
Louise Hopper
POLITICS, LAW, CIVIL SERVICE, BUSINESS
OP 2002. Received an MBE for services to furthering British interests in Libya.
Olivia Grant
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 2002. Actress, starred in Stardust (2007), Lark Rise to Candleford (2008) and All the Money in World (2017).
Tamsin Waley-Cohen
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 2002. Violinist, founding member of the Albion string quartet and artistic director of the Music Series at the Tricyle Theatre, London, and Bargello festival in Florence.
2003
Lucy Page
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 2003. Opera singer, performances include Fairy Queen in Washington DC and Handel’s Messiah in Paris with Les Muses Galantes.
2004
Donna Etiebet
SPORT
OP 2004. Rower and gold medalist of the Women’s Coxless Four in the 2016 World Rowing Championships.
Pippa Cleary
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 2004. Co-writer of The Great British Bake Off Musical, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole and My Son’s a Queer But what Can You Do? Pippa is the first female composer to have two shows running simultaneously in the West End and wrote the opening number for the 2023 Olivier Awards.
2005
Zoe de Toledo
SPORT
OP 2005. Coxswain and winner of a silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio with the coxed 8+. This marks the first Olympic medal won by a British women’s eight. She coxed the eight that won the gold medal at the 2016 European Rowing Championships and for the 2012 Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.
Grace Hughes-Hallett
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 2005. Producer and director, known for Three Identical Strangers (2018), Extreme Wives with Kate Humble (2017) and The Cost of Cute: The Dark Side of the Puppy Trade (2016).
2008
Tatty Hennessy
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 2008. Playwright and theatre director. Her writing for the stage includes Something Awful (VAULT Festival, London, 2020); A Hundred Words for Snow (finalist in the inaugural Heretic Voices competition; Arcola Theatre, London, 2018); All That Lives and The Snow Queen.
2009
Edie Campbell
OTHER
OP 2009. Well-known professional model.
Isabella Hammad
WRITER, JOURNALIST
OP 2009. Granta Best of Young British Novelists 2023. Published in The Paris Review (2017) and author of The Parisian (2019) and Enter Ghost (2023).
2010s
2012
Maxie Scheske
SPORT
OP 2012. Rower in the victorious Oxford crew at the 2015 Women’s Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.
Lucy Moss
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 2012. Co-writer of Six the musical and director.
2013
Jennifer Ehr
SPORT
OP 2013. Coxswain in the victorious Oxford crew at the 2015 Women’s Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. Has since worked as a site engineer for Morgan Sindall.
2015
Isabella Hindley
SPORT
OP 2015. Swimmer and silver medalist at the 2022 Commonwealth Games for Team England in the Women’s 4 x 100m Freestyle.
Grace Beverley
OTHER
OP 2015. Founder of Tala fashion label.
2020s
2021
Viola Prettejohn
ART, MUSIC, FILM
OP 2021. Up and coming actress starring in The Witcher (2019), The Nevers (2021) and Never Let Me Go (in production).
