Talbot Heath School

Infobox Secondary school
name =Talbot Heath

head_label = Headmistress
head = Christine Dipple (Since 1991)
head_label = Headmistress
Head of Junior School = Karen Leahy
motto = ‘Honour before Honours’
established = 1886
type = Independent
Day and Boarding School
students = 600 pupils
(Girls 3-18, Boys 3-7)
city = Bournemouth
state = Dorset
province = England
country = United Kingdom
website = http://www.talbotheath.info

Talbot Heath School is a selective, independent day and boarding school for girls aged 3-18 and boys 3-7 located in Talbot Woods, Bournemouth. The school is set in its own grounds incorporating pine woodlands, open areas, gardens and courtyards.

The school was founded in 1886 as Bournemouth High School, with eighteen pupils. In 1935 the school moved from its original site in Westbourne to Talbot Woods, and the school name was changed to Talbot Heath.

Talbot Heath comprises a junior school located in two buildings: St Margaret's and St Katherine's, a boarding house: St Mary's, and a senior school located in the main building. The school has over 600 pupils aged three to eighteen years. Boys are accepted from ages three to seven.

Although a Church of England school, Talbot Heath accepts children from all faiths.

Notable Alumni

* Natalie Clein
* Fanny Cradock
* Nicole Faraday
* Charlie Lee-Potter
* Dilys Powell
* Kate Royal
* Pat Smythe
* Baroness Shirley Williams
* Virginia Wade

Feeder Schools

* Talbot Heath Junior School
* The Park Preparatory School
* St Thomas Garnet’s School
* Castle Court School