Mary Lambert, in 1925 one of the founding pupils, was  denied the proper use of her legs.  So, well into her 8Os, she joined  the Geordie Chapter of the Harley Davidson Motor Cycle Club,  took to abseiling “such fun and you don’t need to stand up”.   Then it was sky-diving and just before she died she was  “whooshing up and down with complete abandon.” A true Frensham spirit.

We stand for co-education in the fullest sense of the term, ie for the co-operation of the two sexes both in and out of class hours, whereby opportunity may be given to each sex to exercise to the full its beneficial influence on the other.”
Beatrice Ensor, one the School's two founders, writing in the 1920s

So this is a school where co-edudation has always been at the heart of its ideal. It's not something that has arrived as a result of economic expedience or a change in fashion. We know what we are doing. We know that  genuine  co-education is based on mutual respect. And it is this mutual respect that is so much valued by our pupils, our staff, our parents and perhaps most of all by universities and employers who frequently remark upon the maturity of our pupils and their ability to lead and be led.

Given that such powerful women founded our school it should be no surprise to discover that Frensham girls have for eighty years been such accepted and successful members of society.They have always been happy with who they are, enjoying open and honest relationships with the opposite sex.   

We are not naive. We know that co-education does not remove all the difficulties of adjustment which most young people go through, but we do provide a natural environment where these can be faced realistically in a time and in a place where friendly, understanding and above all experienced, adult guidance is always available. We of course expect our pupils to exercise responsibility and restraint in their relationships with each other. We know too that girls (and boys) want to be on their own being "girlish" or "boyish" from time to time and we build in plenty of time for that too.

One of the most striking aspects to me of a reunion of those in the school from 1930 - to 1950 was the vast number of high achieving professional women from an age cohort where such things were almost unknown." 
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