This is a potted history of the Elliott School, we will be adding more as the weeks go by.

• The Southfield School opened in Merton Road in temporary buildings in 1904 and in permanent buildings in 1905.
   
• In 1910 Southfield School was given Central School status.
   
• In 1911 the name was changed to Elliott Central School after Sir Charles Elliott first Chairman of Managers and the Elephant Badge derived from his service in India.
  
  School leaving age was raised to 14 in 1918, and the Elliott (Mixed) School was
  reorganised into separate Boys’ and Girls’ Schools in 1925.
   
• These schools were evacuated separately, to different places in 1939.
   
• An Emergency School opened in Merton Road in 1940, which merged with the two Elliott Schools in 1945 when they returned to Merton Road at the end of the war.
  
  In 1956 the two Elliott Schools and Huntingfield Secondary Modern School
  amalgamated on a new site in Pullman Gardens, to become Elliott Comprehensive School,
  officially opened in 1957 by Rt Hon Hugh Gaitskell.
  
  The first Head of the new school, 1956 - 1967 was Mr Holmes, followed 1968 - 1974 by
  Mr Davies, 1974 - 1982, Mr Rospigliosi, 1982 - 2002 ,Mr Burgess and 2002 -2005 Mr Willis. From September 2005 until Easter 2009 the Head was Mrs Farrell. Then Mrs Peacock was brought in from Chestnut Grove as Interim Head, until Easter 2010 when the current Head Mr Mark Phillips took up the appointment.
  
  Since 1956 Elliott has evolved from 'Flagship Comprehensive' to Language College and
  survived as a Mixed Comprehensive while local Mayfield Girls' and Wandsworth Boys' closed.
   
• In 1992, Elliott School, Pullman Gdns, was made a Grade II Listed Building and given
  Grant Maintained Status and in 1999 this was replaced by Foundation Status.
   
•  As of 2010, negotiations are ongoing for a drastic refurbishment of the building and the development of Trust School Status, linked with other local establishments