Elmhurst
Housemistress: Elmhurst
Harriet Cox
Harriet attended Eastbourne College before reading Biology at Nottingham University where she also played 1st XI hockey. She obtained her PGCE at Cambridge University in 1996 and taught at St Helen and St Katherine School, Abingdon, before moving to Bradfield College where she was Assistant Housemistress and ran girls’ hockey. In 2001, Harriet worked for Raleigh International in Patagonia before travelling extensively through South America.
She arrived at Marlborough in 2002 to teach Biology and was soon appointed RHT of Elmhurst. She has been Housemistress since September 2011. Harriet has coached hockey, netball and tennis. She enjoys skiing, running and cycling. She ran the London Marathon in April 2013 and organises charity events to raise funds for brain tumour charities in memory of her son Bobby.
Harriet’s husband, Paul, works in the Drama Department, and their daughter is a current pupil. They have two whippets, Beanie and Willow.
Elmhurst Boarding House
Key Facts
The original Elmhurst was a mid-19th century private house extended to accommodate pupils in 1989 when it became one of the first three girls’ boarding houses at the College. It now accommodates 14 girls in each year group, and is set in its own gardens with a dedicated Sixth Form wing. It is only three minutes’ walk from Court.
Location: Bath Road, next to Barton Hill
Gender: Girls
Number of pupils: 70
Twinned with: Barton Hill
Hettie Martin-Hierro
Assistant Housemistress
Hettie joined Marlborough in September 2022 as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. A member of the Biology Department, she coaches an array of sports, including rugby. She was appointed Assistant Housemistress of Elmhurst for September 2023.
Andrea D’Angelo
Resident House Tutor
Andrea joined the Modern Languages Department at Marlborough in 2017 and became Resident House Tutor in Elmhurst in January 2019. A native of Rosario, Argentina, Andrea is also Head of Spanish and coaches swimming.
Helen Doyle
Dame
Helen joined the Elmhurst team in May 2016 as Dame. She enjoys supporting the girls and also manages the house team.
