Chris Snuggs: "J.S.H.S. was an exceptional educationalist. He took on the challenge of launching what some must have thought was a crazy experiment and in ten years turned it into an extraordinary school achieving the highest standards in academia, sport and culture. After indisputably succeeding in his mission, Smitherman - not content to rest on his laurels - left to take on another challenge at a military school in Hong-Kong.

After my 11+, I was interviewed by Smitherman sometime in 1958 at County Hall in London. Managing to impress him with my humble persona and be offered a place at WHS was the defining moment of my life."