Franklin was 11 when she went to St Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith, west London, one of the few girls' schools in London that taught physics and chemistry.Glynn, p. 25.Sayre, p. 41. At St Paul's, she excelled in science, Latin,Maddox, p. 30. and sports.Maddox, p. 26. Franklin also learned German, and became fluent in French, a language she would later find useful. Franklin topped her classes, and won annual awards. Her only educational weakness was in music, for which the school music director, the composer Gustav Holst, once called upon her mother to enquire whether she might have suffered from hearing problems or tonsillitis.Glynn, p. 28. With six distinctions, Franklin passed her matriculation in 1938, winning a scholarship for university, the School Leaving Exhibition of £30 a year for three years, and £5 from her grandfather.Glynn, p. 30. Franklin's father asked her to give the scholarship to a deserving refugee student.
Franklin was 11 when she went to St Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith west London one of the few girls' schools in London that taught physics and chemistryGlynn p 25Sayre p 41 At St Paul's she excelled in science LatinMaddox p 30 and sportsMaddox p 26 Franklin also learned German and became fluent in French a language she would later find useful Franklin topped her classes and won annual awards Her only educational weakness was in music for which the school music director the composer Gustav Holst once called upon her mother to enquire whether she might have suffered from hearing problems or tonsillitisGlynn p 28 With six distinctions Franklin passed her matriculation in 1938 winning a scholarship for university the School Leaving Exhibition of £30 a year for three years and £5 from her grandfatherGlynn p 30 Franklin's father asked her to give the scholarship to a deserving refugee student