Notable Alumni

Paul Barnes, designer and typographer, responsible for several new fonts - including on for The Guardian newspaper.

Coralie Bickford-Smith, acclaimed illustrator for Penguin Books (including the Clothbound Classics).

Joe Cornish, acclaimed landscape photographer

Simon Gudgeon, leading contemporary sculptor.

Clare Henry-Bruno, art critic.

Professor Clyde Hopkins, painter (former Head of Painting at Chelsea College of Art & Emeritus Professor)

Cornelia Parker, sculptor and installation artist, Turner prize nominee.

Richard Wilson, installation artist, two time nominee for the Turner Prize.

Julian Barratt, comedian and writer (The Mighty Boosh)

Robin Bextor, award winning film director, producer and author

Colin Brown, Film journalist and former British Film Commissioner, UK Film Council

Adrian Butchart, award winning British screenwriter and film producer (writer of the 'Goal!' Movies)

James Chapman aka 'Maps' (nominated for a Mercury Music Prize)

Damian Collier, producer, entrepreneur and business consultant for film TV and stage (taking 'War of the Worlds' to the international stage)

Rhianna Dhillon, BBC Radio 1 Film Critic

Charles Elton, author of Mr Toppit

Bunny Guinness (gardening broadcaster)

Pippa Greenwood (gardening broadcaster)

Dave Howe, President of SyFy (formerly Sci Fi Channel)

Nicola Larder, TV Producer

Kaddy Lee-Preston, BBC weather presenter

James Max, Broadcaster and semi-finalist in the BBC's 'Apprentice'

Julian Richards, archaeologist and broadcaster

Michael Rosen, Broadcaster, author, poet and former Children's Laureate

Richard Sambrook (former Director of BBC Global News; now Professor of Journalism and Director of the Centre for Journalism at Cardiff University)

Tomasz Schafernaker, BBC weather presenter

Laura Tobin, ITV weather presenter

Jay Wynne, BBC weather presenter

David Atkins, Chief Executive Officer, Hammerson.

Jane Barker, Chief Executive, Equitas Holdings, formerly Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the London Stock Exchange.

Linda Bennett OBE, founder of LK Bennett, Veuve Cliquot Business woman of the year 2005.

Professor Stephen Blackmore, Regius Keeper, Royal Botanical Gardens Edinburgh

Christopher Brickell CBE, Former Director General, Royal Horticultural Society.

Dame Lynne Brindley DBE, Chief Executive, The British Library.

Nick Candy, Co-Founder and partner of high end property development company, Candy & Candy, London.

Dame Alison Carnwath, Chairman, Land Securities (one of only 3 FTSE women chairmen).

Sue Clayton, Executive Director, Capital Markets, CBRE.

Sir John Collins, Chairman Dixons plc.

Professor Peter Crane, former Director of Royal Botanic gardens, Kew.

Charles Graham, Chief Executive Officer, Europa Capital Partners.

Nicky Kinnaird MBE, founder of Space NK cosmetics.

Bryan Laxton, Partner, Cushman & Wakefield.

Guy McCracken, former Chief Executive, Food Retail of the Co-operative Group.

John Morgan, Executive Chairman, Morgan Sindall plc.

Dr Christie Peacock, animal scientist and Chief Executive, FARM Africa.

Professor Li Shirong, President, Chartered Institute of Building, China.

John Simpson, former Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary.

Professor Janet Beer, Vice-Chancellor, Oxford Brookes University

Christine Gilbert, CBE, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector and Head, OFSTED

Professor Bernard Moulden, former Vice-Chancellor, James Cook University, Australia

Professor Peter Slee, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Huddersfield

Professor John Stoddart, former Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University

Professor Sir Timothy Wilson, leading thinker in university-industry collaborations

Dr Rufa'i Ahmed Alkali, People's Democratic Party, Nigeria

Dr Anton Apriyantono, Minister of Agriculture, Indonesia

Kevin Bell, Executive Chairman, Maitland Political (previously an advisor to Margaret Thatcher)

Lord Bradshaw, Spokesperson for Transport, Liberal Democrats, House of Lords

Valerie Caton, British Ambassador to Finland

Belay Ejigu Begashaw, Earth Institute of Columbia University and former Minster of Agriculture for Ethiopia

Glyn Ford MEP

Sir Simon Gass CMG, CVO, British Ambassador to Iran and latterly NATO Senior Civilian Representative in Afghanistan

Mike Hanson, MBE, former Commissioner and Director General, HMRC

The Hon Edison James, former Prime Minister of Dominica and former Leader of the Opposition

Baron Livsy of Talgarth, CBE, former Liberal democrat Spokesperson on Wales

Mike Penning, MP

Mark Prisk MP

Hugh Robertson MP, Minister for Sport

Jim Sturman, QC, "leader in the field" in both general crime and fraud (ranked in band one in both categories) by the Chambers Directory, an independent guide to the legal profession - nominated by the editors of that publication as 'silk of the year' 2006.

Dame Patricia Symmonds, GCM, DBE, Barbadian politician and member of the Senate of Barbados

Rob Wilson MP Education

Arthur Brown, rock and roll singer

Jamie Cullum, jazz musician

Timothy Dean, Chorus Director, Royal Scottish National Opera

Andy Mackay, composer, Roxy Music

Martin Noble, British Sea Power, indie rock band

Julian Wagstaff, Composer

Dr Dragan Marušic, Slovene mathematician

Professor Debby Reynolds, former Chief Veterinary Officer, Defra

Dr Geoffery Schild, CBE, former Director, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC) and former Chairman, WHO Advisory Committee on Influenza Vaccines

Professor Tim Wheeler, Professor of Crop Science; Head of the Crops and Climate Group for the Walker Institute; Principal Investigator in the NERC-National Centre for Atmospheric Science; his research has been cited in all the major climate change assessments of the last decade

Dr David Williams, former Chief Executive of the UK Space Agency; latterly joined the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation

Jo Beadsworth, fencing, Commonwealth Silver medallist, BUSA Gold

Cath Bishop, rower, Olympic silver medallist

Michael Bolingbroke, Chief Operating Officer, Manchester United

Adrienne Cahalan, Yachtswoman (first woman to break the record for the fastest time around the word in any type of boat)

Jonty Clarke, Team GB Hockey player and Olympian

James Cracknell, rower, Olympic gold medallist

Ric Egington, rower, Olympic silver medallist

Adrian Ellison, Olympic rowing champion

Debbie Flood, rower, Olympic silver medallist

Alex Gregory, Olympic gold medallist

Garry Herbert, cox, Olympic gold medallist and commentator

Philip Hobbs, leading racehorse trainer

Alistair Mackintosh, Chief Executive Office, Fulham Football Club

Beth Morgan, English Women's Cricket Team

Rory Morrison, world championship rower

Philip Nash, Financial Director, Liverpool Football Club

George O'Grady, Chief Executive, PGA European Tour

Natasha Page, rowing Olympian

Georgina Singleton, judo, Commonwealth gold medallist

Richard Springham, GB Hockey

Nick Strange, world championship rower and coach

Polly Vacher MBE (first woman to fly solo around the world and land on all seven continents)

Effi Samara, Fashion Designer

Bernard Yeoh, Michelin starred restaurateur