Cass Business School moved to new premises in the London Borough of Islington, and changed its name as part of a strategy formed by Lord Currie of Marylebone, who had become Dean the year before, to compete as an international business school in a market dominated by US universities. The school had previously been spread out across the City of London's mainly residential Barbican Centre development. Half of the £40 million funding for the new building came from the reserves of City, University of London. The school also received a gift from Sir John Cass's Foundation, founded in 1748 to educate children in
City of London School for Girls and upwards, thus increasing pupil numbers by 150 by 2024. The plans are being prepared by Nicholas Hare Architects. There is already opposition from the neighbours who are concerned about the loss of convenient parking, the traffic hazards caused by parental drop off and pickups for so many young children and the prospect of a school with no natural ventilation or light. City of London School for Girls City of London School for Girls (CLSG) is an independent school located in the City of London. It is the partner school of the all-boys City of London School and the City