Eleanor Vansittart

In the novel Cat Among the Pigeons, Eleanor Vansittart is a History and German teacher at Meadowbank School for Girls. Due to rumours, it was believed that she stood to rule over the Girls' school when her current owner would have taken a gap year. However, the owner prefered to make the school property of Eileen Rich.

Miss Vansittart was found dead in the Sports Pavilion, beaten over the head with a sandbag.

Eleanor had a friend named Gloria.

In the ITV Agatha Christie's Poirot episode based off Cat Among the Pigeons, the character of Eleanor Vansittart is eliminated.