Clifton High School (Bristol)
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| Established | 1877 |
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| Type | Independent |
| Location | College Road Clifton Bristol BS8 3JD England |
| DfE URN | 109335 |
| Students | 509 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 3–18 |
| Houses | 4 |
| Website | www.cliftonhigh.bristol.sch.uk |
Coordinates: 51°16′23″N 2°22′17″W / 51.2731°N 2.3713°W
Clifton High School is an independent school in Clifton, Bristol, England. It was founded as a girls' school as the nearby Clifton College was then a boys' school. It is a member of the Society of Headmasters & Headmistresses of Independent Schools.
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[edit] History
Clifton High School for Girls was founded in 1877 (after some opposition from nearby Bristol Grammar School)[1] by visionaries including John Percival, the first Headmaster of Clifton College.[2] The Sixth Form began accepting boys in 2008 and became fully coeducational the following year.
[edit] Houses
In the 1950s and 1960s the houses were named after the school's founders and early benefactors: Budgett, Percival, Pope, Pears, Winkworth and Wollaston, to whose memory prayers were dedicated on Rose Day (e.g. "Remembering especially Sarah Constance Wollaston"). Later they were named after famous women: Austen (pink), Curie (yellow) and Odette (green). The house names were then changed in academic year 2009-2010 to Holmes, Radcliffe and Redgrave; as this was the first year allowing boys throughout the entire school, the school didn't want entirely female houses. The house names were changed back in academic year 2010-2011, following a competition, to the names of the school founders, Wollaston (yellow), Winkworth (red), Pears (blue) and Percival (green).
[edit] Activities
The school focuses on opportunities in music, art and drama, offering concerts, art exhibitions and productions and has a number of special events each year, including:
- the school play;
- the school carol service, held in either Christ Church, Clifton Down or Bristol Cathedral, near the end of the Christmas term;
- "Rose Day", the most noteworthy event, is held in Bristol Cathedral. Hundreds of people attend and the school hymn is sung. Prizes are awarded during the service.
[edit] Facilities
School facilities include a sports centre, swimming pool, multimedia language centre and several information technology rooms. The school is in partnership with the Coombe Dingle Sports Centre which has many facilities.
[edit] Notable former pupils
- Jo Durie (1960— ), tennis player
- Elizabeth Filkin (1940— ), civil servant
- Margaret Irwin (1889—1969), author
- Mary Lobel (1900–1993), historian
[edit] References
- ^ John Roach -. Secondary Education in England, 1870-1902. pp. 47–49. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=6pYOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA48.
- ^ Sadler, John (2004). "Percival, John (1834–1918)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online edition, subscription required). Oxford University Press. http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/35471. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
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