Edgbaston High School
Edgbaston High School for Girls is an independent all girls primary and secondary school in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England. The current headmistress is Dr. Ruth Weeks. It has over 900 girls, in four departments, aged 2-18.
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[edit] History
The school was founded in 1876 making it the oldest all girls' school in the city, at 135 years old. The first headmistress was Mrs Alice Cooper and the newest headmistress is Dr Ruth Weeks. The school used to be a boarding school in a different location.
In 1881, the school staged a cricket match against another school, to which a local newspaper reacted with hostility. It produced a cartoon and wrote a passage of its opinions towards the upcoming match.[1]
[edit] Departments
Westbourne is the Pre-Preparatory Department of the school. It is split into three stages, organised by the age of the child. The Octagon Nursery is available for children from the age of 2½ and above. The nursery opened in September 2004. Following this is the Kindergarten for children of the age of three. In the September following the child's fourth birthday, they can move into Reception.
The Preparatory Department is the second department in the school. It consists of years one to six. Each year is split into four houses; Curie, Frank, Johnson and Nightingale. In Years One, Two and Three forms are primarily taught by their form teacher with specialist teaching in French, music and physical education. More specialist teaching is introduced as pupils move from Year Four through to Year Six. These two departments form the Lower School.
The Senior School is third department in the school. It consists of Years Seven to Eleven, preparing the students for GCSEs. Following this the students may move on into the sixth form centre, the fourth department. Sixth Form students are required to wear a suit which is conservative in style. There are five houses: St Patrick, St David, St Andrew, St George and St Francis with many House Events available such as the House Quiz or Sports Day.
[edit] Ranking
The school received the 11th best GCSE results and 9th best A/ AS level results in 2006 in Birmingham.[2][3]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Verily Anderson, writer
- Molly Dineen, documentary maker and cinematographer
- Sue Lloyd, actress
- Kate Fisher, ITV Presenter
- Sally Davies (doctor), First Woman to be appointed as Chief Medical Officer for England
- Kate Williams (historian), Historical author
[edit] References
- ^ Stephen Walker; Len Barton (1983). Gender, Class & Education. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 080023300X.
- ^ BBC league tables: Schools in Birmingham sorted by GCSE
- ^ BBC league tables: Schools in Birmingham sorted by A/AS
- Janet Whitcut (1976). Edgbaston High School, 1876-1976. Governors of Edgbaston High School. ISBN 0950431508.
