Merchant Taylors' Girls' School
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| Merchant Taylors' Girls' School | |
| Motto | Concordia Parvae Res Crescunt. (Small things grow in harmony) |
| Established | 1888 |
| Type | selective girls' independent |
| Headmistress | Louise Robinson |
| Location | Crosby Merseyside England |
| LEA | Sefton |
| Students | 620 |
| Ages | 11 to 18 |
| Website | Merchant Taylors' Girls' School |
| Coordinates: 53°29′02″N 3°01′30″W / 53.4840°N 3.0250°W | |
Merchant Taylors' Girls' School, Crosby (also known as Merchant Taylors' School for Girls, Crosby) is a British selective independent girls' school, located in Great Crosby on Merseyside. As of 2007, it had around 620 pupils, ranging in age from 11 to 18. The school also has an associated prep school, Stanfield Mixed Infants and Junior Girls' School, which takes both boys aged 4-7 and girls aged 4 to 11. After attending the mixed infants, the boys go on to Merchant Taylors' Junior Boys' School, less than a mile down the road. The current headmistress is Mrs Louise Robinson.
The school is one of nine with links to the Worshipful Company of Merchant Taylors, including boys' school Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood and Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby. The school's motto is that of the Worshipful Company: Concordia Parvae Res Crescunt. (Small things grow in harmony.)
It is a member of the Girls' Schools Association.
In 2007, the school came top in Sefton for GCSE results and second to the boys' school for A levels.[1]
[edit] Notable alumnae
- Beryl Bainbridge, novelist, was expelled.
- Janet Finch sociologist and Vice Chancellor of Keele University.
- Jane Garvey, BBC radio presenter.
