St Paul's School for Girls
| Motto | Omnibus omnia All things to all people |
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| Established | 1908 |
| Type | Comprehensive voluntary aided school |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Headteacher | Angela Whelan |
| Chair | Mary Browning |
| Founder | Sisters of Charity of St Paul the Apostle |
| Specialism | Maths & Computing, Science |
| Location | Vernon Road Edgbaston Birmingham B16 9SL England |
| Local authority | Birmingham |
| DfE URN | 103531 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | c. 65 teaching c. 45 supporting |
| Students | 968 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 11–19 |
| Website | St Paul's School For Girls |
Coordinates: 52°28′32″N 1°56′27″W / 52.4756°N 1.9407°W
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- For the London public school, see St Paul's Girls' School.
- For the school near Baltimore, Maryland with the same name, see St. Paul's School for Girls.
St Paul's School For Girls is a voluntary aided, comprehensive, girls' school in Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK,
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[edit] Admissions
It is a Roman Catholic school, and became a specialist school in maths and computing in September 2005. It is ethnically diverse, with a mixture of Black and White English/Irish pupils.
It is situated just north of the A456 and B4125, just south of Edgbaston Reservoir. The school is named after St Paul's Convent, and the headmistresses were nuns until 1998.
[edit] History
It was founded on 7 October 1908, from an earlier establishment based on Whittall Street. St Paul's Convent had been founded at Selly Park in 1864. It became a girls' grammar school, the analogous school of the former St. Philip's School. Part of the school was destroyed by fire in November 1973. Mother Teresa visited on 12 September 1974. It became a comprehensive in the mid 1970s.
[edit] Academic performance
It has relatively high GCSE pass rates for similar schools in the Birmingham LEA and in England.[1] The School is high in the top schools for academic excellence and is very good. In 2009 it got the second best A-level results for comprehensive schools in Birmingham, with results similar to a grammar school. The best comprehensive is Plantsbrook School in Sutton Coldfield.
[edit] Notable alumnae
- Clare Short, Labour MP since 1983 for Birmingham Ladywood
- Julie Walters, actress
- Sarah Smart, actress
[edit] See also
- Highclare School, an independent school in Sutton Coldfield founded by St Paul's Convent.
[edit] References
- ^ "St. Paul's School for Girls". Department for Children, Schools and Families. 2005. http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/cgi-bin/performancetables/dfe1x1_05.pl?School=3304606. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
[edit] External links
- Girls' schools in the West Midlands (county)
- Mathematics and Computing Colleges in England
- Science Colleges in the West Midlands (county)
- Comprehensive schools in Birmingham, West Midlands
- Educational institutions established in 1908
- Roman Catholic secondary schools in England
- 1908 establishments in England
