Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
| Lancaster Girls' Grammar School | |
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| Address | |
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Regent Street Lancaster , Lancashire , LA1 1SF England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Government funded grammar school |
| Religious affiliation(s) | None |
| Established | 1907 |
| Local authority | Lancaster LEA |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| President | N/A |
| Chair | Wackford Squeers |
| Head teacher | Mrs Jackie Cahalin |
| Gender | Female |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 880 |
| Houses | Aalborg(J), Perpignan(K), Rendsburg(L), Lublin(M) |
| Colour(s) | , |
| Publication | LGGS Chronicle (annual) |
| Website | http://www.lggs.org.uk/ |
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (LGGS) is a selective state grammar school for girls on Regent Street in Lancaster, England.
Admissions
LGGS gained Technology College status in 1995, and Language College status in 2007, and has been consistently ranked among the top twenty performing secondary schools in the country. 2008, for example, saw excellent results at GCSE with the percentage of A*/A grades at 78%. Their average point score of 601 placed them at 17th in the best state schools tables (Daily Telegraph). 6 girls gained 11 A* grades and 10 A* grades were gained by another 6 pupils.[1]
Centenary
Recently the school has just passed its centenary year bringing a few changes along with it. The school logo has been updated and the uniform changed. In 2009, the school brought in trousers as an optional alternative to the current skirts.
House System
In the Lancaster Girls' Grammar School there is a house system. The students are arranged into Houses by surname. The Houses are named after the cities with links to Lancaster:
The Houses provide a competitive spirit between girls and are the basis for many inter-house competitions throughout the year.
Uniform
There are a number of regulations about uniform. These are stated in the pupil handbook which pupils are given at the beginning of the year including skirt lengths, which must be no longer that 6 inches above the knee. The pupils wear navy jumpers during KS3, and when they move on up the school into KS4 adopt the maroon alternative. The sixth form are encouraged to wear regular (i.e. non-uniform) clothes.
School Calendar Events
- Junior Drama
- Public speaking
- Children in need
- Talent show
- Choreography Competition
- Sports Day
- Music Festival
History
The school was founded in 1907 as the Storey Institute.[1]
School Song
Sung at the end of every term, the school song is part of the LGGS school tradition, and was written by a former English teacher at the school. Upon the third verse, when the lines 'coming of victory' are sung, students traditionally sing louder and with more vigour in order to show pride and rallying support.
In our small world upon the hill
We live, we live together;
And half forget that good or ill,
A wider world awaits us still
And draws us thither;
But though in quiet we sojourn
To know our guiding light we learn
Our guiding light we learn.
And this alone shall be our light
The lamp of beauty, truth and light
Friendship our pathway has prepared
With joy and laughter,
The binding ties of secrets shared,
Of common tasks, delights compared
For ever after
Will draw us close when we discern
The light that here we first saw burn
That here we first saw burn.
And this alone shall be our light
The lamp of beauty, truth and right
Then if we part or if we meet
Yet keep, yet keep we ever
This thought of strength with which to greet
Coming of victory or defeat,
That time shall never
Dim our fair memories, or turn
To darkness light we made to burn
That light we made to burn.
It shines in darkness and in light
The lamp of beauty, truth and light.
Alumni
- Victoria Woods, Editor of Harpers & Queen from 1991-4