Cheltenham Ladies' College
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| Type | independent boarding and day school |
| Motto | Cœlesti Luce Crescat (May she grow in Heavenly light) |
| Established | 1853 |
| Principal | Vicky Tuck |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 870 (approximate) |
| Website | http://www.cheltladiescollege.org |
The Cheltenham Ladies' College is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.
History
The school was founded in 1853. In 1858, the Principal’s post was taken by Dorothea Beale, a prominent Suffragette educator who founded St. Hilda’s College, Oxford.
The school crest depicts two doves, taken from the Cheltenham town shield, above three stars, which are in turn above a daisy, a prominent school symbol.
Present Day
The school uniform consists of a white blouse, green skirt and green jumper with a badge featuring the House colours. Sixth form girls are given the option of trousers or pencil skirts (navy with pinstripes). There are occasional days for charity when girls wear their own choice of clothes.
Academic
A broad range of subject combinations is available to girls at GCSE and A Level. The introduction of the International Baccalaureate Diploma at Sixth Form ensures girls receive a rich educational experience. Tutors are full-time academic members of staff and advise girls on matters relating to their academic work and progress, including university advice and applications. Virtually every girl[citation needed] goes on to higher education at a range of universities both in the UK and America. A large and successful[citation needed] alumnae association of over 9,000 former pupils keep in contact and offer work placements and careers advice to girls.
Pastoral
Students are supervised by a Housemistress or Housemaster, the House Staff and a Tutor, and is part of a House.
Girls who board live in one of ten boarding houses. There are six junior houses for 11-16 year olds, and four senior houses for sixth form girls. The junior houses are Farnley Lodge, Glenlee, Sidney Lodge, St Austin's, St Helen's and St Margaret's. At sixth form all girls move House. The senior houses are Beale, Cambray, Elizabeth and St Hilda's. Each house is run by a housemistress and several resident staff. The housemistresses have a low teaching load with a full-time commitment supervising their boarders.
Junior day girls have their own base in Eversleigh, where the three junior houses, Bellairs, Glengar and St Clare, are located. Bayshill Court is the home of the senior day girl house, Bayshill, and the first Housemaster in the 155 year history of College.
Extra-curricular
Music and drama departments offer a number of productions each year involving all age groups. Over 900 individual instrumental lessons take place each week. A new Performing Arts Centre opened in September 2009. Over 30 sports are offered, and students are encouraged to maintain physical fitness with physical exercise. Eighty other extra-curricular activities are available.[citation needed]
Admissions
Entrance to Cheltenham Ladies’ College is by examination for girls aged 11+, 12+, 13+ and at sixth form. A number of academic, art, music and sports scholarships are awarded each year and financial assistance with fees is available.
Guild - Notable Alumnae
Guild is the association of College's former pupils.
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- Nicola Horlick, business woman
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Inspections
The school was last inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate in October 2008 [2], the last Office for Standards in Education inspection of boarding facilities took place in May 2008.[3]
Notes
- ^ Curthoys, Ann (1979). "Bennett, Agnes Elizabeth Lloyd (1872 - 1960)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 7 (Online ed.). Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. pp. 265–266. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- ^ Inspection Report on The Cheltenham Ladies' College Independent Schools Inspectorate, 2008.
- ^ Cheltenham Ladies College, Inspection report for boarding schools Office for Standards in Education, 2008.