Redland High School for Girls

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Redland High School for Girls
Contact Information	Phone: 0117 924 5796 Fax: 0117 924 1127
Established	1882
Type	Independent
Head Teacher	Mrs Bateson
Location	Redland [[]], Bristol United Kingdom
Enrollment	Approx. 645 students
Ages	3 to 18
Website	Redland High School for Girls website

Redland High School for Girls is a selective and independent, non-denominationnal girls' school in the suburb of Redland, Bristol, United Kingdom. The senior school is housed in an old manor-house known as Redland Court a grade II* listed building,^[1] with many extensions. On October 2006, the new music school was opened, expanding the school once again. Often the lower school share the upper school's facilities.

There is a nursery, for the year before reception, a primary school, a secondary school and a 6th form department.

There are approximately 500 seniors and 120 Juniors.

The school is spread across five sites - the Senior school, on Redland Court Road, the Music School, also on Redland Court Road, the Junior School, opposite the Senior school, the 6th form house, on Woodstock Road, and the PE field at Golden Hill.

The school has a partnership with the Elisabethschule in Marburg, Germany. An exchange is held every year for girls in Year 10 and Year 12.

The Headmistress is Mrs Bateson, who joined in September 2006 after the departure of Dr. Weeks.

Redland is currently the top day independent girls school in Bristol.

Houses

There are four houses in the School- These are Maple, Chestnut, Willow and Rowan. Their colours are red, yellow, green and blue respectively. This system started in 2003.

Uniform

The Redland upper school uniform consists of a dark green blaser, a tartan skirt, a navy jumper and a white shirt. For games there is a red shirt and a green skirt.

[edit] Notable Alumni

• Sophie Anderton
• Dr Beryl Corner, OBE
• Sara Wheeler, explorer, journalist, author.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• School website

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