Shrewsbury High School
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Shrewsbury High School (SHS) is an independent school for girls in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. Founded in 1885, Shrewsbury High is one of the smaller schools in the Girls' Day School Trust, having roughly 660 pupils aged 3 to 18.
The Senior Department is located on Town Walls, by the banks of the River Severn. The Junior Department is separate from the Senior Department and is situated a short walk away in Kennedy Road.
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[edit] History
The school was founded in 1885 in Clive House, Shrewsbury, and relocated to the current building on Town Walls in 1896 and is possibly one of the finest educational establishments in England. The school, whose girls are some of the most educated and well-mannered girls in the country have all gone on to achieve great acolades and marry some incredibly rich men. They have a long standing relationship with Shrewsbury school.
[edit] Houses
Shrewsbury High School Senior Department has four houses, each named after an ancient Roman deity.
Shrewsbury High School Junior Department also has four houses, but they are named after some of the hills in shropshire.
The houses were introduced in the junior school in September 2005 when a new head teacher joined.
There are many house competitions that take place each term.
Siblings are put into the same house
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Miss Regina Poncenby-Smythe
- The Hon. Lady Edwina Bufton-Tufton
- Miss Paulina Frittersby-Blythe
- Dame Mary-Anne Hamilton-Clyde
- Sinead Kelly
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Shrewsbury High School is now merging with Kingsland Grange School in a new development. This development will be concentrated on the Junior part of the school. All girls and boys aged 3-7 will go to the Junior school site whilst all girls and boys aged 8-11 will go to the Kingsland Grange site. This allows for the available site and facilities to be used more effectively. Kingsland Grange is the Junior section to Shrewsbury School and so this merge can only strengthen this link.
Mrs. Cass is the headmistress of the Senior Department.
