Nottingham High School for Girls
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| Nottingham Girls' High School | |
| Established | 1875 |
| Type | Independent |
| Location | Arboretum Street Nottingham NG1 4JB England |
| Students | 1120 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 4 to 18 |
| Houses | Skeel Luxton Bolton Hastings |
| Website | Nottingham Girls' High School |
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Nottingham Girls' High School is an independent fee-paying girls' private school, part of the Girls' Day School Trust, founded in 1875, situated just north of Nottingham city centre.
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[edit] Facilities
Originally housed in a group of Victorian houses, the school has expanded considerably. Recent major works have ensured that pupils have fully equipped and purpose built classrooms, laboratories and workshops, together with a well-stocked library, lecture theatre, drama studio and music house, and a separate Junior School. The Sixth Form have their own special facilities and the school is fully networked for IT.
The school grounds include a large all-weather pitch, gymnasium, sports hall and fitness suite. There is also a sizeable sports field at Aspley. The school is immediately adjacent to Nottingham High School and a few extracurricular activities are organised with their boys.
The four school houses are named after previous headmistresses of the school: Skeel, Luxton, Bolton and Hastings. Some people think that Bolton is more sporty than some of the other Houses, but this is debatable. THe house system was adopted relatively recently in the school's history.
[edit] Academics
The school can accommodate around 1120 pupils overall, aged from 4 to 18. The Sixth Form represents nearly 30% of the Senior School, and there are normally around 280 girls in the Junior Department, which has a separate headmistress. As the largest of the 29 schools of the Girls' Day School Trust, Nottingham Girls' High School is part of an organisation which, since its foundation in 1872, has been in the forefront of education of girls. The aim of the Trust is to provide an all round education of high quality for girls of intellectual promise, at an affordable cost. Early pupils were among the first women to obtain university degrees and to enter the professions; the Trust maintains this pioneering outlook in the context of the wider opportunities that exist today.
For more information please visit http://www.gdst.net/nottinghamgirlshigh/
[edit] Notable Alumnae
- Helen Cresswell, children's author
- Stella Rimington, former Director-General of MI5
- Helen Karagounis nee Thieme, Olympic athlete
- Sudha Kheterpal, percussionist
[edit] Student Exec
The Sixth Form elects a group of 16 girls, including Head Girl and two Deputy Head Girls, who organise social events, often in conjunction with Nottingham High School.
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