St Albans Girls' School

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St Albans Girls' School
Motto Nobis Cura Futari
Established 1920
Type Comprehensive
Religious affiliation Non-denominational
Headteacher Mrs Christine Murrell
Specialism Business and Enterprise College
Location Sandridgebury Lane
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL3 6DB
England
LEA Hertfordshire
Ofsted number 117524
Students 1144
Gender Girls
Ages 11 to 18
Houses 7 houses
School colours Blue and Gold
Website http://www.stagsweb.org.uk
Coordinates: 51°46′13″N 0°19′55″W / 51.77020, -0.33195

St Albans Girls' School, usually referred to as STAGS, is a girls is a secondary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire. It is one of the two all-girls school in st Albans, the other being Loreto College. The school has specialist status as a Business and Enterprise College. There are approximately 1150 students on roll at the school. The current Headteacher is Mrs Chris Murrell.

[edit] Achievements and recognition

  • Number of students achieving 5 GCSE grades A*-C is usually between 85-90%. [1]
  • The school is described as "excellent" in a recent Ofsted report. [2]
  • The School was awarded the School Achievement Award by DfES in 2002.
  • The school has specialist status as a Business and Enterprise College.

[edit] House system

The school has 7 houses, all named after famous women, they are: Austen, Bronte, Curie, Franklin, Hepworth, Johnson, Seacole. The name of the house a student belongs to is displayed on their school blouse collar. It is a stag in their house colour.

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