| Established | 1907 |
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| Type | grammar school |
| Headteacher | Mrs Jackie Cahalin |
| Location | Regent Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1SF England |
| Local authority | Lancaster |
| DfE URN | 119811 |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Students | 882 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Aalborg(J), Perpignan(K), Rendsburg(L), Lublin(M) |
| Colours | , |
| Publication | LGGS Chronicle (annual) |
| Website | www.lggs.org.uk |
Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (LGGS) is a selective state grammar school for girls on Regent Street in Lancaster, England.
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LGGS gained Technology College status in 1995, and Language College status in 2007, and has been consistently ranked among the top twenty performing secondary schools in the country. 2008, for example, saw excellent results at GCSE with the percentage of A*/A grades at 78%. Their average point score of 601 placed them at 17th in the best state schools tables (Daily Telegraph). 6 girls gained 11 A* grades and 10 A* grades were gained by another 6 pupils.[1]
Recently the school has just passed its centenary year bringing a few changes along with it. The school logo has been updated and the uniform changed.
Lancaster Girls' Grammar school has a House system as girls are sorted into these house in first year, and remain affiliated with them for the rest of their school career. The Houses are named after the twin towns of Lancaster:
The Houses provide a very competitive spirit between girls and are the basis for many inter-house competitions throughout the year, including Junior Drama, Sports Day and the Music Festival.
The school was founded in 1907 as the Storey Institute.
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