Lordswood Girls' School
| Established | 1958 |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy |
| Headmistress | Mrs. Jane Gotschel |
| Chair of the Governors | Mr P. Wood |
| Location |
Knightlow Road Harborne, Birmingham West Midlands B17 8QB England Coordinates: 52°28′08″N 1°57′48″W / 52.46877°N 1.96321°W |
| Students | 849 |
| Gender | Females (mixed Sixth Form) |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Blue and White mainly |
| Website |
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Lordswood Girls' School and The Sixth Form Centre is an academy school on Knightlow Road in Birmingham between Harborne and Bearwood. On Friday, 1 June 2012, Lordswood had their grand opening of their new science block. This was officially opened by Gisela Stuart MP.
History
It was established in 1958 as a grammar technical school (as was the neighbouring boys' school from 1962, although it opened in 1957), whereby entrance was governed by doing well in an entrance exam (11-plus). In 1973 it became a comprehensive school. In September 2005 it became a specialist Arts College. Even though the school lost its grammar touch, fortunately the school's grades are on their all-time high on 96% in 2009.
Admissions
It is a female-only school for ages 11–18, with a mixed 6th form. It is situated close to the A4040 (Lordswood Road), just south of the A456 (Hagley Road) junction. Next door, to the north, is the Lordswood Boys' School.
Academic performance
Compared to many comprehensive schools, most notably with its neighbouring boys' school, it consistently gets average results at General Certificate of the second best for comprehensives in Birmingham behind St Paul's School for Girls in Edgbaston, also a girls' school, Kings Norton Girls'. The top three GCSE results for comprehensive schools in Birmingham are all-girls schools. The next three best comprehensive schools are Catholic schools. At A level, the results are above the England average.