Newcastle High School for Girls

Coordinates: 54°59′3″N 1°36′24″W / 54.98417°N 1.60667°W

Newcastle High School for Girls
Established 2014
Type Independent day school
Headmistress Hilary French
Location Eskdale Terrace
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE2 4DS
England
Local authority Newcastle upon Tyne
Students 970
Gender Girls
Ages 3–18
Colours Teal     
Website www.newcastlehigh.gdst.net

Newcastle High School for Girls is an independent day school for girls age 3 - 18 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The Junior School is at Sandyford Park and the Senior School is located in the neighbouring suburb of Jesmond.

The school was formed in September 2014 by the merger of Central Newcastle High School and Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School.[1]

History

Newcastle High School for Girls builds on the unique strengths of each of its founding schools. Both Church High School and Central Newcastle High School had an ethos of providing the very best education for girls, and both were known equally for their academic excellence, pastoral care and support. Between them they have educated thousands of North East girls, and each had a strong reputation that stretched the length and breadth of the country.

Central Newcastle High School GDST dates back to 1876 when the Girls’ Public Day School Trust, an organisation determined to improve education for girls throughout the country, founded Gateshead High School. The School moved to Newcastle in 1895 and it became known as Central Newcastle High School. Such was the demand for girls’ education that Central High grew rapidly and it enjoyed an outstanding reputation throughout its 138 year history.

In 1883, The Church Schools’ Company decided to open similar schools to those of the GPDST but with a clear element of church teaching in the curriculum. A High School for Girls in Newcastle was established in 1885 and opened with 59 pupils. A new association was formed in 1925 and the School was renamed The Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School.

Rich in tradition, Central High and Church High were at the forefront of girls’ education. As individual schools they held a powerful position within the region. Together, under the name of Newcastle High School for Girls and as one of the 26 Schools of the Girls’ Day School Trust, it is able to offer an unrivalled educational opportunity for girls in the North East of England.

Curriculum

Newcastle High has a strong academic record and regularly ranks in the top 5 independent schools in North East England and top 100 nationally.[2][3][4]

co-curricular Activities

The Co-curriculum plays an important element of the education provided. They may choose to take up a sport or join a music ensemble, drama group, debating society or one of the many interest clubs available. There is a strong Creative Arts Faculties and Newcastle High is ranked as the 13th top sporting school in the country, The debating society has gained a particular prominence in the debating community in recent years, visiting many new competitions with a high level of success for example a team won NJDC an annual national competition and in 2015 reaching the finals of both the Cambridge and Oxford Schools debating competitions. Cultural exchange programmes are organised by each modern language department and allows girls to visit and experience different countries and cultures.

Notable former pupils

Notes

External links

External links

The Prime Minister's Global Fellowship

The school has a good record of students attaining places on the prestigious Prime Minister's Global Fellowship programme. The school achieved its first student in the inaugural year of the programme, 2008, and in 2009 had another successful applicant.[5]

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ↑ "History of Newcastle High School for Girls".
  2. ↑ "Jesmond school rate 'outstanding' by report". Evening Chronicle. 17 May 2011.
  3. ↑ "North schools make the grade in latest tables". The Journal. 3 September 2011.
  4. ↑ "North's independent schools get ranking". The Northern Echo. 17 November 2003.
  5. ↑ British Council website "Fellows" accessed November 11, 2009.

Notes

External links