Edgbaston High School

Edgbaston High School for Girls
Motto	Fideliter, Fortiter, Feliciter (Latin: " Faithfully, bravely, successfully"
Established	1876
Type	Independent day
Headmistress	Dr Ruth Weeks
Location	Westbourne Road Birmingham West Midlands B15 3TS England Coordinates: 52°28′02″N 1°55′39″W / 52.4671°N 1.9274°W / 52.4671; -1.9274
DfE number	330/6003
Students	940~
Gender	Girls
Ages	3–18
Website	www.edgbastonhigh.co.uk

Edgbaston High School for Girls is an independent day school for girls aged 3 to 18 in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England.

History

The school was founded in 1876 making it the oldest girls' school in Birmingham. The first headmistress was Mrs Alice Cooper. The school used to be a boarding school in a different location.

In 1881, the school staged a cricket match against another school, to which a local newspaper reacted with hostility. It produced a cartoon and wrote a passage of its opinions towards the upcoming match.^[1]

Structure

Westbourne is the Pre-Preparatory Department of the school. It is split into three stages, organised by the age of the child. The Octagon Nursery is available for children from the age of 2½ and above. The nursery opened in September 2004. Following this is the Kindergarten for children of the age of three. In the September following the child's fourth birthday, they can move into Reception.

The Preparatory Department is the second department in the school. It consists of years one to six. Each year is split into four houses; Curie, Frank, Johnson and Nightingale. In Years One, Two and Three forms are primarily taught by their form teacher with specialist teaching in French, music and physical education. More specialist teaching is introduced as pupils move from Year Four through to Year Six. These two departments form the Lower School.

The Senior School is third department in the school. It consists of Years Seven to Eleven, preparing the students for GCSEs and A-levels. Following this the students may move on into the sixth form centre, the fourth department. Sixth Form students are required to wear a suit which is conservative in style. There are five houses: St Patrick, St David, St Andrew, St George and St Francis with many House Events available such as the House Quiz or Sports Day.

Academics

The school received the 11th best GCSE results and 9th best A/ AS level results in 2006 in Birmingham.^[2]^[3]

Notable current pupil

Malala Yousafzai, girls' education activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner

Notable former pupils

Verily Anderson, late British television and play writer
Sally Davies, medical doctor and first woman to be appointed as Chief Medical Officer for England
Molly Dineen, Canadian born British documentary director, producer and cinematographer
Elinor Wight Gardner, late British university lecturer, geologist and archaeologist
Julia Lloyd, Educationalist and pioneer of kindergartens^[4]
Sue Lloyd, late British model, television and film actress
Kate Williams (historian), historian, author and television presenter

References

↑ Stephen Walker; Len Barton (1983). Gender, Class & Education. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-8002-3300-X.
↑ BBC league tables: Schools in Birmingham sorted by GCSE
↑ BBC league tables: Schools in Birmingham sorted by A/AS
↑ Ruth Watts, ‘Lloyd, Julia (1867–1955)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, September 2013 accessed 1 August 2015

Janet Whitcut (1976). Edgbaston High School, 1876-1976. Governors of Edgbaston High School. ISBN 0-9504315-0-8.

External links

Schools in Birmingham

Primary schools	Al-Hijrah School Harborne Primary School King David School Ladypool Primary School Robin Hood Academy St Nicholas RC Primary School Waverley School

Secondary schools	Al-Hijrah School Archbishop Ilsley RC Technology College Ark Boulton Academy Ark Kings Academy The Arthur Terry School Aston Manor Academy Aston University Engineering Academy Balaam Wood School Bartley Green School Baverstock School Birmingham Ormiston Academy Bishop Challoner RC College Bishop Walsh RC School Bournville School Broadway Academy Cardinal Wiseman RC Technology College Cockshut Hill Technology College Dame Elizabeth Cadbury Technology College Fairfax School Four Dwellings Academy George Dixon Academy Great Barr School Greenwood Academy Handsworth Wood Girls' Academy Heartlands Academy The International School John Willmott School Kings Heath Boys King's Norton Boy's School Kings Norton Girls School Lordswood Girls' School Moseley School Ninestiles School North Birmingham Academy Plantsbrook School Queensbridge School Rockwood Academy Shenley Academy Small Heath School St Alban's Academy St Edmund Campion RC School St Paul's School for Girls St Thomas Aquinas RC School Swanshurst School Turves Green Boys' School University of Birmingham School Washwood Heath Academy Waverley School

Grammar schools	Bishop Vesey's Grammar School Handsworth Grammar School King Edward VI Aston School King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls King Edward VI Five Ways King Edward VI Handsworth Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls

Special schools	Hallmoor School

Independent schools	Birmingham Blue Coat School Darul Uloom Edgbaston High School Elmhurst School for Dance Highclare School Kimichi School King Edward's School King Edward VI High School for Girls Mander Portman Woodward St George's School

FE & sixth form colleges	Birmingham Metropolitan College Bournville College Cadbury Sixth Form College Fircroft College Queen Alexandra College South & City College Birmingham

Defunct schools	BISPA Icknield Street School Oozells Street Board School St Philip's School St Peter's College

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