Northfleet School for Girls

Northfleet School for Girls
Established March 1937 (1937-03)
Type Foundation high school
Headteacher Mr Chris Norwood
Location Hall Road
Northfleet
Kent
DA11 8AQ
England
Coordinates: 51°25′44″N 0°20′29″E / 51.4290°N 0.3414°E / 51.4290; 0.3414
Local authority Kent
DfE number 886/4040
DfE URN 118788 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Students 882 as of January 2016
Gender Girls
Ages 11–18
Website School homepage

Northfleet School for Girls is a high school for girls, located in Northfleet in the English county of Kent.[1]

The school first opened in March 1937 in a new building next to Northfleet School for Boys in Colyer Road. In 1950 The Upper School moved to the current school site in Hall Road in 1950, with the rest of the school following in 1955. that the whole school was able to move to the new buildings. Building work for the South Wing of the school were started in 1971.[2]

It is a foundation school administered by Kent County Council, who coordinate admissions. As a foundation school, it is supported by a Cooperative Learning Trust which includes The Co-operative Group, Age UK, North West Kent College, the University of Greenwich and the Workers' Educational Association as partners.[3]

Northfleet School for Girls offers GCSEs and BTECs as programmes of study for pupils,[4] while students in the sixth form have the option to study from a range of A Levels and further BTECs.[5]

References

  1. "Home | Northfleet School for Girls". Northfleetgirls.kent.sch.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  2. "School | Northfleet School for Girls". Northfleetgirls.kent.sch.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  3. "Trustees Profiles | Northfleet School for Girls". Northfleetgirls.kent.sch.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  4. "Our Courses | Northfleet School for Girls". Northfleetgirls.kent.sch.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  5. "Sixth Form | Northfleet School for Girls". Northfleetgirls.kent.sch.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-03.

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