Ribston Hall High School

51°50′46″N 02°14′37″W / 51.84611°N 2.24361°W / 51.84611; -2.24361InformationTypeGrammar, AcademyEstablished1921Local authorityGloucestershireSpecialistHumanities & SportsDepartment for Education URN136767 TablesOfstedReportsHead teacherAlec Waters (Interim Head)GenderGirls (mixed in Sixth Form)Age11 to 18Enrollment819Websitehttp://www.ribstonhall.gloucs.sch.uk

Ribston Hall High School is a selective grammar school with academy status in Gloucester, England, for girls between the ages of 11 and 18. It was founded in 1921.

Admissions

It also has a sixth form for both girls and boys. It is situated south of Gloucester city centre on Stroud Road (B4072), between Linden and Tredworth, a few hundred metres west of the Cross Country Route.

History

It was known as High School for Girls, Ribston Hall. It became a grant maintained school in April 1990. In 1886 Ribston Hall was known as The Ladies' College.

Houses

Students are divided into five houses: Britons, Celts, Danes, Saxons and Romans. ^[1]

Notable former pupils

• Christina Baily, actress as Dannii Carbone in Hollyoaks
• Mary-Jess Leaverland, won the 2010 Chinese Jiangsu province equivalent of The X Factor.^[2]
• Joanna Parrish, murdered in May 1990 in Auxerre, Burgundy whilst studying French at the University of Leeds
• Beth Rodford, GB Olympic rower
• Daphne Skillern QPM, female police Commander at Scotland Yard
• Nathan Sykes, member of boy band The Wanted and singer songwriter solo artist,

References

External links

• Ribston Hall High School