Windsor Girls' School
Academy converter school in Windsor, Berkshire, England
Windsor Girls' School (WGS) is an upper school for girls aged 13–18 in Windsor, Berkshire, England. While most other schools in Berkshire operate on a two-tier system with pupils entering secondary school at age 11, the local LEA uses the three-tier system, hence the 13+ entry age.[1] It previously held Business & Enterprise specialist status and was rated "good, with outstanding features" by Ofsted inspectors in 2010.[2] In 2014, the school was rated outstanding. Its partner school is The Windsor Boys' School.
History
WGS was originally Windsor County Girls' School, a private school, during the inter-war period, founded in 1920, and later Windsor County Grammar School for Girls during the era of the tripartite system.[3] It turned comprehensive during the 1970s when the system was abolished.
Notable alumnae
- Geraldine McEwan, actress[4]
- Lauren Aquilina, singer/songwriter
Houses
- Carfax
- Elmfield
- Osborne
References
- ^ "School system in Windsor to remain as three-tier". Windsor Advertiser. 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Girls praised by Ofsted inspectors". Windsor Observer. 14 February 2010.
- ^ Davies, Ellis Roger (1981). A History of the First Berkshire County Council. Berkshire County Council.
- ^ "'Fishnets, tarty wigs – I love all that'". Daily Telegraph. 8 December 2004.
Further reading
- Mercer, Susan (2005). Girls in green: Windsor Girls' School, 1920–2005. Windsor Old Girls' Association. ISBN 9780955104404.
External links
- School website
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Schools in Berkshire, England1
- Caversham Primary School
- Langley Hall Primary Academy
- Lynch Hill School Primary Academy
- Redlands Primary School
- Wescott Infant School
- Altwood CE School
- Baylis Court School
- Beechwood School
- Blessed Hugh Faringdon RC School
- The Brakenhale School
- The Bulmershe School
- Charters School
- Churchmead School
- Cox Green School
- Denefield School
- Desborough College
- The Downs School
- Edgbarrow School
- The Emmbrook School
- The Forest School
- Furze Platt Senior School
- Garth Hill College
- Highdown School
- Holyport College
- The Holt School
- John Madejski Academy
- John O'Gaunt School
- Kennet School
- King's Academy Easthampstead Park
- King's Academy Prospect
- The Langley Academy
- Little Heath School
- Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
- Maiden Erlegh School
- Newlands Girls' School
- Oakbank School
- Park House School
- The Piggott School
- Ranelagh School
- Reading Girls' School
- St Bartholomew's School
- St Crispin's School
- St Joseph's RC High School
- Sandhurst School
- Slough and Eton CE Business and Enterprise College
- Theale Green School
- Trinity School
- UTC Reading
- Waingels College
- Westgate School
- Wexham School
- The Willink School
- Windsor Girls' School
- The Windsor Boys' School
1includes schools in Bracknell Forest, Reading, Slough, West Berkshire, Windsor & Maidenhead and Wokingham.
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