Wakefield Girls' High School

Wakefield Girls' High School
Wakefield Girls' High School
Address
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Wentworth Street Wakefield , West Yorkshire , WF1 2QS England
Coordinates	53°41′13″N 1°30′13″W / 53.6869°N 1.5036°W / 53.6869; -1.5036Coordinates: 53°41′13″N 1°30′13″W / 53.6869°N 1.5036°W / 53.6869; -1.5036
Information
Type	Independent School
Motto	Each For All and All For God
Established	1878 (1878)
Local authority	City of Wakefield
Department for Education URN	108305 Tables
Head teacher	Ms Heidi-Jayne Boyes
Gender	Girls
Age	11 to 18
Enrolment	665 as of January 2016
Website	http://www.wgsf.org.uk

Wakefield Girls' High School (WGHS) is an independent school in Wakefield, England, established in 1878 in Wentworth House. The initial enrolment of 59 pupils has since increased to 665.^[1]

Community[]

The school is part of the Wakefield Grammar School Foundation, comprising WGHS Senior and Junior schools, along with the nearby Queen Elizabeth Grammar School and Junior School.

Education[]

In 2006, WGHS achieved record A Level results with 82% of passes at grade A or B. 94% of passes were grade A-C, with 16 girls getting straight A grades.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumnae[]

• Dame Barbara Hepworth, artist
• Dame Anne Mueller, British civil servant and academic. Second Permanent Secretary at the Cabinet Office from 1984 to 1987 and then at HM Treasury from 1987 to 1990. She was Chancellor of De Montfort University from 1991 until 1995.
• Monica Edwards, children's author^[2]
• Helen Fielding, author of Bridget Jones's Diary
• Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat
• Katherine Kelly, actress
• Usha Prashar, member of the House of Lords
• Dame Elsie Marjorie Williamson DBE, British academic, educator, physicist and Principal of Royal Holloway College, University of London
• Nichi Hodgson, British journalist, broadcaster, and author.
• Heidi Allen, British former politician, served as Member of Parliament South Cambridgeshire 2015 - 2019, February 2019 resigned, leader of Change UK, University of London.

References[]

External links[]

• Wakefield Grammar School Foundation website