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Windsor Girls' School

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Windsor Girls' School
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Information
TypeAcademy converter
MottoAspire, Advance, Achieve
Established1920
Local authorityWindsor and Maidenhead
TrustWindsor Learning Partnership UID 5544
Department for Education URN141852 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteachersPeter Griffiths and Eimear O'Carroll
Gendergirls
Age13 to 18
Enrolment778
Houses3
Colour(s)Green  
PublicationThe Windsorian
Websitehttp://www.windsorgirls.net/

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

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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

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Houses

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  • Carfax
  • Elmfield
  • Osborne

References

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  1. ^ "School system in Windsor to remain as three-tier". Windsor Advertiser. 5 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Girls praised by Ofsted inspectors". Windsor Observer. 14 February 2010.
  3. ^ Davies, Ellis Roger (1981). A History of the First Berkshire County Council. Berkshire County Council.
  4. ^ "'Fishnets, tarty wigs – I love all that'". Daily Telegraph. 8 December 2004.

Further reading

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  • Mercer, Susan (2005). Girls in green: Windsor Girls' School, 1920–2005. Windsor Old Girls' Association. ISBN 9780955104404.
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