Wolverhampton Girls' High School
| Motto |
Latin: Ludus Supra Praemium (Game Before the Prize) |
|---|---|
| Established | 1911 |
| Type |
Grammar school; Academy |
| Headteacher | Mrs Trudi Young |
| Chairman of Governors | Professor Peter Ribbins PhD |
| Location |
Tettenhall Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 0BY England 52°35′28″N 2°09′22″W / 52.591°N 2.156°WCoordinates: 52°35′28″N 2°09′22″W / 52.591°N 2.156°W |
| DfE number | 336/5400 |
| DfE URN | 140798 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Staff | ~60 |
| Students | ~741 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Houses | Audley, Ferrers, Paget and Stafford |
| Colours |
Red, Navy Blue, Black |
| Publication |
WGHS News, WGHS Old Girls' Newsletter |
| Former pupils | WGHS Old Girls |
| Website | www.wghs.org.uk |
Red, Navy Blue, Black
Wolverhampton Girls' High School is a grammar school for girls in Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England.
Wolverhampton Girls' High School, founded in 1911, educates girls from the age of 11 to 18. The students are led by a headmistress along with a Board of Governors. There are some 741 girls enrolled, including about two hundred in the sixth form. It was previously awarded the status of Language College in the UK's Specialist Schools Programme, and converted to academy status on 1 April 2014.
Competition for entry is fierce as over 1000 girls apply each year. Applications range from all around the West Midlands, Shropshire and Staffordshire area. Entry to the school is via the Shropshire, Walsall and Wolverhampton Grammar Schools Consortium (Adams' Grammar, Newport Girls High, Queen Mary Grammar and High School and Wolverhampton Girls High School), testing Maths, English, verbal and non-verbal reasoning. These tests take place during Year 6 of primary education (in September). 11+ examinations must be taken in order to be enrolled in the school. Entrance is determined purely from entrance examination results (although the school does operate an appeals and waiting list system) but the chance is very slim, and each year only 145 pupils are awarded a place at the school. Entry after this point is very limited and does not fully open again until sixth form. Sixth form admission is then granted on the basis of a variety of factors such as GCSE predictions and results, as well as performance in an interview. Both internal and external pupils must achieve more than six A*–B grades (including Maths and English) in their GCSEs to pursue studies in the sixth form, as well as high grades in the options they propose to take.
There are four houses: Audley, Ferrers, Paget and Stafford. Each has its own colour (yellow, red, green and blue respectively), as well as its own Housemistress, who is also a member of staff, and team of house representatives chosen from Sixth Form students. House Captains and Vice Captains lead and oversee activities, while more specific duties are delegated through roles such as Drama Captain and Tennis Captain. First year students are often given appropriately coloured badges with which to display their allegiances during the first few weeks of their academic career at the school.
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