Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School

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Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School
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Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School
Tankerville Terrace

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NE2 3BA

Coordinates 54°59′14″N1°36′33″W / 54.9871°N 1.6091°W / 54.9871; -1.6091 Coordinates: 54°59′14″N1°36′33″W / 54.9871°N 1.6091°W / 54.9871; -1.6091
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Type Independent day school
Religious affiliation(s) Church of England
Established1885
Closed2014
Local authorityNewcastle upon Tyne
Ofsted Reports
GenderGirls
Age3to 18

Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School (also known locally as "Church High") was a private day school for girls in Jesmond, less than a mile north of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Until 2014 it was the oldest continuously operating girls' school established in the city.

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History

"Church High", as the school is commonly known, was founded in 1885 [1] by the Church Schools Company (now known as the United Church Schools Trust). It left the company in 1925 and was independent thereafter, but retained ties with the Diocese of Newcastle and St Nicholas's Cathedral. [2]

The school was the first female team to appear on BBC Radio Top of the Form , on Monday 3 October 1949; the first series in 1948 had been for only boys' schools (in London). [3] The team won the first round against Taunton's School for Boys in Southampton. It later progressed to the last round of the England section, where it faced a girls' grammar school team from Crediton in Devon.

Church High was one of the North East's top performing independent schools in GCSEs and A Levels. In the 2010 GCSE league table, it was ranked joint third with Central Newcastle High School out of 100 schools in the North East. [4] 98% of its candidates scored 5 or more A*-C grades that year. [5]

On 29 January 2013 it was announced Church High would merge with the nearby Central Newcastle High School to form Newcastle High School for Girls in 2014. [6] [7] The schools merged in 2014.

On closure, a heritage website was created to celebrate the history of this much loved school by former members of its staff.

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. "Newcastle Church High | Junior and Senior Girls Independent School | Tyne & Wear | Guide to Independent Schools". Archived from the original on 26 January 2012.
  2. School Profile
  3. Top of the Form in October 1949
  4. "GCSE League Tables: North East Top 100 Schools". The Journal. 12 January 2011.
  5. "GCSE League Tables: Newcastle upon Tyne". Evening Chronicle. 12 January 2011.
  6. "Newcastle private schools merger fails to sway parents". Evening Chronicle. 31 January 2013.
  7. "Newcastle private schools merger plan angers parents". BBC. 29 January 2013.