Wolverhampton Girls' High School

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Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Address
Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Tettenhall Road

Wolverhampton
,
West Midlands
,
WV6 0BY

England
Coordinates 52°35′28″N2°09′22″W / 52.591°N 2.156°W / 52.591; -2.156
Information
Other namesWGHS, Wolverhampton Girls' High, Girls' High
Type Grammar school;
academy
Motto Latin: Ludus Supra Praemium
(The Game Before the Prize)
Religious affiliation(s)N/A
Established1911
Department for Education URN 140798 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Chairman of governorsPeter Ribbins
HeadteacherTrudi Young
Staff~60
GenderGirls
Age11to 18
Enrolment~1015
Average class size30
HousesAudley, Ferrers, Paget and Stafford
Colour(s)Red, navy blue, black    
PublicationWGHS News,
WGHS Old Girls' Newsletter
Former pupils WGHS Old Girls Union
Website www.wghs.org.uk

Wolverhampton Girls' High School is a grammar school for girls in Wolverhampton in the West Midlands of England.

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Overview

Wolverhampton Girls' High School, founded in 1911, educates girls from the age of 11 to 18. There are 1178 girls enrolled, [1] 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.

Entrance

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 Verbal Reasoning, Non-Verbal Reasoning and Numerical Reasoning. [2] 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.

Curriculum

There used to be four forms according to which house a student belonged to, however the school now has six forms in each year. Subjects are taught in form groups in years 7 to 9 and then in option groups for the more senior years.

Girls take English and at least three foreign languages, religious studies, history, geography, mathematics, physics, biology, chemistry, technology, information technology, art, music and physical education. Foreign languages are chosen from French, German, Latin, Russian and Spanish.

At GCSE level, alongside English, mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics, students are required to take at least one foreign language, and one of geography, history, and religious studies. Further, girls take two more subjects of their choice, and in year 11 are given the option to take GCSE-level further mathematics if they desire.

Results

The 2006 A-level results placed the school in fifth place in the performance league table for all maintained schools in the West Midlands.

In 2009, 100% of girls who sat GCSE examinations gained 5 or more A*–C GCSEs. [3]

Since the 2017 GCSE reforms, WGHS has continued to perform highly in subjects. Notably, in 2019, three-quarters of results were a grade 7 to 9, [4] and 87% of students achieved at least a grade 4 in all 5 EBacc subjects. [5]

Notable former pupils

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References

  1. ↑ "Wolverhampton Girls' High School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Admission Appeals | Wolverhampton Girls' High School". WGHS 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "League Tables - Secondary schools in Wolverhampton". BBC News. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "GCSE Results 2019". Wolverhampton Girls' High School. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. ↑ "Wolverhampton Girls' High School - GOV.UK - Find and compare schools in England". Compare School Performances. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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