Parkstone Grammar School
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Parkstone Grammar School (commonly abbreviated to "PGS") is a selective, all girls state-school in Poole
, on the southern coast of England.
). The school has been a recognised science specialist college since 2003. Since 2008, it has also been a language specialist college. Approximately 1102 students from school years 8 to 13 attend the school.
The school caters for girls between the ages of 12 and 18, teaching all to GCSE
and a large proportion to A-level. The school currently has over 350 pupils in sixth form.
by William Ernest Brennand. It was an independent school until Dorset
Council took it over in 1935. Two years later, the schools in Poole were reorganised, and the boys from Parkstone Grammar were transferred to Poole Grammar School, and the girls who were at Poole Grammar transferred to Parkstone Grammar. The first headmistress, Miss W. M. Allen, was in post from 1937, just before the reorganisation, until 1959, by which time the current site at Sopers Lane had been chosen. She laid the foundation stone for the new school. Miss N. L. McGuiness was headmistress from 1960, when the school opened at Sopers Lane, until 1976. The current headmistress is Miss Anne Shinwell from 2001 to present. The school is a science and now a language specialist school.
Poole
Poole is a large coastal town and seaport in the county of Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester, and Bournemouth adjoins Poole to the east. The Borough of Poole was made a unitary authority in 1997, gaining administrative independence from Dorset County Council...
, on the southern coast of England.
Admissions
The school is situated in the northern end of the town (less than a mile away from Poole Grammar SchoolPoole Grammar School
Poole Grammar School is a selective, all boys grammar school in Poole, on the south coast of England.-Admissions:...
). The school has been a recognised science specialist college since 2003. Since 2008, it has also been a language specialist college. Approximately 1102 students from school years 8 to 13 attend the school.
The school caters for girls between the ages of 12 and 18, teaching all to GCSE
General Certificate of Secondary Education
The General Certificate of Secondary Education is an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject, generally taken in a number of subjects by students aged 14–16 in secondary education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and is equivalent to a Level 2 and Level 1 in Key Skills...
and a large proportion to A-level. The school currently has over 350 pupils in sixth form.
History
Founded in 1905 as a co-educational school at Ashley Cross in ParkstoneParkstone
Parkstone is an area of Poole, Dorset. It is divided into 'Lower' and 'Upper' Parkstone. Upper Parkstone - "Up-on-'ill" as it used to be known in local parlance - is so-called because it is largely on higher ground slightly to the north of the lower-lying area of Lower Parkstone - "The Village" -...
by William Ernest Brennand. It was an independent school until Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
Council took it over in 1935. Two years later, the schools in Poole were reorganised, and the boys from Parkstone Grammar were transferred to Poole Grammar School, and the girls who were at Poole Grammar transferred to Parkstone Grammar. The first headmistress, Miss W. M. Allen, was in post from 1937, just before the reorganisation, until 1959, by which time the current site at Sopers Lane had been chosen. She laid the foundation stone for the new school. Miss N. L. McGuiness was headmistress from 1960, when the school opened at Sopers Lane, until 1976. The current headmistress is Miss Anne Shinwell from 2001 to present. The school is a science and now a language specialist school.