St Albans Girls' School
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For schools of the same name, please see St. Albans School
St Albans Girls' School, usually referred to as STAGS, is a girls secondary school in St Albans
, Hertfordshire
. It was formerly known as "St Albans Girls' Grammar School" or STAGGS.
It is one of three all-girls school in St Albans, the others being Loreto College and St Albans High School for Girls
; the latter is private and selective. The school has specialist status as a Business and Enterprise College
and has recently selected 'Applied Learning' as a second specialist subject. There are approximately 1,250 students, including boys, on roll at the school (2010 figures). The current Headteacher is Mrs Margaret Chapman.
, Bronte
, Curie
, Franklin
, Hepworth
, Johnson
, Seacole
. The assigned colour of the house that a student belongs to is displayed as a small stag on their blouse collar.
The colours are as follows:
Each house has a head of house (staff) and either one or two house captains elected from the Lower 6th. The house system encourages a positive competitive nature in sports and competitions. There are a number of big events covered by the house system every year. The Christmas Fair includes stalls from each house competing for three awards: 'Best Stall', 'Best Display' and 'Best over all contribution to the Fair'. There is also an inter-house Easter event which has a different theme every year. In 2011 it was 'One, Two, Glee....Go!', an event where each house had to present a piece by a specific artist. There is also a themed 'House Challenge Day' every year, where each house has various tasks to fulfill to make up a final score. The winning house gets a large amount of house points to add to their total.
The previous house system had seven houses, all named after planets: Krypton (the home planet of superman), Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn and Pluto.
may wear more formal, work-style clothes, which include a smart skirt of reasonable length or smart full-length trousers and a blouse or top with sleeves. Boys should wear a formal shirt and trousers. On formal occasions when representing the school, all sixth formers must wear a black tailored jacket with white shirt (and tie for the boys), black trousers or skirt.
St. Albans School
St. Albans School may refer to:*St Albans School, , an independent school in Faridabad.*St Albans School , an independent school in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom founded in 948 AD...
St Albans Girls' School, usually referred to as STAGS, is a girls secondary school in St Albans
St Albans
St Albans is a city in southern Hertfordshire, England, around north of central London, which forms the main urban area of the City and District of St Albans. It is a historic market town, and is now a sought-after dormitory town within the London commuter belt...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. It was formerly known as "St Albans Girls' Grammar School" or STAGGS.
It is one of three all-girls school in St Albans, the others being Loreto College and St Albans High School for Girls
St Albans High School for Girls
St Albans High School is a private Church of England girls' day school founded in 1889 for girls aged 4 to 18, located in the city of St Albans, Hertfordshire with a primary school in the nearby village of Wheathampstead. It provides girls with good quality educational provision in all sections of...
; the latter is private and selective. The school has specialist status as a Business and Enterprise College
Business and Enterprise College
Business and Enterprise Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields...
and has recently selected 'Applied Learning' as a second specialist subject. There are approximately 1,250 students, including boys, on roll at the school (2010 figures). The current Headteacher is Mrs Margaret Chapman.
Achievements and recognition
- Number of students achieving 5 GCSE grades A*-C is usually between 85-90%.
- The School was awarded the School Achievement Award by DfES in 2002.
- The school has specialist status as a Business and Enterprise College.
Famous alumni
- Olivia AllisonOlivia AllisonOlivia Elizabeth N. Federici is a British synchronized swimmer.-Career:Her most notable achievements to date are winning two consecutive gold medals at the British Synchronized Swimming Championships in 2004 and 2005...
, Olympic synchronized swimmer. - Maddy PriorMaddy PriorMaddy Prior is an English folk singer, best known as the lead vocalist of Steeleye Span.-Early life:...
of the electric folk band Steeleye SpanSteeleye SpanSteeleye Span are an English folk-rock band, formed in 1969 and remaining active today. Along with Fairport Convention they are amongst the best known acts of the British folk revival, and were among the most commercially successful, thanks to their hit singles "Gaudete" and "All Around My Hat"....
. - Jeany SparkJeany SparkJeany Spark is a British actress, known for portraying Linda Wallander in the British television series Wallander...
, actress.
House system
The school has 7 houses, all named after famous women: AustenJane Austen
Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature, her realism and biting social commentary cementing her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived...
, Bronte
Charlotte Brontë
Charlotte Brontë was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood, whose novels are English literature standards...
, Curie
Marie Curie
Marie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...
, Franklin
Rosalind Franklin
Rosalind Elsie Franklin was a British biophysicist and X-ray crystallographer who made critical contributions to the understanding of the fine molecular structures of DNA, RNA, viruses, coal and graphite...
, Hepworth
Barbara Hepworth
Dame Barbara Hepworth DBE was an English sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism, and with such contemporaries as Ivon Hitchens, Henry Moore, Ben Nicholson, Naum Gabo she helped to develop modern art in Britain.-Life and work:Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth was born on 10 January 1903 in Wakefield,...
, Johnson
Amy Johnson
Amy Johnson CBE, was a pioneering English aviator. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, Johnson set numerous long-distance records during the 1930s...
, Seacole
Mary Seacole
Mary Jane Seacole , sometimes known as Mother Seacole or Mary Grant, was a Jamaican nurse best known for her involvement in the Crimean War. She set up and operated boarding houses in Panama and the Crimea to assist in her desire to treat the sick...
. The assigned colour of the house that a student belongs to is displayed as a small stag on their blouse collar.
The colours are as follows:
- Austen - Red
- Bronte - Yellow
- Curie - Green
- Franklin - Orange
- Hepworth - Blue
- Johnson - Silver
- Seacole - Purple
Each house has a head of house (staff) and either one or two house captains elected from the Lower 6th. The house system encourages a positive competitive nature in sports and competitions. There are a number of big events covered by the house system every year. The Christmas Fair includes stalls from each house competing for three awards: 'Best Stall', 'Best Display' and 'Best over all contribution to the Fair'. There is also an inter-house Easter event which has a different theme every year. In 2011 it was 'One, Two, Glee....Go!', an event where each house had to present a piece by a specific artist. There is also a themed 'House Challenge Day' every year, where each house has various tasks to fulfill to make up a final score. The winning house gets a large amount of house points to add to their total.
The previous house system had seven houses, all named after planets: Krypton (the home planet of superman), Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn and Pluto.
Uniform
The uniform consists of a navy blue blazer with badge, a navy, knee-length skirt or navy trousers, a navy jumper with school trim and blue badge with embroidered STAGs in house colours. The Sixth formSixth form
In the education systems of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, and of Commonwealth West Indian countries such as Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Belize, Jamaica and Malta, the sixth form is the final two years of secondary education, where students, usually sixteen to eighteen years of age,...
may wear more formal, work-style clothes, which include a smart skirt of reasonable length or smart full-length trousers and a blouse or top with sleeves. Boys should wear a formal shirt and trousers. On formal occasions when representing the school, all sixth formers must wear a black tailored jacket with white shirt (and tie for the boys), black trousers or skirt.