Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
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Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls is a state-funded selective grammar school
and sixth form college
for girls in Sutton Coldfield
, Birmingham
, West Midlands
, England
. It is a specialist science college
and a Leadership Partner School , a title it received in September 2004 (science) and 2009(Leadership), and a Beacon School
.
, in Sutton Park
and Rectory Park all being considered before a 6 acres (24,281.2 m²) field behind Beeches Walk was selected. The school changed its name to Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls in 1962 following changes made to the Warwickshire
policy. No it didn't... It became Sutton Coldfield Girls School in 1962 and then changed its name to Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls in the late nineties/ early noughties. It is a partner school to Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
which was founded in 1527. The two schools regularly partner in events such as drama and operatic productions, with the 2009 production "Iolanthe," a successful performance.
In September 1972, there was no intake to the school as its entry age was increased from 11 to 12. However, the entry age was reverted to 11 from September 1992, when two year groups (11 and 12 year olds) were admitted to the school.
inspection of September 2004, the schools had a 1,004 pupils on roll. The 2007 examination results were well above the national average in both GCSEs and A-levels.The School received outstanding in the 2007/2008 inspection.
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
and sixth form college
Sixth form college
A sixth form college is an educational institution in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Belize, Hong Kong or Malta where students aged 16 to 18 typically study for advanced school-level qualifications, such as A-levels, or school-level qualifications such as GCSEs. In Singapore and India, this is...
for girls in Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield is a suburb of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham but has borders with Erdington and Kingstanding. Sutton is in the northeast of Birmingham, with a population of 105,000 recorded in the 2001 census...
, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is a specialist science college
Science College
Science Colleges were introduced in 2002 as part of the now defunct Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enabled secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, science and mathematics...
and a Leadership Partner School , a title it received in September 2004 (science) and 2009(Leadership), and a Beacon School
Beacon School
Beacon School was a government designation awarded to outstanding primary and secondary schools in England and Wales from 1998 to August 2005. The Beacon Schools programme identified schools that were examples of good practice and funded those schools to enable them to build partnerships with each...
.
History
It was opened on September 18, 1929 as Sutton Coldfield High School. Plans for a school had begun in 1906 with sites behind Sutton Coldfield Town HallSutton Coldfield Town Hall
Sutton Coldfield Town Hall is a former hotel and council building in Sutton Coldfield, England. The building is a Grade A locally listed building....
, in Sutton Park
Sutton Park
Sutton Park, in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England, is one of the largest urban parks in Europe and the largest outside a capital city; it is larger than Richmond Park in London....
and Rectory Park all being considered before a 6 acres (24,281.2 m²) field behind Beeches Walk was selected. The school changed its name to Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls in 1962 following changes made to the Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
policy. No it didn't... It became Sutton Coldfield Girls School in 1962 and then changed its name to Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls in the late nineties/ early noughties. It is a partner school to Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School is a selective state grammar school in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. Founded in 1527, it is one of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom. The school was a day and boarding school until the 1880s, and retained a small number of boarders in the mid-20th century...
which was founded in 1527. The two schools regularly partner in events such as drama and operatic productions, with the 2009 production "Iolanthe," a successful performance.
In September 1972, there was no intake to the school as its entry age was increased from 11 to 12. However, the entry age was reverted to 11 from September 1992, when two year groups (11 and 12 year olds) were admitted to the school.
Academic performance
Upon the OfSTEDOfsted
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
inspection of September 2004, the schools had a 1,004 pupils on roll. The 2007 examination results were well above the national average in both GCSEs and A-levels.The School received outstanding in the 2007/2008 inspection.
Subjects
The school has a wide variety of subject choices. English, Maths, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography, French, Music, PE, RE, ICT, Art, D&T and Food Technology are all compulsory in year 7. In year 8 the students must study Spanish. At GCSE the students have a choice of 4 subjects alongside the compulsory English, Maths, Sciences, ICT and RE. At A Level, new subjects such as Sociology, Psychology, Critical Thinking, Law are offered. General Studies is compulsory for all 6th form students.Notable former pupils
- Comdt Marjorie Fletcher CBE, Director of the Women's Royal Naval ServiceWomen's Royal Naval ServiceThe Women's Royal Naval Service was the women's branch of the Royal Navy.Members included cooks, clerks, wireless telegraphists, radar plotters, weapons analysts, range assessors, electricians and air mechanics...
(disbanded in 1993) from 1986-8 - Sarah Thane CBE, Chair of the Royal Television SocietyRoyal Television SocietyThe Royal Television Society is a British-based educational charity for the discussion, and analysis of television in all its forms, past, present and future. It is the oldest television society in the world...
from May 2000- June 2002 - Louise BottingLouise BottingElizabeth Louise Botting CBE was presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Money Box programme between 1977 and 1992. After her broadcasting career, she became one of the first female directors of a FTSE-100 company, through her appointment to the board of CGNU...
CBE, broadcaster and company director - Louise Latimer, former British no1 women's tennis player