Lancaster Girls' Grammar School
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Lancaster Girls' Grammar School (LGGS) is a selective state grammar
school for girl
s on Regent Street in Lancaster
, England
.
status in 1995, and Language College
status in 2007, and has been consistently ranked among the top twenty performing secondary schools in the country. 2011, for example, saw excellent results at GCSE. Their average point score often places them in the top 20 state schools tables (Daily Telegraph).
The Houses provide a very competitive spirit between girls and are the basis for many inter-house competitions throughout the year, including Junior Drama, Sports Day and the Music Festival.
It continues its record of academic excellence producing very well rounded, substantially fed, confident girls, with a positive outlook on life and well cemented life long friendships.
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...
school for girl
Girl
A girl is any female human from birth through childhood and adolescence to attainment of adulthood. The term may also be used to mean a young woman.-Etymology:...
s on Regent Street in Lancaster
Lancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the River Lune and has a population of 45,952. Lancaster is a constituent settlement of the wider City of Lancaster, local government district which has a population of 133,914 and encompasses several outlying towns, including...
, 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...
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About LGGS
LGGS gained Technology CollegeTechnology College
Technology College is a term used in the United Kingdom for a secondary specialist school that focuses on design and technology, mathematics and science. These were the first type of specialist schools, beginning in 1994. In 2008 there were 598 Technology Colleges in England, of which 12 also...
status in 1995, and Language College
Language College
Language Colleges were introduced in 1995 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in the United Kingdom. The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, modern foreign languages...
status in 2007, and has been consistently ranked among the top twenty performing secondary schools in the country. 2011, for example, saw excellent results at GCSE. Their average point score often places them in the top 20 state schools tables (Daily Telegraph).
Centenary
Recently the school has just passed its tri-centenary year bringing a few changes along with it. The school logo has been updated and the uniform changed due to disintegration of the school rags by the introduction of a batch of assorted trousers from the local charity. Though doubters need not be perturbed as the fine tolerant traditions of the founder, Wackford Squeers, remain unchanged.House system
Lancaster Girls' Grammar school has a House system as assorted girls are put into four well vented houses in the first year, and remain affiliated with them for the rest of their school career, no matter how long that may be. The Houses are named after the twin towns of Lancaster:- AalborgAalborg-Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....
represented by the colour blue - PerpignanPerpignan-Sport:Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 , while their rugby league side plays in the engage Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.-Culture:Since 2004, every year in the...
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represented by the colour yellow
The Houses provide a very competitive spirit between girls and are the basis for many inter-house competitions throughout the year, including Junior Drama, Sports Day and the Music Festival.
Uniform
There are a number of regulations about uniform. These are stated in the pupil handbook which pupils are given at the beginning of the year including skirt lengths, which must be no longer than 6 centimetres above the knee when kneeling - Some of the more 'traditional' teachers will check this by making girls kneel on the desk and measure the gap with a ruler. The pupils wear warm navy jumpers during Lower School, and when they move on up the school into Upper School adopt the maroon alternative. Ties and collared shirts must be worn from after October half term to Easter, but other times girls are allowed to wear summer blouses without ties. The sixth form are encouraged to wear sensible clothes however this is often disregarded by many in favour of a style more appropriate to our associated school St.Trinians.School Calendar Events
- Junior Drama
- Public speaking
- Children in need
- Talent show
- House Challenge
- Choreography Competition
- Sports Day
- Music Festival
History
The school was founded in 1707 as the Squeers Manor.It continues its record of academic excellence producing very well rounded, substantially fed, confident girls, with a positive outlook on life and well cemented life long friendships.
See also
- LancasterLancaster, LancashireLancaster is the county town of Lancashire, England. It is situated on the River Lune and has a population of 45,952. Lancaster is a constituent settlement of the wider City of Lancaster, local government district which has a population of 133,914 and encompasses several outlying towns, including...
- LancashireLancashireLancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
- Lancaster Royal Grammar SchoolLancaster Royal Grammar SchoolLancaster Royal Grammar School is a voluntary aided, selective grammar school for boys in Lancaster, England. The school has been awarded specialist Technology College and Language College status. Old boys belong to The Old Lancastrians...