Stroud High School
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Stroud High School is a state funded grammar school
for girls aged 11 to 18 located in Stroud
, Gloucestershire
, England.
and the surrounding areas deserved a secondary school to match Marling School
for boys that had been founded some years earlier. As a suitable building was not available, the school was initially housed in rooms in the School of Science and Art in Lansdown, Stroud. Miss D.M. Beale, niece of Miss Dorothea Beale
the founder of St. Hilda's College, Oxford and long-term headmistress of Cheltenham Ladies' College
was appointed as the first Headmistress.
In 1912, Miss Beale, her staff and seventy girls moved into a new purpose built building in the Queen Anne style which still stands today at the heart of the current school complex.
In 1939, a school hall was added.
In early 1940, girls from Edgbaston High School
in Birmingham
were evacuated to Stroud High School, returning only when suitable air raid facilities had been constructed at EHS.
In 1964 the Stroud Secondary Technical School for Girls merged with Stroud High School.
In 1988 the school became a Grant-maintained school
and in 1998 a Foundation school
.
In 2003, the school achieved the status of a Specialist School for Science and Mathematics.
The school engages in a range of charitable fund-raising activities, which are largely organised by the students themselves. In 2004 Stroud High School won the Giving Nation Award for raising money to help build a school in the Philippines.
In 2008 Mr. Tim Withers was appointed as its first male head in over 100 years.
In 2009 the school also achieved a second specialism in Modern Foreign Languages.
In 2010, Stroud High School, operating through the Afritwin organisation, twinned with Rustenburg School for Girls
and Mfuleni High School, in the greater Cape Town
area of Western Province
, South Africa
.
Although the traditional school motto is "Trouthe and Honour, Fredom and Curteisye", Stroud High School now uses the styling of "A Learning Partnership valuing Respect, Personal Best, and a Spirit of Fun".
, usually from over 60 different feeder primary schools.
Over the last five years, SHS has undergone a wide ranging improvement programme to its accommodation. All classrooms are now either new or have been modernised and all are equipped with interactive whiteboards. In addition there are six ICT suites including a multi-media facility together with a small recording studio and state-of-the-art video conferencing equipment. In 2009, the Junior School site also had a complete refurbishment with the addition of a dance studio, kiln room and large art room.
Historically the demand for places at Stroud High School has always exceeded its capacity. Each year prospective students sit an NFER Verbal Reasoning test and the top scoring 120 students are offered places automatically.
In the academic year 2010/11 the school has approximately 640 students in Years 7 to 11 (128 girls in each year). A joint Sixth Form, of over 500 students is organised with the neighbouring boys’ grammar Marling School
. This joint Sixth Form also forms part of the Stroud District Partnership which includes Marling School
, Maidenhill School, Archway School
, Stroud College
, Rednock School
, Vale of Berkeley College
and Katherine Lady Berkeley's School. The Stroud District Partnership is a grouping working to build a shared curriculum from the ages of 14 to 19.
status in both Science and Modern Foreign Languages.
Stroud High School then became an Academy on July 1st 2011, a month before it's partner school, Marling School
.
Make-up is not allowed in Years 7, 8 and 9. However discrete make-up is allowed in Years 10 and 11. Extreme hair colours are not allowed. Boots may only be worn to and from school in the winter. Shoes must be plain and black in colour.
Before the academic year 2009/2010 the uniform consisted of a grey pencil skirt and black tights or black, white or grey socks or grey trousers, plain black shoes, a pink and white candy striped blouse and a maroon sweatshirt with the school logo on it. This was changed to the current uniform after a survey showed that the majority of parents, teachers and pupils would prefer a change of uniform.
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...
for girls aged 11 to 18 located in Stroud
Stroud, Gloucestershire
Stroud is a market town and civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is the main town in Stroud District.Situated below the western escarpment of the Cotswold Hills at the meeting point of the Five Valleys, the town is noted for its steep streets and cafe culture...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, England.
History
Stroud High School was founded in 1904 as the Girls' Endowed School by a group of local citizens led by solicitor Mr. A. J. Morton Ball, who decided that the girls of StroudStroud
Stroud a town and civil parish in the county of Gloucestershire, England.Stroud may also refer to:*Stroud, New South Wales, Australia*Stroud, Ontario, Canada*Stroud , Gloucestershire, UK*Stroud...
and the surrounding areas deserved a secondary school to match Marling School
Marling School
Marling School is a grammar school for boys located in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, next to its sister school, Stroud High School. It is on the Cainscross Road, the main route out of Stroud towards the M5....
for boys that had been founded some years earlier. As a suitable building was not available, the school was initially housed in rooms in the School of Science and Art in Lansdown, Stroud. Miss D.M. Beale, niece of Miss Dorothea Beale
Dorothea Beale
Dorothea Beale LLD was a suffragist, educational reformer, author and Principal of the Cheltenham Ladies' College.Born in Bishopsgate, England, she was the founder of St Hilda's College, Oxford....
the founder of St. Hilda's College, Oxford and long-term headmistress of Cheltenham Ladies' College
Cheltenham Ladies' College
The Cheltenham Ladies' College is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.-History:The school was founded in 1853...
was appointed as the first Headmistress.
In 1912, Miss Beale, her staff and seventy girls moved into a new purpose built building in the Queen Anne style which still stands today at the heart of the current school complex.
In 1939, a school hall was added.
In early 1940, girls from Edgbaston High School
Edgbaston High School
Edgbaston High School for Girls is an independent all girls primary and secondary school in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England. The current headmistress is Dr. Ruth Weeks. It has over 900 girls, in four departments, aged 2-18.-History:...
in 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...
were evacuated to Stroud High School, returning only when suitable air raid facilities had been constructed at EHS.
In 1964 the Stroud Secondary Technical School for Girls merged with Stroud High School.
In 1988 the school became a Grant-maintained school
Grant-maintained school
Grant-maintained schools were state schools in England and Wales between 1988 and 1998 that had opted out of local government control, being funded directly by a grant from central government...
and in 1998 a Foundation school
Foundation school
In England and Wales, a foundation school is a state-funded school in which the governing body has greater freedom in the running of the school than in community schools....
.
In 2003, the school achieved the status of a Specialist School for Science and Mathematics.
The school engages in a range of charitable fund-raising activities, which are largely organised by the students themselves. In 2004 Stroud High School won the Giving Nation Award for raising money to help build a school in the Philippines.
In 2008 Mr. Tim Withers was appointed as its first male head in over 100 years.
In 2009 the school also achieved a second specialism in Modern Foreign Languages.
In 2010, Stroud High School, operating through the Afritwin organisation, twinned with Rustenburg School for Girls
Rustenburg School for Girls
Rustenburg Girls' High School and Rustenburg Junior School make up a prestigious public school situated in the suburb of Rondebosch in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa...
and Mfuleni High School, in the greater Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
area of Western Province
Western Province
Western Province or West Province may refer to:*Western Province, Cameroon*Western Province, Rwanda*Western Province *Western Province *Western Province *Western Province, Sri Lanka...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
Although the traditional school motto is "Trouthe and Honour, Fredom and Curteisye", Stroud High School now uses the styling of "A Learning Partnership valuing Respect, Personal Best, and a Spirit of Fun".
Academic standards
Stroud High School has consistently achieved a GCSE Level 2 threshold (the equivalent of 5+A*-C) of 100%. The latest Ofsted Report, which graded the school as 'Outstanding' was compiled in December 2010. In 2010 the GCSE results were among the best yet, with 76% of grades awarded at A* or AMore about Stroud High School
The school can accommodate approximately 900 students. Due to the geography of Stroud and its environs, these students are drawn from a very wide geographical area of central and southern GloucestershireGloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, usually from over 60 different feeder primary schools.
Over the last five years, SHS has undergone a wide ranging improvement programme to its accommodation. All classrooms are now either new or have been modernised and all are equipped with interactive whiteboards. In addition there are six ICT suites including a multi-media facility together with a small recording studio and state-of-the-art video conferencing equipment. In 2009, the Junior School site also had a complete refurbishment with the addition of a dance studio, kiln room and large art room.
Historically the demand for places at Stroud High School has always exceeded its capacity. Each year prospective students sit an NFER Verbal Reasoning test and the top scoring 120 students are offered places automatically.
In the academic year 2010/11 the school has approximately 640 students in Years 7 to 11 (128 girls in each year). A joint Sixth Form, of over 500 students is organised with the neighbouring boys’ grammar Marling School
Marling School
Marling School is a grammar school for boys located in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, next to its sister school, Stroud High School. It is on the Cainscross Road, the main route out of Stroud towards the M5....
. This joint Sixth Form also forms part of the Stroud District Partnership which includes Marling School
Marling School
Marling School is a grammar school for boys located in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, next to its sister school, Stroud High School. It is on the Cainscross Road, the main route out of Stroud towards the M5....
, Maidenhill School, Archway School
Archway School
Archway School is a comprehensive co-educational school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. It holds the status of a Specialist Technology College. The headteacher is Mr Colin Belford....
, Stroud College
Stroud College
Stroud College is a sixth form and further educational establishment, located in Stroud, Gloucestershire.Stroud College started in the School of Art in 1860, which then renamed to The Technical College and located itself in various buildings in the town of Stroud...
, Rednock School
Rednock School
Rednock School is a comprehensive school located in Dursley, Gloucestershire, England. It is a specialist science college which also contains a sixth form.-General Information:...
, Vale of Berkeley College
Vale of Berkeley College
The Vale of Berkeley College is a small school located in Wanswell Berkeley, Gloucestershire, England. the school is due to close in 2011.- External links :* *...
and Katherine Lady Berkeley's School. The Stroud District Partnership is a grouping working to build a shared curriculum from the ages of 14 to 19.
Specialist School status
Stroud High School has Specialist SchoolSpecialist school
The specialist schools programme was a UK government initiative which encouraged secondary schools in England to specialise in certain areas of the curriculum to boost achievement. The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust was responsible for the delivery of the programme...
status in both Science and Modern Foreign Languages.
Academy status
In February 2011, Stroud High School began a consultation process with stakeholders, principally parents, staff and students which it stated might lead to the school converting to an Academy later in the year.Stroud High School then became an Academy on July 1st 2011, a month before it's partner school, Marling School
Marling School
Marling School is a grammar school for boys located in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, next to its sister school, Stroud High School. It is on the Cainscross Road, the main route out of Stroud towards the M5....
.
Sixth form education
Students are able to continue their education beyond the age of sixteen in the school's co-educational Sixth Form operated jointly with Marling School. The two schools also share a number of facilities on their adjoining sites. The joint Sixth Form block has recently been extended to double the size of the accommodation and to include a new one hundred and sixty seat Lecture Theatre. Students from other educational establishments are also allowed to join the Sixth Form, provided they satisfy the joint-schools' entry criteria.Notable former pupils
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, London (1973–1986)
Uniform
The school uniform consists of a burgundy fitted blazer (compulsory) with the SHS logo embroidered on the left hand side, a grey skirt in a choice of 3 styles: a pleated skirt, a one-pleat skirt and a pencil skirt, or grey trousers, with a pink and white candy striped blouse. There is also an optional burgundy sweater for colder weather. Students may wear a scarf of any style providing it is plain burgundy, plain black or plain grey. Year 11 is currently allowed to choose to wear a black V Neck alternative.Make-up is not allowed in Years 7, 8 and 9. However discrete make-up is allowed in Years 10 and 11. Extreme hair colours are not allowed. Boots may only be worn to and from school in the winter. Shoes must be plain and black in colour.
Before the academic year 2009/2010 the uniform consisted of a grey pencil skirt and black tights or black, white or grey socks or grey trousers, plain black shoes, a pink and white candy striped blouse and a maroon sweatshirt with the school logo on it. This was changed to the current uniform after a survey showed that the majority of parents, teachers and pupils would prefer a change of uniform.
External links
- Official site
- http://www.school-portal.co.uk/GroupHomepage.asp?GroupID=21455 Marling School Sixth Form & Stroud High School Sixth Form website.