Wakefield Girls High School
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Wakefield Girls' High School (WGHS) is an independent school in Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield is the main settlement and administrative centre of the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England. Located by the River Calder on the eastern edge of the Pennines, the urban area is and had a population of 76,886 in 2001....

, England
England
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 established in 1878 in Wentworth House, its current location. The school has grown from 59 pupils when it first began to nearly 750 in the present day (2007).

Education

In the first three years girls aged 11–14 (Year 7–9) are taught a wide and varied range of subjects. All girls study English, mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics. French is taught throughout, with the opportunity to study Spanish or German as a second modern language. Latin is taught in the last term of year seven and year eight, there is the option to study it in year nine.

Community

The school is part of the Wakefield Grammar School Foundation, comprising WGHS Senior and Junior schools, along with the nearby Queen Elizabeth Grammar School
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield
Queen Elizabeth Grammar School is an independent school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. QEGS is distinct from most other schools in that it was founded by Royal Charter of Queen Elizabeth I in 1591 at the request of leading citizens in Wakefield 75 in total and some of whom formed the...

 and Junior School. The current headmistress of the school is Mrs G. Wallwork. The current deputy headmistress is Mrs Tingle.

Facilities

The school is very well equipped including a separate building for music, science and I.T. Also a new building for the design technology rooms, drama room, art rooms and five English rooms was opened in 2005 by Helen Fielding
Helen Fielding
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, the author of Bridget Jones' Diary. The Jubilee hall used for assemblies and other meetings has also recently been refurbished.

Education

The school is renowned nationally for attaining excellent pass rates in both A Levels and GCSEs. In 2006, WGHS achieved record A Level results with 82% of passes at grade A or B. 94% of passes were grade A-C, with 16 girls getting straight A grades. One student was placed in the top 5 nationally for Latin.

Notable alumnae

  • Dame Barbara Hepworth, artist
  • Helen Fielding
    Helen Fielding
    Helen Fielding is an English novelist and screenwriter, best known as the creator of the fictional character Bridget Jones, a sequence of novels and films that chronicle the life of a thirtysomething single woman in London as she tries to make sense of life and love.Her novels Bridget Jones's...

    , author of Bridget Jones' Diary
  • Joanne Harris
    Joanne Harris
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    , author of Chocolat
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  • Monica Edwards
    Monica Edwards
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    , children's author
  • Katherine Kelly
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    , actress
  • Claire Young from The Apprentice
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    (2008)
  • Usha Prashar, member of the House of Lords
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