Denmark Road High School Explained
| Denmark Road High School, Gloucester |
| Motto: | Love genuinely, in honour, preferring one another (Romans 12:10)[1] |
| Coordinates: | 51.8728°N -2.2367°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Gloucestershire#England#United Kingdom |
| Established: | 1883 |
| Type: | Grammar school |
| Head: | Claire Giblin |
| Address: | Denmark Road |
| Country: | England |
| Ofsted: | yes |
| Urn: | 136666 |
| Staff: | 85 |
| Enrolment: | 884 |
| Gender: | Girls Year 7–11, Girls and Boys Sixth Form |
| Lower Age: | 11 |
| Upper Age: | 18 |
| Houses: | Barwell, Bearland, Hartland, Mynd and Kyneburga |
| Colours: |
Green, Red, Yellow, Blue, White |
Denmark Road High School (Formerly known as High School for Girls)[2] is a girls' grammar school with academy status on Denmark Road, Gloucester. It has a mixed sixth form and is one of only three girls' grammar schools in Gloucestershire. It consistently ranks in league tables as one of the best schools in England,[3] [4] [5] and one of the Top 50 selective schools in the UK.[6]
Admission
As a grammar school, Denmark Road has a selective admissions procedure. Girls must achieve an exceptionally high standard in the 11+ exam for admission to the main school, or be expected to do well at GCSE to be admitted to the Sixth Form. Boys and girls from other schools may attend the High School Sixth Form if they meet the entrance criteria.[7]
School site
The school was originally established in Mynd House, closer to the city centre, but relocated to Denmark Road in 1909.[8] In January 2009, the school celebrated its 100th anniversary at the site in Denmark Road. In January 2019, the school name was formally changed from High School for Girls to Denmark Road High School, since the school had been widely known as 'Denmark Road' for many decades.
Houses
There are five Houses, to which students are allocated when they join the school. These are Mynd (blue), Barwell (green), Bearland (red), Hartland (yellow) and Kyneburga (white). The names come from various aspects of the school's history: Kyneburga is the patron saint of Gloucester; Mynd was the first home of the school from 1883 to 1904; Barwell was the first headmistress on the Denmark Road site; Bearland was the home of the school from 1904 to 1908 and Hartland was the first chair of the governors at the school.[9]
Notable former students
Notes and References
- Web site: Birthday Service at Gloucester Cathedral. Denmark Road High School . 19 September 2023.
- News: Don't call us girls: School changes name to reflect modern times and #MeToo movement. Gloucestershire Live. Melissa. Jones. 19 January 2019. 26 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20190902095559/https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/gloucester-news/dont-call-girls-school-changes-2446165. 2 September 2019. live.
- News: Secondary School League Tables: The Top 50 Grammar Schools at A-level* . https://web.archive.org/web/20140227222958/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/secondary-school-league-tables-the-top-50-grammar-schools-at-alevel-523588.html . 27 February 2014 . Independent . 19 January 2006 . dead . 26 January 2020.
- News: Top 100 grammar schools . https://web.archive.org/web/20100503115226/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/top-100-grammar-schools-751647.html . 3 May 2010 . Independent . 17 August 2001 . dead . 26 January 2020.
- Web site: A-levels: Top grammar schools . 26 January 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091011080239/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/alevels-top-grammar-schools-747332.html . 11 October 2009 .
- News: The Top 50 Selective Schools at A-level . Independent . 13 January 2011 . 26 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150925084421/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/schooltables/the-top-50-selective-schools-at-alevel-2182751.html . 25 September 2015 . live .
- Web site: Admissions . Denmark Road High School . 26 January 2020.
- Web site: History of the School . Denmark Road High School . 26 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190219015650/https://www.denmarkroad.org/page/?title=History+of+the+School&pid=61 . 19 February 2019 . live .
- Web site: House System. Denmark Road High School. 26 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20180616180429/https://www.hsfg.org/page/?title=House+System&pid=29. 16 June 2018. live.
- News: Monica Sims, the first woman Controller of Radio 4, who championed ‘good stories and programmes with charm’ – obituary . 22 July 2020 . Telegraph . 29 November 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191027170318/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/11/29/monica-sims-first-woman-controller-radio-4-championed-good-stories/ . 27 October 2019 . live .
- Web site: Big Interview: Gloucester's Alexandra Phillips – UKIP's head of media . Gloucestershire Echo. 24 November 2015. 19 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160919120451/https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/big-interview-gloucester-s-alexandra-phillips/story-28230564-detail/story.html. dead. 26 January 2020.
