Kings Norton Girls' School Explained

Kings Norton Girls' School and Sixth Form
Coordinates:52.4208°N -1.9352°W
Motto:Opening a World of Opportunities
Established:1910
Head:Nicola Raggett
Chair:John Couperthwaite
Address:Selly Oak Road
City:Birmingham
County:West Midlands
Country:England
Postcode:B30 1HW
Local Authority:Birmingham City Council
Dfeno:330/5414
Urn:136590
Ofsted:yes
Staff:Around 190
Enrolment:Around 1,100
Gender:Girls and co-ed boys in 6th form
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:19
Houses:Kari, Neso & Ganymede
Colours:Blue and either red (Neso), yellow (Kari) or green (Ganymede)
Free Label 1:Phone Number
Free 1:0121 6751305
Website:http://www.kngs.co.uk

Kings Norton Girls' School is an all-girls academy school for pupils aged 11–19. Established in 1910, it is located in Selly Oak Road in Kings Norton within the formal district of Northfield, a suburb of the city of Birmingham, England.

Curriculum

The school operates both a lower school and 6th form provision. The 6th form provision went co-ed in 2014 to allow boys to attend Kings Norton Girls' School at A level.

Pupils follow a broad curriculum that includes National Curriculum core subjects, GCSE and A-Level. The school offers courses in:

The school is involved in a range of partnerships with other schools and colleges locally and internationally, and was designated a Specialist Language College in 2001.[1] It became a Leading Edge School in 2003, and gained a second specialism in Sport in 2006.[1]

Notable alumnae

Kings Norton School for Girls

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/display/%28id%29/91038 Ofsted report November 2007
  2. Web site: Young. Graham. Felicity Jones at the BAFTAs: Watch Kings Norton Girls School pupils' good luck message poem. Birmingham Mail. 23 February 2015.