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.
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]