Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls explained

Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls
Coordinates:51.8181°N -2.7119°W
Motto:Serve and Obey
Established:1892
Type:Independent day and boarding school
Religious Affiliation:Church in Wales
Principal Label:Principal
Principal:James Murphy-O’Connor
Head Label:Headmistress
Head:Jessica Miles[1]
R Head Label:and
Founder:Worshipful Company of Haberdashers
Address:24 Hereford Road
City:Monmouth
Country:Wales
Postcode:NP25 5XT
Local Authority:Monmouthshire
Urn:402008
Enrolment:610~
Gender:Girls
Lower Age:7
Upper Age:18
Website:http://www.habsmonmouth.org/

Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls is an independent school in Monmouth, Wales. The school was established by the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers in 1892, and continues to enjoy their support.

It is part of a family of schools known as the Haberdashers' Monmouth Schools.[2] Together with its brother school Monmouth School for Boys they collaborate for certain activities such as drama productions and certain Sixth Form courses.[3] They also share a coeducational nursery, Agincourt School.[4] The girls' school consists of Inglefield House (ages 7–11) and the Senior School.

The Good Schools Guide described the school as a "friendly school that produces feisty young women" and noted its "diverse extra-curricular education".[5]

History

HMSG was founded in 1892 by the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers. It opened in temporary premises at Hardwick House while the Company negotiated for a permanent location. In 1897 it moved to its present location. The main block was designed by the Haberdashers’ in-house architect, Henry Stock. Both the girls' school and its brother school Monmouth School became direct grant grammar schools in 1946 under the Education Act 1944 and became independent when the scheme was phased out. The prep school, Agincourt, was added in 1997.[6]

Houses

Each girl belongs to one of the four houses, which are named after former members of the Board of Governors. The house system is separate from boarding houses.[7]

House Colour
Imbert Terry
Mather Jackson
Prosser

Boarding

Girls aged 7 and above may board. Boarders reside in three main houses: Monnow House (Years 3-8),[8] Twiston Davies (Years 9-11) and Augusta House (Sixth Form, Years 12–13).[9]

Academics

HMSG is one of Wales' top performing independent schools.[10] [11] In the GCSEs ranked second in the country in 2010 with a 100% pass rate[12] and came third the following year.[13]

Extracurricular activities

Girls are encouraged to take part in extracurricular activities and non-academic pursuits. There is a wide array of activities, groups, clubs and societies and sports teams that pupils may join.[14] It became the first school in the country to employ a sports psychologist.[15]

The Monmouth School for Girls Rowing Club and lacrosse team have been successful in recent years and team members have represented Wales in school and national competitions.[16] [17] In 2006 both the first and second lacrosse teams won the senior titles in both their categories for the first time in school history[18] and in 2008 the first team was ranked in the top 4 in the United Kingdom and came first in their division.[19] In 2012 several girls were chosen for the Wales lacrosse team for the Home Nations U19 championships.[20] The Junior U16 rowing team won the Schools' Head of the River Race in the eights category.[21]

Notable former pupils

See also

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Head for Monmouth School for Girls | Monmouth School for Girls.
  2. News: The family of Haberdashers' Monmouth Schools. South Wales Argus. 8 January 2007.
  3. Web site: Links with Haberdashers' Monmounth School for Girls. https://web.archive.org/web/20120522012121/http://www.monmouthschool.org/en/ms_viform_links_hmsg. dead. 2012-05-22. monmouthschool.org.
  4. http://www.agincourtschool.org/ Agincourt School
  5. http://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/schools/121178/haberdashers-monmouth-school-for-girls Profile
  6. Web site: History. https://web.archive.org/web/20120526073432/http://www.hmsg.co.uk/en/the_haberdashers_company. dead. 2012-05-26. The Haberdashers' Monmouth Schools.
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20120525155038/http://www.hmsg.co.uk/en/school_house_system School House System
  8. http://www.hmsg.co.uk/en/HMSG%20Junior%20Boarding Junior Boarding – School House
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20091102121715/http://www.hmsg.co.uk/en/TwistonDavies Senior Boarding – Twiston Davies
  10. News: GCSE Results: Best year for Monmouthshire. South Wales Argus. 21 August 2008.
  11. News: A-Level...Monmouth results. South Wales Argus. 16 August 2007.
  12. News: Wales' top independent schools revealed. Western Mail. 28 August 2010.
  13. News: Top Welsh schools get onto UK's prestigious indie list. Western Mail. 3 September 2011.
  14. https://web.archive.org/web/20091102134015/http://www.hmsg.co.uk/en/H_sports Sports
  15. News: Positive school of thought starts to make waves for rowing hopefuls Jo Hancock and Holly Oughton. The Daily Telegraph. 17 June 2011.
  16. News: Gold for school four. South Wales Argus. 26 July 2007.
  17. News: Monmouth rowers take gold at championships. South Wales Argus. 26 August 2010.
  18. News: It's history at the double for school lacrosse teams. South Wales Argus. 5 October 2010.
  19. News: Top effort from girls. South Wales Argus. 28 April 2008.
  20. News: Five Monmouth schoolgirls are selected for Welsh lacrosse squad. South Wales Argus. 22 February 2012.
  21. News: Victory for girls in Schools' Head. Monmouthshire Beacon. 28 March 2012.
  22. News: I knew I'd be famous. Western Mail. 6 February 2010.
  23. News: Medal winning rower dies trekking in Peru. BBC. 1 June 2010.