Spalding High School, Lincolnshire Explained

Spalding High School
Coordinates:52.7831°N -0.1431°W
Motto:Lampada Vitae Tradimus
Hand on the Lamp of Life
Established:1920
Type:Community grammar school
Head:M K Anderson
Chair:P Gorton
Address:Stonegate
City:Spalding
County:Lincolnshire
Country:England
Postcode:PE11 2PJ
Local Authority:Lincolnshire
Ofsted:yes
Dfeno:925/4027
Urn:120642
Enrolment:972
Gender:Girls
Lower Age:11
Upper Age:18
Website:http://www.spaldinghigh.lincs.sch.uk

Spalding High School (SHS) is a grammar school for girls and a mixed sixth form located in Spalding, Lincolnshire, England.

Location and admissions

Spalding High School, situated on Stonegate, Spalding, halfway between the Welland (and B1173) and the Coronation Channel to the east. The rear of the school, to the east, backs onto Exeter Drain and both of the Gleed schools (boys' and girls') playing fields. The school also accepts some girls from Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and Norfolk.

SHS admits pupils aged 11–18, all of whom are required to pass an 11+ exam. There are approximately 1,000 staff and students at the school. The headmistress is Michele Anderson.

History

The school opened in 1920, originally at Ayscoughfee Hall School, then moved to its current site in the late 1950s. There are a number of watercolours of the original site in the school's collection, as well as all full school photos (taken once every five years) dating back to the school's early days. The library keeps an archive of photos, programmes and other memorabilia.

In the 1960s and 1970s, the school's playing field was frequently used for national and regional schools' hockey competitions. It achieved sports college status in 2003.[1]

Houses

In a typical year group at SHS there are five forms of approximately 30 pupils. Each form is a member of a house. There are five houses, each named after famous women of historic importance:

Notable former pupils

Notable former teachers

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2745751.stm Sports college
  2. Lincolnshire Free Press Tuesday 9 June 1992, page 22
  3. Spalding Guardian Friday 28 June 1985, page 29
  4. Lincolnshire Free Press Tuesday 28 July 1987, page 16
  5. Lincolnshire Free Press Tuesday 21 September 1982, page 9
  6. Spalding Guardian Friday 8 January 1988, page 8
  7. Spalding Guardian Friday 25 November 1988, page 25
  8. Lincolnshire Free Press Thursday 27 December 1990, page 12
  9. Lincolnshire Free Press Tuesday 24 December 1991, page 24
  10. Lincolnshire Free Press Tuesday 26 August 1980, page 5
  11. Lincolnshire Free Press Tuesday 24 August 1982, page 2
  12. Spalding Guardian Friday 25 September 1992, page 15
  13. Web site: Laela Tabrizi . 2023-05-01 . The British Library.