| Wakefield Girls' High School | |
| Coordinates: | 53.6869°N -1.5036°W |
| Motto: | Each For All and All For God |
| Type: | independent school |
| Head: | Ms Heidi-Jayne Boyes |
| Address: | Wentworth Street |
| City: | Wakefield |
| County: | West Yorkshire |
| Country: | England |
| Postcode: | WF1 2QS |
| Local Authority: | City of Wakefield |
| Urn: | 108305 |
| Enrolment: | 665 |
| Gender: | Girls |
| Lower Age: | 8 |
| Upper Age: | 18 |
| Website: | http://www.wgsf.org.uk |
Wakefield Girls' High School (WGHS) is an independent school in Wakefield, England, established in 1878 in Wentworth House. The initial enrolment of 59 pupils has since increased to 665.[1]
The school is part of the Wakefield Grammar School Foundation, comprising Wakefield Girls' High School Queen Elizabeth Grammar School and Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School.
In 2021, 29% of students earnt A* grades at A Level. 63% of students achieved straight A* and A grades awarded in three or more subjects and 85% of students achieved grades A* to B.[2]
Also in 2021, over 75% of all GCSE entries were awarded 9 – 7 grades with one-third being awarded grade 9.[3]
| Escutcheon: | Per chevron Sable and Azure, in chief two leopards' faces and in base a fleur-de-lys Or; a bordure Ermine. |
| Crest: | On a wreath Or, Azure, Argent and Sable, An owl Argent, crowned with an ancient crown Or, standing within a chaplet of leaves Proper and roses silver, barbed and seeded Proper, and between two pens Azure, the quills gold. |
| Motto: | 'Each for all and all for god' |
| Notes: | Granted 10 January 1963.[5] |