Windsor Girls' School Explained

Windsor Girls' School
Motto:Aspire, Advance, Achieve
Established:1920
Type:Academy converter
Trust:Windsor Learning Partnership UID 5544
Head Label:Headteachers
Head:Peter Griffiths and Eimear O'Carroll
Address:Imperial Road
City:Windsor
County:Berkshire
Postcode:SL4 3RT
Local Authority:Windsor and Maidenhead
Ofsted:yes
Dfeno:868/4046
Urn:141852
Enrolment:778
Gender:girls
Lower Age:13
Upper Age:18
Houses:3
Colours:Green
Publication:The Windsorian
Website:http://www.windsorgirls.net/

Windsor Girls' School (WGS) is an upper school for girls aged 13–18 in Windsor, Berkshire, England. While most other schools in Berkshire operate on a two-tier system with pupils entering secondary school at age 11, the local LEA uses the three-tier system, hence the 13+ entry age.[1] It previously held Business & Enterprise specialist status and was rated "good, with outstanding features" by Ofsted inspectors in 2010.[2] In 2014, the school was rated outstanding. Its partner school is The Windsor Boys' School.

History

WGS was originally Windsor County Girls' School, a private school, during the inter-war period, founded in 1920, and later Windsor County Grammar School for Girls during the era of the tripartite system.[3] It turned comprehensive during the 1970s when the system was abolished.

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Notes and References

  1. News: School system in Windsor to remain as three-tier. Windsor Advertiser. 5 July 2012.
  2. News: Girls praised by Ofsted inspectors. Windsor Observer. 14 February 2010.
  3. Book: Davies, Ellis Roger. A History of the First Berkshire County Council. Berkshire County Council. 1981.
  4. News: 'Fishnets, tarty wigs – I love all that'. Daily Telegraph. 8 December 2004.