Bloomfield Collegiate School

Bloomfield Collegiate School is an allthrough independent grammar school for girls located in Belfast.[1]

History

Bloomfield was founded in 1905, one of a number of private school foundations of that era. It was originally proprietary (owned by the headmistress), co-educational, and accepted boarding students. (It discontinued co-education in 1915.[2])

House System

Bloomfield has a house system consisting of four houses named after previous headmistresses: Clarke, Curran, Spencer and Walker. The houses are each represented by four colors: blue (Clarke), red (Curran), green (Spencer) and yellow (Walker)

Notable former pupils

References

  1. ↑ Cassidy, John (9 May 2014). "Grammar school Bloomfield Collegiate admits asbestos health breaches". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  2. ↑ History of Bloomfield Collegiate
  3. ↑ Smith, Ryan (28 March 2017). "Which Belfast schools did these celebrities go to?". belfastlive. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "People thought Gemma Garrett looked great as Miss GB, but she was 'binge drinking, going on crash diets and so unhealthy'". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Graham, Seanín (4 Dec 2017). "Alliance Party leader Naomi Long lifts lid on illness she hid for 20 years, in hope of helping others". The Irish News. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Joan Lingard". Culture Northern Ireland. 21 July 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "SSA". archive.is. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

Coordinates: 54°35′39″N 5°51′52″W / 54.5941°N 5.8645°W / 54.5941; -5.8645

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