Kings Norton Girls' School
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| Motto | Opening a World of Opportunities |
|---|---|
| Established | 1910 |
| Type | Academy |
| Headteacher | Nicola Raggett |
| Deputy Headteacher | David Gunn & Lisa Shakespeare |
| Chair | David Green |
| Location |
Selly Oak Road Birmingham West Midlands B30 1HW England 52°25′15″N 1°56′07″W / 52.4208°N 1.9352°WCoordinates: 52°25′15″N 1°56′07″W / 52.4208°N 1.9352°W |
| Local authority | Birmingham City Council |
| DfE URN | 136590 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | Around 190 |
| Students | Around 1,000 [1] |
| Gender | Girls and co-ed boys in 6th form |
| Ages | 11–19 |
| Houses | Sharman, Keller, Goodall & Nightingale |
| Colours | Blue and either red (Sharman), yellow (Keller), blue (Nightingale) or green (Goodall) |
| Phone Number | 0121 6751305 |
| Website | Kings Norton Girls' School and Sixth Form |
Kings Norton Girls' School is an all-girls academy school for pupils aged 11-19. Established in 1910, it is located in Selly Oak Road in Kings Norton within the formal district of Northfield, a suburb of the city of Birmingham, England.
Curriculum
The school operates joint sixth form provision with King's Norton Boys' School and went co-ed in 2014 to allow boys to only attend Kings Norton Girls' School at A level.
Pupils follow a broad curriculum that includes National Curriculum core subjects, GCSE and A-Level. The school offers courses in:
- Art & Design - Textiles
- B TEC Travel and Tourism
- Biology
- Business Studies
- Chemistry
- Computer Science,
- D&T Product Design
- Drama & Theatre Studies
- English Language-Literature
- English Literature
- French
- Further Mathematics
- Geography
- German
- Government and Politics
- History
- ICT
- Mathematics
- Media Studies
- Music
- Music Technology
- Photography
- Physical Education
- Physics
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Sociology
- Spanish
- TEC National Certificate in Sport
The school is involved in a range of partnerships with other schools and colleges locally and internationally, and was designated a Specialist Language College in 2001.[1] It became a Leading Edge School in 2003, and gained a second specialism in Sport in 2006.[1]
Notable alumnae
- Felicity Jones, actress (for her GCSEs)[2]
- Alison Kervin, Sports Editor of the Mail on Sunday, and the first woman in the UK to become sports editor of a major national newspaper.
Kings Norton Grammar School for Girls
- Susan Jameson, actress, married to James Bolam (not to be confused with Louise Jameson)
- Ann Haydon-Jones CBE, tennis player who won seven Grand Slam championships, including Wimbledon in 1969, and BBC tennis commentator
- Brigadier Eileen Nolan CB, Director from 1973-77 of the Women’s Royal Army Corps
- Sheila Whitaker, Director from 1987-96 of the BFI London Film Festival
References
- 1 2 3 Ofsted report November 2007 Retrieved 27 December 2010
- ↑ Young, Graham. "Felicity Jones at the BAFTAs: Watch Kings Norton Girls School pupils' good luck message poem". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 23 February 2015.