Woodford County High School For Girls

Woodford County High School For Girls
Address
Map
High Road

Woodford Green
,
London
,
IG8 9LA

England
Coordinates51°36′25″N 0°01′07″E / 51.607°N 0.0185°E / 51.607; 0.0185
Information
TypeGrammar
MottoLaeti Gratias Deo Agimus
(Let us thank God joyfully)
Established1919
Local authorityRedbridge
Department for Education URN102852 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherGemma Van Praagh
StaffDeputy Head - Mr Colin Jenkins
GenderGirls
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1098[1]
HousesHighams green, Repton blue, Warner yellow and Newton red
Colour(s) ,  ,  
Websitewww.woodford.redbridge.sch.uk

Woodford County High School For Girls, formerly Woodford County High School (WCHS) is a secondary all-girls selective grammar school in Woodford Green of the London Borough of Redbridge, England. The school was opened in 1919. Woodford County's brother school for boys is Ilford County High School.

Woodford County High School has seven Years (7–13) . To gain a place in the lower school, children take the 11-plus exam via the local authority, the London Borough of Redbridge. Redbridge offers the top 180 girls in the 11-plus exam results places. The school offers a range of GCSE subjects, including Classical Civilisation.[2]

Although the school is part of the Borough of Redbridge school system, the school buildings themselves are located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.[3]

History

Woodford County High School for Girls; the 1768 building designed by William Newton.

The main school building was originally Highams Manor or Highams Park, and was built in 1768 by William Newton (1735–1790). The exterior has Ionic order pilasters and a polygonal roof lantern. Notable internal features include a stone staircase with a wrought-iron balustrade. The grounds were designed by Humphry Repton and originally included Highams Park Lake.[4] In 1849, the house was acquired by the Warner family, who also held ownership of many properties in Walthamstow.[5] The building was later used a hospital, in which Florence Nightingale worked,[6] as well as a means of accommodation for Winston Churchill during the Second World War.[7] The site became Woodford County High school for Girls in 1919 and was extended to the north and south between 1928 and 1938.[5] It became a Grade II listed building in 1951.[4]

Notable former pupils

See also: Category:People educated at Woodford County High School For Girls

References

  1. ^ "Woodford County High School: URN: 102852". ofsted.gov.uk. Ofsted. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Woodford County High School For Girls - GCSE Courses".
  3. ^ https://walthamforest.gov.uk/sites/default/files/CPZ%20Overview%20Map.pdf [dead link‍]
  4. ^ a b "Woodford County High School". historicengland.org.uk. Historic England. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b Powell, W R (ed.). "A History of the County of Essex: Volume 6 (London, 1973), pp. 253-263". www.british-history.ac.uk. British History Online. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Joy Manners" (PDF). BBK AC UK. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  7. ^ Thomas, David A (November 1994). Churchill, the Member for Woodford (1st ed.). Routledge. p. 224. ISBN 071464143X.
  8. ^ Marson, Julie. "Julie Marson".
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