It is a grammar school, with Tracey O'Brien as the Headmaster since September 2023.[1]
The school is in Woodcote Green on the A237, around a half-mile north of the A2022 crossroads, at the junction of Sandy Lane South, Woodmansterne Lane, and Woodcote Road (A237). It is near the southern edge of the borough of Sutton, and the western edge of Croydon. It is only one mile north-east of Surrey, specifically Woodmansterne.
Historyedit
Wallington High School for Girls was established in 1888 by a collective of nuns. The school building has since changed many times, and now accommodates an estimated 2310 students with 210 in each year group, as well as a Sixth Form College.
It was originally on Stanley Park Road in Carshalton, known as Wallington County Grammar School for Girls, the Wallington County School for Girls, Wallington County School, or the County School for Girls, Wallington. This site is now Bandon Hill primary school.
Wallington High School for Girls
It moved to Woodcote Road in 1965, the same year it changed its administration from Surrey County Council to the borough of Sutton. In the late 1970s it had around 750 girls with 150 in the sixth form. In the 1990s it became grant-maintained school.
Headteachersedit
Agnes Mark (1928–2005) from 1964 to 1980, later Head of Croydon High School from 1980 to 1990[2]
Amy Bull CBE (1902–1982) from 1937 to 1964, President from 1960 to 1962 of the Association of Headmistresses
Dr Dorothy Atkinson
Miss Margaret Edwards
Barbara Greatorex BSc
Jane Burton BSc
Richard Booth
Tracey O'Brien
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The school lies in the parish of Wallington Holy Trinity, with the nearest church being Wallington St Patrick, and lies on the boundary with Roundshaw.
The Housesedit
Wallington has seven different forms in each year group. Each form is a member of one of the seven different houses, each named after an influential woman. Each house has two Year 11 House Leaders, who are responsible for organising the annual fete and events and activities for their house. An extra house was added at the start of the academic year of 2012/2013 and this new house is called Curie with the house colour of Cerise. This is due to the school needing to expand in order to accommodate the growing number of primary school students leaving primary education without a place in a secondary school.
Prof. Margaret Scott-Wright, Professor of Nursing Studies from 1972 to 1976 at the University of Edinburgh – the UK's first professor of nursing[5](subscription required)
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Wallington High School for Girls is an all girls selective grammar school in the London Borough of Sutton England Wallington High School for GirlsAddressWoodcote RoadWallington Greater London SM6 0PHUnited KingdomCoordinates51 20 53 N 0 08 56 W 51 348 N 0 1488 W 51 348 0 1488InformationTypeGrammar school AcademyMottoHeirs of the past Makers of the futureEstablished1888 135 years ago 1888 Department for Education URN136789 TablesOfstedReportsChair of the GovernorsA MyerscoughHead teacherRichard BoothGenderGirlsAge11 to 18Enrolment1500 HousesAthena Bronte Curie Johnson Pankhurst Seacole SharmanColour s Blue Orange Pink Red Yellow Green Purple Websitehttp www wallingtongirls sutton sch uk Contents 1 Admissions 2 History 2 1 Headteachers 3 Church 4 The Houses 5 Notable former pupils 6 References 7 External linksAdmissions editIt is a grammar school with Tracey O Brien as the Headmaster since September 2023 1 The school is in Woodcote Green on the A237 around a half mile north of the A2022 crossroads at the junction of Sandy Lane South Woodmansterne Lane and Woodcote Road A237 It is near the southern edge of the borough of Sutton and the western edge of Croydon It is only one mile north east of Surrey specifically Woodmansterne History editWallington High School for Girls was established in 1888 by a collective of nuns The school building has since changed many times and now accommodates an estimated 2310 students with 210 in each year group as well as a Sixth Form College It was originally on Stanley Park Road in Carshalton known as Wallington County Grammar School for Girls the Wallington County School for Girls Wallington County School or the County School for Girls Wallington This site is now Bandon Hill primary school nbsp Wallington High School for GirlsIt moved to Woodcote Road in 1965 the same year it changed its administration from Surrey County Council to the borough of Sutton In the late 1970s it had around 750 girls with 150 in the sixth form In the 1990s it became grant maintained school Headteachers edit Agnes Mark 1928 2005 from 1964 to 1980 later Head of Croydon High School from 1980 to 1990 2 Amy Bull CBE 1902 1982 from 1937 to 1964 President from 1960 to 1962 of the Association of Headmistresses Dr Dorothy Atkinson Miss Margaret Edwards Barbara Greatorex BSc Jane Burton BSc Richard Booth Tracey O BrienChurch editThe school lies in the parish of Wallington Holy Trinity with the nearest church being Wallington St Patrick and lies on the boundary with Roundshaw The Houses editWallington has seven different forms in each year group Each form is a member of one of the seven different houses each named after an influential woman Each house has two Year 11 House Leaders who are responsible for organising the annual fete and events and activities for their house An extra house was added at the start of the academic year of 2012 2013 and this new house is called Curie with the house colour of Cerise This is due to the school needing to expand in order to accommodate the growing number of primary school students leaving primary education without a place in a secondary school Notable former pupils editThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Wallington High School for Girls news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message See also Category People educated at Wallington High School for Girls nbsp Rebecca Romero at the 2008 Olympics nbsp Lucy Porter in November 2011 at the Bright ClubA L Barker author Emily Benn the Labour Party s youngest ever parliamentary candidate Deborah Bosley 3 travel writer partner of Richard Ingrams in the 1990s Pauline Boty artist and actress 1938 66 Karen Bridge badminton player competed at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Marjorie Doggett 1921 2010 Singaporean animal rights advocate architectural photographer and heritage conservationist Linda Lennon nee Smith CBE Chief Executive since 2015 of the London Stadium 4 from 2012 to 2015 of The Royal Parks and from 2009 to 2012 of the Parole Board for England and Wales Shelley Newman nee Drew discus thrower won bronze at the 2002 Manchester Commonwealth Games Lucy Porter comedian attended the school from 1984 to 1991 Katie Pratt artist Rebecca Romero MBE rower and cyclist silver medal winner in the quadruple sculls at the 2004 Summer Olympics and gold medal winner in the individual pursuit at the 2008 Olympics who attended from 1991 to 1998 Ruth L Saw Professor of Aesthetics from 1961 to 1964 at Birkbeck College and President from 1969 to 1970 of the British Society of Aesthetics and from 1965 to 1966 of the Aristotelian Society Prof Margaret Scott Wright Professor of Nursing Studies from 1972 to 1976 at the University of Edinburgh the UK s first professor of nursing 5 subscription required Joanna Taylor actress who played Geri Hudson in Hollyoaks in the late 1990s now married to footballer Danny MurphyReferences edit Head s Welcome Wallington High School for Girls www wallingtongirls sutton sch uk Archived from the original on 17 June 2014 Sharpe Gill 28 November 2005 Agnes Mark The Guardian ISSN 0261 3077 Retrieved 18 October 2023 Deborah Bosley Linda Lennon Times obituaryExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wallington High School for Girls Wallington High Pictures of former school site EduBase Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wallington High School for Girls amp oldid 1180714790, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
