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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.<ref name="Ofsted">[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/display/%28id%29/91038 Ofsted report November 2007] Retrieved 27 December 2010</ref> It became a Leading Edge School in 2003, and gained a second specialism in Sport in 2006.<ref name="Ofsted"/> |
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.<ref name="Ofsted">[http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/oxedu_reports/display/%28id%29/91038 Ofsted report November 2007] Retrieved 27 December 2010</ref> It became a Leading Edge School in 2003, and gained a second specialism in Sport in 2006.<ref name="Ofsted"/> |
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* [[Felicity Jones]], actress (for her GCSEs)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Young|first1=Graham|title=Felicity Jones at the BAFTAs: Watch Kings Norton Girls School pupils' good luck message poem|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/felicity-jones-baftas-watch-kings-8594732|work=Birmingham Mail|access-date=23 February 2015}}</ref> |
* [[Felicity Jones]], actress (for her GCSEs)<ref>{{cite web|last1=Young|first1=Graham|title=Felicity Jones at the BAFTAs: Watch Kings Norton Girls School pupils' good luck message poem|url=http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/felicity-jones-baftas-watch-kings-8594732|work=Birmingham Mail|access-date=23 February 2015}}</ref> |
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===Kings Norton School for Girls=== |
===Kings Norton School for Girls=== |
Latest revision as of 12:48, 23 June 2024
Kings Norton Girls' School and Sixth Form | |
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Address | |
Selly Oak Road Birmingham , West Midlands , B30 1HW England | |
Coordinates | 52°25′15″N 1°56′07″W / 52.4208°N 1.9352°W |
Information | |
Typ | Academy |
Motto | Opening a World of Opportunities |
Established | 1910 |
Local authority | Birmingham City Council |
Department for Education URN | 136590 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Chair | John Couperthwaite |
Head teacher | Nicola Raggett |
Staff | Around 190 |
Gender | Girls and co-ed boys in 6th form |
Age | 11 to 19 |
Enrolment | Around 1,100 [1] |
Houses | Kari, Neso & Ganymede |
Colour(s) | Blue and either red (Neso), yellow (Kari) or green (Ganymede) |
Telefonnummer | 0121 6751305 |
Website | http://www.kngs.co.uk |
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
[edit]The school operates both a lower school and 6th form provision. The 6th form provision went co-ed in 2014 to allow boys to 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
- Mathematics
- Media Studies
- Music
- Music Technology
- Fotografie
- 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
[edit]- 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 School for Girls
[edit]- 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 to 1977 of the Women’s Royal Army Corps
- Sheila Whitaker, Director from 1987 to 1996 of the BFI London Film Festival
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 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.