Pontefract and District Girls High School
Grammar school in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
| Pontefract and District Girls High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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Pontefract , West Yorkshire England | |
| Information | |
| Type | Grammar school |
| Established | 1912 |
| Closed | 1987 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
Pontefract and District Girls High School (aka Pontefract Girls' High School) was a grammar school for girls in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.[1][2]
History
The school on the site was originally built in the Victorian era as a slaughter house before being demolished. It was established in 1912 and closed when in 1987, Pontefract schools lost their sixth forms, with a sixth form college being established at NEW College, Pontefract on the same site. There was a centenary celebration in 2012.[3]
The school had its own magazine.[4]
After demolition, a Morrisons supermarket was opened on the site.[5]
Notable alumnae
- Jane Brooke, crime writer
- Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, politician
- Jane Collins, former MEP and UKIP politician
- Shirley Nolan, medical campaigner set up "Anthony Nolan" register[6]
- Karen Wright, contestant on The Great British Baking Show (Collection 6) = The Great British Bake Off (Series 9). She described her school experience in Episode 5, when she made a "Pontefract Girls' School Reunion Spiced Biscuit Chandelier."
See also
References
- ^ "Class of 1972". Pontefract Heritage Group. Flickr. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ "Pontefract School Photographs: Gallery Two". Pontefract Photograph Gallery. UK: Pontefract. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ "College marks centenary event". Pontefract & Castleford Express. UK. 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ Pontefract and District Girls High School Magazine. Vol. 66. July 1948. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
- ^ Wilson, Catherine (6 November 2008). "Girls' school reunion". Pontefract and Castleford Express. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Nolan, Anthony Edward (1971–1979), inspiration of a medical charity". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70172. Retrieved 14 August 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
External links
- Pontefract and District Girls High School on Facebook
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