Wakefield Girls' High School A GSG School
- Wakefield Girls' High School
Wentworth Street
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 2QS - Head: Judith Tingle
- T 01924 372490
- F 01924 231601
- E wsoffice@wgsf.net
- W wgsf.org.uk/wghs/
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 7 to 18 with a linked pre-prep school.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Wakefield
- Pupils: 685; sixth formers: 111
- Religion: Christian Inter-denominational
- Fees: £12,654 - £16,899 pa (last updated on 14/08/2024)
- Open days: Early October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: Wakefield Grammar Pre-Preparatory School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Year 7 classes were happily looking at experimental probability in maths, learning the accusative in Latin and delving into medieval Mali and the Black Death in history. No stereotyping and plenty of girls achieving Arkwright engineering scholarships over the years. Music is a highlight of pupils' time at WGHS . We loved the girls’ single ‘I am me’ recently released on Spotify. Lots of sensible options in uniform and PE kit although the girls find the rules about hair and coats somewhat...
What the school says...
At Wakefield Girls’ High School, we provide a happily inspiring and empowering environment that enables every student to make their way in the world, their way. By embracing new ideas, encouraging students to think differently and instilling a joy of learning, we make it possible for everyone to be everything they want to be. At the heart of everything, we happily empower girls, developing their interests and values through our large extracurricular and Pathways To Success programmes. Students gain the skills they need for life after school, as well as flourishing academically and gaining GCSE and A level qualifications. ...Read more
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Fencing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmistress
Since January 2025, Judith Tingle, previously deputy head (academic). She has a BEd in PE from Leeds and an MSc in leadership and management from Leeds Met.
Director of the junior section since 2021, Sam Rowley. A Mancunian with first degree in psychology and sports science and a PGCE, both from the University of Birmingham and an MSc in human resource management and international development from the University of Manchester. After starting his teaching career in London, he worked in Mexico, the Dominican Republic and Italy for several years before joining Wakefield Grammar School Foundation (junior boys' section). This led him to headship at the junior girls’ section. He has overseen the transition to being a section of the senior school which has allowed the use of senior subject specialists. When...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
The learning support department at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School provides continuous support for pupils at both the junior school and senior school. The SENCo is a qualified teacher of dyslexia. Provision includes work on study skills/organisation, revision skills, a multisensory literacy programme, reading courses, diagnostic testing and exam concession reporting. It is a thriving department whose main aims are to raise self esteem and give the pupils the skills and strategies needed to take control of their own learning.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
|
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
|
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
Y |
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
|
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
Y |
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