Ribston Hall High School
Ribston Hall High School is a selective grammar school with academy status in Gloucester, England, for girls between the ages of 11 and 18. It was founded in 1921.
Admissions
It also has a sixth form for both girls and boys. It is situated south of Gloucester city centre on Stroud Road (B4072), between Linden and Tredworth, a few hundred metres west of the Cross Country Route.
History
It was known as High School for Girls, Ribston Hall. It became a grant maintained school in April 1990. In 1886 Ribston Hall was known as The Ladies' College.
Houses
Students are divided into five houses: Britons, Celts, Danes, Saxons and Romans.
Notable former pupils
- Christina Baily, actress as Dannii Carbone in Hollyoaks
- Mary-Jess Leaverland, won the 2010 Chinese Jiangsu province equivalent of The X Factor.
- Joanna Parrish, murdered in May 1990 in Auxerre, Burgundy whilst studying French at the University of Leeds
- Beth Rodford, GB Olympic rower
- Daphne Skillern QPM, female police Commander at Scotland Yard
- Nathan Sykes, member of boy band The Wanted and singer songwriter solo artist,