St Albans Girls' School
It is one of three schools for girls in St Albans, the others being Loreto College and St Albans High School for Girls; the latter is private and selective. There are approximately 1,400 students, including boys, on roll at the school (2023 figures). The Executive Headteacher is Margaret Chapman.
Achievements and recognition
- Number of students achieving 5 GCSE grades A*-C is usually between 85-90%.
- The School was awarded the School Achievement Award by DfES in 2002.
House system
The school has eight houses, all named after famous women: Austen, Bronte, Curie, Franklin, Hepworth, Johnson, Parks and Seacole. The assigned colour of the house that a student belongs to is displayed as a small stag on their blouse collar. Parks is a new house that was made for the start of the 2019 academic year, after the school had finished its £2.5 million expansion that took a year to complete. The colours are as follows:
- Austen - Red
- Bronte - Yellow
- Curie - Green
- Franklin - Orange
- Hepworth - Blue
- Johnson - Silver
- Parks - Pink
- Seacole - Purple
Each house has two house captains elected from Year 12. The house system encourages a positive competitive nature in sports and competitions. There are a number of big events covered by the house system every year. The Christmas Fair includes stalls from each house competing for three awards: 'Best Stall', 'Best Display' and 'Best over all contribution to the Fair'. There is also an inter-house Easter event which has a different theme every year. There is also a themed 'House Challenge Day' every year, where each house has various tasks to fulfill to make up a final score. The winning house gets a large number of house points to add to their total.
The previous house system had seven houses, all named after planets: Krypton, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn and Pluto.
Uniform
The uniform consists of a navy blue blazer with badge, a navy, knee-length skirt or navy trousers, a navy jumper with school trim and blue badge with embroidered STAGs in house colours. The Sixth form may wear more formal, work-style clothes, which include a smart skirt of reasonable length or smart full-length trousers and a blouse or top with sleeves. Boys should wear a formal shirt and trousers. On formal occasions when representing the school, all sixth formers must wear a black tailored jacket with white shirt (and tie for the boys), black trousers or skirt.
Notable former pupils
- Olivia Allison, Olympic synchronized swimmer.
- Anouk Denton, footballer
- Maddy Prior of the electric folk band Steeleye Span.
- Jeany Spark, actress.
References
- ^ "St Albans Girls' School". BBC News. 19 October 2005. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
- ^ "St Albans Girls' School". BBC News. 15 January 2009. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
- ^ "House System". www.stags.herts.sch.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2018.