Lordswood Girls' School
Lordswood Girls' School and The Sixth Form Centre is a secondary school and sixth form on Knightlow Road in Birmingham between Harborne and Bearwood.
| Lordswood Girls' School | |
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| Address | |
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Knightlow Road , , B17 8QB | |
| Coordinates | 52°28′08″N 1°57′48″W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Quod Possum Perficio Cognoscere Rerum Causas |
| Established | 1958 |
| Local authority | Birmingham City Council |
| Department for Education URN | 136592 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of the Governors | R. Minott |
| Headmistress | Jane Gotschel |
| Deputy Head | Mr Pearce |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 959 as of March 2016 |
| Colour(s) | Blue and White mainly |
| Website | http://www.lordswoodgirls.co.uk |
History
It was established in 1958 as a grammar technical school (as was the neighbouring boys' school from 1962, although it opened in 1957), whereby entrance was governed by doing well in an entrance exam (11-plus). In 1973 it became a comprehensive school. In September 2005 it became a specialist Arts College. The school converted to academy status in April 2011.
On 1 June 2012, Lordswood had their grand opening of their new science block. This was officially opened by Gisela Stuart MP.
In January 2013, Lordswood Boys' School also converted to academy status and joined Lordswood Girls' School as part of Lordswood Academies Trust.
In July 2017 Lordswood Boys' School left Lordswood Academies Trust after an extended period in Special Measures after being rated Inadequate in multiple Ofsted inspections [1] and undergoing a severe drop in the number of students enrolled. The newly formed Central Academies Trust took over running of the boys school from September 2017[2]
Admissions
It is a female-only school for ages 11–18, with a mixed 6th form. It is situated close to the A4040 (Lordswood Road), just south of the A456 (Hagley Road) junction. Next door, to the north, is the Lordswood Boys' School.
The school has a mixed sixth form provision along with Lordswood Boys' School. The sixth form provision as a whole forms part of Oaks Sixth Form College, a consortium of six secondary schools in South-West Birmingham.[3]
Academic performance
Compared to many comprehensive schools it consistently gets good results at GCSE level. At A level, the results are above the England average.
Lordswood Girls School was rated Outstanding at its latest Ofsted report (June 2007).[4] The school hasn't received a full Ofsted report since converting to an academy in 2011.
The 2017 Progress 8 score for the school was +0.79 with a rating of Well Above Average[5]
Notable former pupils
- Preet Gill, Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Edgbaston[6]
- Debbie Isitt, writer, film director and performer.[7]
References
- [email protected], Ofsted Communications Team. (5 November 2010). "Find an inspection report". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- "Central Academies Trust". www.centralacademiestrust.com. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- "The Oaks Sixth Form College". Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- [email protected], Ofsted Communications Team. (5 November 2010). "Find an inspection report". reports.ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- "Lordswood Girls' School and Sixth Form Centre - GOV.UK - Find and compare schools in England". Find and compare schools in England. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
- "Meet Preet Gill, UK's First Female Sikh MP Who Just Won From Edgbaston". HuffPost. 9 June 2017. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- "The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband being served up at Oldbury Rep". Halesowen News. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2018.