The Green School for Girls
The Green School for Girls is in an all-girls secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Isleworth, west London, England. It also has a new boys school situated across the road.[1]
| The Green School for Girls | |
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| Address | |
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Busch Corner , , TW7 5BB England | |
| Coordinates | 51.47911°N 0.32492°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Motto | Matthew 5:16 “Let your light shine” |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
| Established | 1796 |
| Founder | Rev. William Drake |
| Department for Education URN | 139989 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Sally Yarrow, Stephen Burns |
| Gender | Girls |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 900~ |
| Website | http://www.tgsgirls.com |
History
The Green School for Girls was originally a Sunday school for girls founded in 1796. It educated girls rejected from the heavily oversubscribed Blue School (now Isleworth and Syon School). The name supposedly originates from the fact that the school away gave free green clothes for the girls to wear as a uniform.[2] In 1906 the Duke of Northumberland whose estate was Syon Park donated a new building at Busch Corner in London Road, Isleworth, which is still occupied by the school. The junior school closed in 1919. Some of the buildings suffered damage during the Blitz on three separate occasions. The school campus underwent some renovations and additions over the years but still largely occupies the original buildings.[3]
The school's mission has always been for the children to go to school in a friendly and safe environment.[4]
House system
The Green School for Girls splits girls into five different houses from Year 7 to Year 11; each house is named after a tree and has a distinct colour.
- Beeches - Red
- Chestnuts - Green
- Elms - Blue
- Oaks - Yellow
- Willows - Orange
The Green School for Boys
The Green School for Boys is an expansion of The Green School for Girls that originally opened in September, 2017, located across the road from the girls' school. Later on, another building was built and was completed in September, 2019. The second building was located on The Green School for Girls’ campus. The new school had only 120 students in the beginning and all of them were in Year 7. The full capacity of The Green School for Boys is 150 places for each year.[5]
Notable former pupils
- Gladys Mitchell, best-selling author
- Sophia Myles, actress
References
- Cathie Munt HMI (2007-01-18). "Ofsted Report on The Green School". Archived from the original on 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- Reynolds, Susan, ed. (1962). A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3: Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington. Courtesy of British History Online. pp. 133–7. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
- "History of The Green School". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
- "The Green School For Girls - Safeguarding". www.tgsgirls.com. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
- "The Green School at Isleworth TW7 5BB is expanding".
