Rotherham Girls' High School

Rotherham Girls' Grammar School was a grammar school in Rotherham.

Rotherham Girls' High School
Address
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Middle Lane

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England
Coordinates53°25′57″N 1°20′20″W / 53.43246°N 1.33899°W / 53.43246; -1.33899
Information
TypeCounty school
Established1906 (1906)
Closed1973 (1973)
Local authorityRotherham
GenderGirls
Age11 to 18

History

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The school was taken over by Rotherham Corporation in 1906. It moved to Middle Lane in 1910. It closed in 1973 and a comprehensive school, Clifton Comprehensive School, opened in the same buildings.[1]

Headmistresses

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  • 1906–1908: Miss Law[1]
  • 1908–1916: Miss Strudwick[1]
  • 1916–1920: Miss Smith[1]
  • 1920–1922: Mrs Mair (née Moss)[1]
  • 1922–1931: Miss Harding[1]
  • 1931–1938: Miss Varly[1]
  • 1938–1946: Miss Dencer[1]
  • 1947–1953: Miss Ayles[1]
  • 1953–1960: Mrs Castle[1]
  • 1960–1973: Mrs Ridge (continued as head of Clifton Comprehensive School)[1]

References

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