Established 1875 Principal Mrs K.T.M Matthews DfE URN 140204 Tables Motto Aspire. Succeed. Lead | Type Free school DfE number 380/6102 Phone +44 1274 545395 Founded 1875 | |
Location Squire Lane
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD9 6RB
England Address Squire Ln, Bradford BD9 6RB, UK Profiles |
Bradford Girls' Grammar School is a free school for girls aged 5 – 18 and boys aged 5 – 11. Founded in 1875, the school is on the outskirts of Bradford city centre in West Yorkshire, England. Recent public examination results put the school top in Bradford and among the top three in Yorkshire. Bradford Girls has a debating society, which Barbara Castle went to when at the school.
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Previously an independent school, it became a free school in 2013, and no longer charges for admission.
An outline history of the school, with photographs, is available on the BGGS website. For many years, the school publication was known as The Chronicle. The school celebrated its centenary in 1975.
Head teachers
Miss Porter, Headmistress from 1875; Miss Stocker; Miss Roberts, 1894-1927; Miss Hooke, 1927–1955; Miss M.M. Black, 1955-1975; Miss R.M. Gleave, 1975-1986; Mrs L. Warrington, 1986-2009; Mrs K. Matthews, 2009-.