Ribston Hall High School
Grammar, academy in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
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Ribston Hall High School is a selective grammar school with academy status in Gloucester, England, for girls between the ages of 11 and 18. It was founded in 1921.
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| Ribston Hall High School | |
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Stroud Road , , GL1 5LE England | |
| Coordinates | 51°50′46″N 02°14′37″W |
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| Type | Grammar, Academy |
| Established | 1921 |
| Local authority | Gloucestershire |
| Specialist | Humanities & Sports |
| Department for Education URN | 136767 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Head teacher | Alec Waters |
| Gender | Girls (mixed in Sixth Form) |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrollment | 819 |
| Website | http://www.ribstonhall.gloucs.sch.uk |
Admissions
It also has a sixth form for both girls and boys. It is situated south of Gloucester city centre on Stroud Road (B4072), between Linden and Tredworth, a few hundred metres west of the Cross Country Route.
History
It was known as High School for Girls, Ribston Hall. In 1886 Ribston Hall was known as The Ladies' College.
1963 aircraft incident
On the morning of March 27 1963, Vickers Varsity G-APAZ crashed on top of a house near to the school in Tuffley.[1] The twin-engined aircraft narrowly missed the school, by only feet.[2] Both pilots were killed. Girls in the hockey field saw the aircraft approaching at a low level.
- 26 year old Kelston Thomas of Bristol, who was to marry 23 year old Margaret Clements of Failand on Saturday March 31 1963; he was living at Charlton Kings
- 38 year old Russell Palmer of Up Hatherley, a former wartime bomber pilot. He was found strapped in his seat.[3]
Funding
It became a grant maintained school in April 1990.
Houses
Notable former pupils
- Christina Baily, actress as Dannii Carbone in Hollyoaks
- Ethel Mary Hartland, magistrate and activist
- Mary-Jess Leaverland, won the 2010 Chinese Jiangsu province equivalent of The X Factor.[5]
- Joanna Parrish, murdered in May 1990 in Auxerre, Burgundy whilst studying French at the University of Leeds
- Beth Rodford, GB Olympic rower
- Daphne Skillern, female police Commander at Scotland Yard
- Nathan Sykes, member of boy band The Wanted and singer songwriter solo artist,