Shrewsbury High School, Shropshire
Private day school in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
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Shrewsbury High School is a private day school for girls from ages 4 – 18 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It is an original member school of the Girls' Day School Trust.[1]
| Shrewsbury High School | |
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| Location | |
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32 Town Walls , Shropshire , SY1 1TN England 52.705°N 2.757°W | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private day school |
| Established | 1885 |
Local authority | Shropshire |
Head | Darren Payne |
| Gender | Girls; |
| Age | 4 to 18 |
| Houses | 4 |
| Website | http://www.shrewsburyhigh.gdst.net/ |
History
Shrewsbury High School opened as a day school for girls in 1885. In 1893 the rising star Ethel Gavin took over as head.[2] The school had outgrown its site and it moved to its present location on the banks of the River Severn in central Shrewsbury in 1895.[citation needed] Gavin moved on to another headship in 1897.[2] The junior department transferred to Kennedy Road in 1959. In 2008 a new prep school was formed by the merger of the existing junior department with Kingsland Grange, a boys' prep school.[citation needed] The junior department has moved to the Town Walls campus as an all-through all-girls school from ages 4 to 18.
The senior department is on Town Walls, by the banks of the River Severn.
Notable former pupils
- Lois Baxter, actress[citation needed]
- Mary Beard, classicist[3]
- Alice Bunn, director of UK Space Agency[4]
- Carol Homden, charity chief executive[citation needed]
- Hilda Murrell, horticulturalist and activist[5][citation needed]