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County school in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Rotherham Girls' High School
Address
Middle Lane
Rotherham, South Yorkshire
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

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

History

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.

Headmistresses

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

References

  1. ^ http://cliftonschool.org/about-us/history.html
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