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Windsor Girls' School (WGS) is an upper school for girls aged 13–18 in Windsor, Berkshire, England. While most other schools in Berkshire operate on a two-tier system with pupils entering secondary school at age 11, the local LEA uses the three-tier system, hence the 13+ entry age. It previously held Business & Enterprise specialist status and was rated "good, with outstanding features" by Ofsted inspectors in 2010. In 2014, the school was rated outstanding. Its partner school is The Windsor Boys' School.

History

WGS was originally Windsor County Girls' School, a private school, during the inter-war period, founded in 1920, and later Windsor County Grammar School for Girls during the era of the tripartite system. It turned comprehensive during the 1970s when the system was abolished.

Notable alumnae

• Geraldine McEwan, actress
• Lauren Aquilina, singer/songwriter

Houses

• Carfax
• Elmfield
• Osborne

References

1. "School system in Windsor to remain as three-tier". Windsor Advertiser. 5 July 2012.
2. "Girls praised by Ofsted inspectors". Windsor Observer. 14 February 2010.
3. Davies, Ellis Roger (1981). A History of the First Berkshire County Council. Berkshire County Council.
4. "'Fishnets, tarty wigs – I love all that'". Daily Telegraph. 8 December 2004.

Further reading

• Mercer, Susan (2005). Girls in green: Windsor Girls' School, 1920–2005. Windsor Old Girls' Association. ISBN 9780955104404.

External links

• School website

• 1920 establishments in England
• Educational institutions established in 1920
• Girls' schools in Berkshire
• Upper schools in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
• Defunct grammar schools in England
• Academies in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead