Pontefract and District Girls High School

Pontefract and District Girls High School (aka Pontefract Girls' High School) was a grammar school for girls in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.^[1][2]

Pontefract and District Girls High School
Address
Park Lane Pontefract , West Yorkshire England
Information
Type	Grammar school
Established	1912
Closed	1987
Gender	Girls
Age	11 to 18

History

The school on the site was originally built in the Victorian era as a slaughter house before being demolished. It was established in 1912 and closed when in 1987, Pontefract schools lost their sixth forms, with a sixth form college being established at NEW College, Pontefract on the same site. There was a centenary celebration in 2012.^[3]

The school had its own magazine.^[4]

Notable alumnae

• Jane Brooke, crime writer
• Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, politician
• Jane Collins, former MEP and UKIP politician
• Shirley Nolan, medical campaigner set up "Anthony Nolan" register^[5]

See also

• The King's School, Pontefract

References

1. "Class of 1972". Pontefract Heritage Group. Flickr. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
2. "Pontefract School Photographs: Gallery Two". Pontefract Photograph Gallery. UK: Pontefract. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
3. "College marks centenary event". Pontefract & Castleford Express. UK. 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
4. Pontefract and District Girls High School Magazine. Vol. 66. July 1948. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
5. "Nolan, Anthony Edward (1971–1979), inspiration of a medical charity". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70172. Retrieved 14 August 2020. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

External links

• Pontefract and District Girls High School on Facebook

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