Pontefract and District Girls High School

Pontefract and District Girls High School
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

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

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]

References

^ "Class of 1972". Pontefract Heritage Group. Flickr. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
^ "Pontefract School Photographs: Gallery Two". Pontefract Photograph Gallery. UK: Pontefract. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
^ "College marks centenary event". Pontefract & Castleford Express. UK. 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
^ Pontefract and District Girls High School Magazine. Vol. 66. July 1948. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
^ "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

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[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.)

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Special schools	Oakfield Park School
Independent schools	Ackworth School Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Silcoates School Wakefield Girls' High School
FE & sixth form colleges	New College, Pontefract Wakefield College
Defunct schools	Pontefract and District Girls High School

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

Pontefract and District Girls High School

History

Notable alumnae

See also

References

External links