Pontefract and District Girls High School

Grammar school in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England

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

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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

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* 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

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* The King's School, Pontefract

## References

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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.)

## External links

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* Pontefract and District Girls High School on Facebook

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* Oakfield Park School

Independent schools|

* Ackworth School
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FE & sixth form colleges|

* New College, Pontefract
* Wakefield College

Defunct schools|

* Pontefract and District Girls High School

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