Leicester High School for Girls A GSG School
- Leicester High School for Girls
454 London Road
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE2 2PP - Head: Mr Alan Whelpdale
- T 0116 270 5338
- F 01162 448823
- E enquiries@leicesterhigh.co.uk
- W www.leicesterhigh.co.uk
- An independent school for girls aged from 3 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Leicester
- Pupils: 352: 112 juniors, 239 seniors ; sixth formers: 56
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: £7,785 - £11,835 pa
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Every lesson we observed involved happy girls and teachers. We were welcomed with open arms and chatted to by all, particularly the year 6 art class who couldn’t wait to show us their work. Girls are a bit of a revelation: genuinely nice with no airs and graces, or pretensions, which is a joy to see. Happy, confident, chatty, open and friendly. But all very ambitious for themselves and their peers. Feminists in the true sense of the word, they will…
What the school says...
Entrance examinations consist of: 11 - Maths, English & VR including an interview. 16 - Minimum of 5 A-Cs including an interview.
No past papers given.
What the parents say...
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Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since 2013, Alan Whelpdale (50s). History degree, the first from his family to attend university. From Yorkshire and humble beginnings. ‘I quickly realised that succeeding at school was my ticket out of Barnsley.’ A keen tennis and badminton player. Decided to teach when helping sixth formers at a local school in his final year at uni. Stayed in Bangor to do his PGCE. Taught in the state sector, mixed and boys, before moving to a girls’ grammar in London. ‘I liked teaching the more able children as it was a challenge to really stretch them.’ Left London for Durham High, then to Farnborough Hill before returning to Durham High as deputy head. Was acting head for three terms and they asked him to apply to be head twice. ‘I turned it down as I...
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Special Education Needs
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
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