Kings Norton Girls' School is an all-girls Academy (English school), academy school for pupils aged 11–19. Established in 1910, it is located in Selly Oak Road in Kings Norton within the formal district of Northfield, Birmingham, Northfield, a suburb of the city of Birmingham, England.

Curriculum

The school operates both a lower school and 6th form provision. The 6th form provison went co-ed in 2014 to allow boys to attend Kings Norton Girls' School at A level. Pupils follow a broad curriculum that includes National Curriculum core subjects, GCSE and A-Level. The school offers courses in: * Art & Design - Textiles * B TEC Travel and Tourism * Biology * Business Studies * Chemistry * Computer Science, * D&T Product Design * Drama & Theatre Studies * English Language-Literature * English Literature * French * Further Mathematics * Geography * German * Government and Politics * History * Mathematics * Media Studies * Music * Music Technology * Photography * Physical Education * Physics * Psychology * Religious Studies * Sociology * Spanish * TEC National Certificate in Sport The school is involved in a range of partnerships with other schools and colleges locally and internationally, and was designated a Specialist Language College in 2001.Ofsted report November 2007
Retrieved 27 December 2010 It became a Leading Edge School in 2003, and gained a second specialism in Sport in 2006.

Notable alumnae

* Felicity Jones, actress (for her GCSEs) * Alison Kervin, sports editor of the ''Mail on Sunday'', and the first woman in the UK to become sports editor of a major national newspaper.

Kings Norton School for Girls

* Susan Jameson, actress, married to James Bolam (not to be confused with Louise Jameson) * Ann Jones (tennis), Ann Haydon-Jones CBE, tennis player who won seven Grand Slam championships, including Wimbledon in 1969, and BBC tennis commentator * Brigadier (United Kingdom), Brigadier Eileen Nolan CB, Director from 1973 to 1977 of the Women’s Royal Army Corps * Sheila Whitaker, Director from 1987 to 1996 of the BFI London Film Festival

References

{{authority control Academies in Birmingham, West Midlands Girls' schools in the West Midlands (county) Secondary schools in Birmingham, West Midlands