Newlands Girls' School is a girls'
secondary school and
sixth form
In the education systems of England, Northern Ireland, Wales, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and some other Commonwealth countries, sixth form represents the final two years of secondary education, ages 16 to 18. Pupils typically prepare for A-l ...
located in
Maidenhead, Berkshire, England.
History
It was founded as ''Maidenhead High School'' in 1905 by its first Headmistress, Mary Burn, moved to The Castle Hill Centre (then called ''The Elms'') in 1907 and in 1959 moved to Farm Road, where it still stands today.
The school was renamed ''Newlands School'' in 1973 when it converted to comprehensive schooling. In September 1999 the school became a
community school and was renamed to ''Newlands Girls' School''. In 2002 the school achieved the status of a
Technology College
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and the
Sportsmark Award. In 2004 it was then awarded the
Artsmark Award. The school celebrated its centenary in 2005 after being established for 100 years.
In October 2015 Newlands Girls' School converted to
academy status.
Alumni
The trade unionist and feminist
Dorothy Elliott attended the County Girls' school, Maidenhead before she took modern languages at the
University of Reading
The University of Reading is a public university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as University College, Reading, a University of Oxford extension college. The institution received the power to grant its own degrees in 192 ...
graduating in 1916. Elliott went on to take a leading role in establishing better wages for women.
Social media creator Jade Bowler, known by her online pseudonym
Unjaded Jade
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Early life and education
Bowler is from Berkshire. She is the daughter of Simon ...
, attended the school.
References
External links
Newlands Girls' School
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Girls' schools in Berkshire
Secondary schools in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Academies in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Training schools in England
Educational institutions established in 1905
1905 establishments in England