Parkstone Grammar School

Parkstone Grammar School (commonly abbreviated to "PGS") is a selective, all girls state-school in Poole, on the southern coast of England. The school is situated in the northern end of the town (less than a mile away from Poole Grammar School). The school has been a recognised science specialist college since 2003. Since 2008, it has also been a language specialist college. Approximatley 1100 students from school years 8 to 13 attend the school.

The school caters for girls between the ages of 12 and 18, teaching all to GCSE and a large proportion to A-level. The school currently has over 350 pupils in sixth form.

History

Founded in 1904 as a co-educational school at Ashley Cross in Parkstone by William Ernest Brennand. It was an independent school until Dorset Council took it over in 1935. Two years later, the schools in Poole were reorganised, and the boys from Parkstone Grammar were transferred to Poole Grammar School, and the girls who were at Poole Grammar transferred to Parkstone Grammar. The first headmistress, Miss W. M. Allen, was in post from 1937, just before the reorganisation, until 1959, by which time the current site at Sopers Lane had been chosen. She laid the foundation stone for the new school. Miss M. L. McGuiness was headmistress from 1960, when the school opened at Sopers Lane, until 1976. The current headmistress is Miss Anne Shinwell from 2001 to present. The school is a science specialist school. [cite book |last = Young|first = Doreen E W|authorlink = Doreen E W Young|title = Schools of Old Poole|publisher = Poole Historical Trust|date = 1996|id = ISBN 1-873535-25-2]

External links

* [http://www.parkstone.poole.sch.uk/ Official school website]

School performances include the 2008 junior production of joseph, which was described as amzing, particulary the chariot dancers.