Walthamstow School for Girls
- Walthamstow School for Girls
Walthamstow School for Girls is a single sex girls' secondary school situated in Walthamstow, East London, England. It currently educates 900 girls between the ages of 11-16. The school holds specialist Mathematics and Computing College status. [ofsted|103103.]
Locally the school is known as 'Green School'. This is due to the green uniform.
Academics
Walthamstow School for Girls divides the management and delivery of teaching and learning into faculties. The current Headmistress is Rachel Macfarlane.
Curriculum
The faculties are English; Maths; Science; ICT; Humanities; Language and Learning Development; Modern Foreign Languages; Pastoral Faculty; Performing Arts and Art, Design and Technology. Languages taught at the school are French, Spanish and Urdu, with a terms study of each of these made compulsory in year 7.
Walthamstow School For Girls received outstanding ofsted report
Arts
Its grounds host a Greek Theatre which was built in 1926 and since played an enormous part in school life; hosting plays and music concerts. Recently, in 2006 there was celebrations at the school to celebrate 50 years.
Notable Alumnae
*Baroness Scotland
References
External links
* [http://www.wsfg.waltham.sch.uk/| School Website]
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