Wallington High School for Girls

Infobox UK school
name = Wallington High School for Girls


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latitude = 51.348
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motto = Heirs of the past, Makers of the future
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established = 1888
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type = Foundation, Grammar
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head_label = Headteacher
head = Barbara Greatorex
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specialist = Engineering
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street = Woodcote Road
city = Wallington
county = Surrey
country = Englandflagicon|England
postcode = SM6 0PH
LEA = Sutton
ofsted = 103012
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enrollment = 1260
gender = Girls
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
houses = Athena, Seacole, Brontё, Johnson, Sharman, Pankhurst
colours = Green, Blue, Purple, Black
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website = http://www.wallingtongirls.sutton.sch.uk/
website_name = www.wallingtongirls.sutton.sch.ukSome of the year 7 and 8 girls recently had a disco with the year 7 and 8 boys of wallington county grammar school and the children really enjoyed it.Wallington High School for Girls is an all girls educational institution located just south of Wallington, in the borough of Sutton, in the county of Surrey, England. It is a grammar school.

History

Wallington High School for Girls was established in 1888. The school had its beginnings in a small building suited for 25 girls. The school building has since changed many times, and now accommodates an estimated 1260 students, according to the schools prospectus. In 2004, the school also became an engineering school. The school also likes to give yearly to the local donkey sanctuary, which houses the headmisstress Barbar Greatorex. [ [http://www.wallingtongirls.sutton.sch.uk] accessed September 16 2007]

Notable Alumnae

* Lucy Porter (comedian) attended the school in the 1990s.
* Emily Benn (the Labour Party's youngest ever parliamentary candidate) left the school in 2006.
* Rebecca Romero (world class rower and cyclist)

References

External links

* http://www.wallingtongirls.sutton.sch.uk