St Albans Girls' School

"For schools of the same name, please see St. Albans School"

Infobox UK school
name = St Albans Girls' School


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established = 1920
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type = Comprehensive
religion = Non-denominational
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head = Mrs Christine Murrell
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specialist = Business and Enterprise College
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street = Sandridgebury Lane
city = St Albans
county = Hertfordshire
country = England
postcode = AL3 6DB
LEA = Hertfordshire
ofsted = 117524
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enrollment = 1144
gender = Girls
lower_age = 11
upper_age = 18
houses = 7 houses
colours = Blue and Gold
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St Albans Girls' School, usually referred to as STAGS, is a girls secondary school in St Albans, Hertfordshire. It is one of the three all-girls school in St Albans, the others being Loreto College and St Albans Girls' High School, although the latter is private and selective. The school has specialist status as a Business and Enterprise College. There are approximately 1150 students on roll at the school. The current Headteacher is Mrs Chris Murrell.

Achievements and recognition

* Number of students achieving 5 GCSE grades A*-C is usually between 85-90%. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/education/04/school_tables/secondary_schools/html/919_4083.stm]
* The school is described as "excellent" in a recent Ofsted report. [http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/117/117524.pdf]
* The School was awarded the School Achievement Award by DfES in 2002.
* The school has specialist status as a Business and Enterprise College.

House system

The school has 7 houses, all named after famous women, they are: Austen, Bronte, Curie, Franklin, Hepworth, Johnson, Seacole. The name of the house that a student belongs to is displayed on their school blouse collar. It is a stag in their house colour.

External links

* [http://www.stagsweb.org.uk/internet/index.php STAGS website]