Shrewsbury High School, Shropshire

Shrewsbury High School is an independent day school for girls from ages 3 to 18 and boys up to age 13 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. It is an original member school of the Girls' Day School Trust.[1]

This article is about an independent girls school. It is not to be confused with Shrewsbury School or Shrewsbury Academy.

Shrewsbury High School
Address
32 Town Walls

Shrewsbury
,
Shropshire
,
SY1 1TN

England
Coordinates52.705°N 2.757°W / 52.705; -2.757
Information
TypeIndependent day school
Established1885
Local authorityShropshire
HeadJoanne Sharrock
GenderGirls; Boys (3-13)
Age3 to 18
Houses4
Websitehttp://www.shrewsburyhigh.gdst.net/

History

Shrewsbury High School opened as a day school for girls in 1885. In 1893 the rising star Ethel Gavin took over as head.[2] The school had outgrown its site and it moved to its present location on the banks of the River Severn in central Shrewsbury in 1895. Gavin moved on to another headship in 1897.[2] The junior department transferred to Kennedy Road in 1959. In 2008 a new prep school was formed by the merger of the existing junior department with Kingsland Grange, a boys’ prep school. As a result, the school is now coeducational up to age 13 and its senior school remains girls-only.[1]

The Senior Department is located on Town Walls, by the banks of the River Severn. The Junior Department is separate from the Senior Department and is situated a short walk away at Kingsland Grange in Kennedy Road.

Houses

Shrewsbury High School Senior Department has four houses, each named after an ancient male Roman deity.

Following its success in the senior school, the House system was introduced to the junior school in September 2005 when Mrs Edwards joined Shrewsbury High School Junior Department as its Head. The Junior Department also has four houses, named after hills in Shropshire.

  • Wenlock  
  • Long Mynd  
  • Stretton  
  • Haughmond  

There are many house competitions that take place each term such as sports day, house drama and house charity events. Siblings are usually put into the same house. There are House Captains, Deputy House Captains and House Prefects of each of the four houses and also a Head Girl and a Deputy Head Girl. In the senior school these roles are taken by Sixth Formers.

Notable former pupils

Notes and references
  1. History
  2. "Gavin, Ethel (1866–1918), educationist and headmistress". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/55584. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. Laity, Interview by Paul (10 November 2007). "A life in writing: Mary Beard, Britain's best-known classicist". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. "she-works | Dr Alice Bunn". She Works | Careers Site for Women. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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