Ribston Hall High School

Ribston Hall High School is a selective grammar school with academy status in Gloucester, England, for girls between the ages of 11 and 18. It was founded in 1921.

Ribston Hall High School
Location
Stroud Road Gloucester , Gloucestershire , GL1 5LE England
Coordinates	51°50′46″N 02°14′37″W
Information
Type	Grammar, Academy
Established	1921
Local authority	Gloucestershire
Specialist	Humanities & Sports
Department for Education URN	136767 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Head teacher	Alec Waters
Gender	Girls (mixed in Sixth Form)
Age	11 to 18
Enrollment	819
Website	http://www.ribstonhall.gloucs.sch.uk

Admissions

It also has a sixth form for both girls and boys. It is situated south of Gloucester city centre on Stroud Road (B4072), between Linden and Tredworth, a few hundred metres west of the Cross Country Route.

History

It was known as High School for Girls, Ribston Hall. It became a grant maintained school in April 1990. In 1886 Ribston Hall was known as The Ladies' College.

Houses

Students are divided into five houses: Britons, Celts, Danes, Saxons and Romans. ^[1]

Notable former pupils

• Christina Baily, actress as Dannii Carbone in Hollyoaks
• Mary-Jess Leaverland, won the 2010 Chinese Jiangsu province equivalent of The X Factor.^[2]
• Joanna Parrish, murdered in May 1990 in Auxerre, Burgundy whilst studying French at the University of Leeds
• Beth Rodford, GB Olympic rower
• Daphne Skillern, female police Commander at Scotland Yard
• Nathan Sykes, member of boy band The Wanted and singer songwriter solo artist,