James Allen's Girls' School

James Allen's Girls' School, (JAGS), is an independent day school in Dulwich, South London. It is the oldest girls’ independent school in Greater London.^[1]

James Allen's Girls' School
Address
144 East Dulwich Grove, Dulwich , London England
Coordinates	51°27′18″N 00°05′08″W
Information
Type	Independent day school
Religious affiliation(s)	Church of England
Established	1741; 283 years ago (1741)
Founder	James Allen Warden and later Master of College of God's Gift
Department for Education URN	100863 Tables
Chair of the Governing Board	Mr David Miller
Headmistress	Mrs Alex Hutchinson
Gender	Female
Age	4 to 18
Enrolment	1000 (approx.)
Colour(s)	Red and blue
Affiliation	College of God's Gift
Website	http://www.jags.org.uk/

The school is a registered charity. It was originally part of Edward Alleyn's College of God's Gift charitable foundation. This also included Alleyn's School and Dulwich College.^[2]

It has a senior school for 11 to 18-year-old girls, a prep school for 7 to 11-year-old girls (James Allen's Preparatory School), and a pre-preparatory school for 4- to 7-year-old girls. It is the sister school of Dulwich College and Alleyn's.

References

1. JAGS website, History of School Archived 2021-03-08 at the Wayback Machine: "JAGS is the oldest girls’ independent school in Greater London"
2. "Chaplaincy at Alleyn's". Alleyns.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2011.