Loughborough High School
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| Motto | Fais Que Ce Doit Advienne Que Pourra (French for "Do What You Must, Come What May") |
| Established | 1850 |
| School type | Independent |
| Headmistress | Bridget O'Connor |
| Location | Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK |
| Enrollment | circa. 600 students |
| Faculty | circa. 50 (full-time) |
| Founder | Thomas Burton |
| Colours | Red and white |
| Homepage | [1] |
Loughborough High School (commonly LHS) is a fee-paying independent girls' secondary school in Loughborough, Leicestershire, UK. It is one of three schools known as the Loughborough Endowed Schools, along with Loughborough Grammar School and Fairfield Preparatory School. The Endowed Schools share a board of governors.
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[edit] History
[edit] Founding
The High School was founded in 1850, when Loughborough Grammar School moved to a new site to the south of the town centre. At this time, the foundation was extended to girls.
The school celebrated its bicentenary in 2000, when it was visited by HRH Princess Anne.
[edit] Campus
The main bulk of the campus faces onto a central quadrangle. The east side of the quadrangle, closest to main access of Burton Walks, is occupied by what is the oldest building but seems to be nameless, being referred to as the 'Main building', and housing the administrative aspects of the school including the Headmistress' office and also the Cope library (formerly the dormitory when the school accepted borders). This building continues around the north side but here contains the main hall, art studios, technology rooms and a lecture theatre. Attached to the end of this building are the Cloisters and Rokeby which largely compromise of classrooms and a sixth form common room. Other general classroom buildings facing the quad are the Chesterton Building to the west and the Charles Building to the south . The drama building to the south is currently being expanded into the old music building, as it is being converted into new drama studios in light of the newly built music building on the other side of Burton Walks.
Also the other side of Burton Walks are the gymnasium, science building and astroturf pitches, the latter of which is shared with the rest of the Loughborough Endowed Schools.
[edit] Pupils
Pupils have a lot of fun, there are many activities and trips you can go on. They arevery co-operative and polite. they do a lot of charitableactivities aswell from splash the teachers to sweets sales to battle of the bands
[edit] Academics
Candidates sit an entrance examination to gain admission to the school, usually at the age of 10, so as to enter Year 7 at the age of 11. There is also a 13+ exam, for those wishing to enter at Year 9, and a 16+ exam for girls wishing to enter at Sixth Form level.
Girls are entered for Key Stage 3 examinations in Year 9, GCSE examinations in Year 11, AS-levels in Year 12 and A2-levels in year 13. Girls usually take 9 subjects for GCSE, 4 for AS-level and 3 for A-level.
[edit] Extracurricular activities
[edit] Music and Drama
The Construction of a new Music School by the Endowed Schools in 2006 enabled a greater level of cooperation than had previously been possible. An orchestra, a choir and a number of swing/jazz bands are amongst the ensembles run at the Music School, and these perform regularly at school concerts and elsewhere. The Endowed Schools Big Band and Concert Band have competed nationally at the English Concert Band Festival, and these bands also tour abroad regularly.
Girls from the High School also regularly appear in joint dramatic productions, usually at the 182-seat Drama Studio, located within the Queen's Building at the Grammar School.
[edit] Sport
[edit] Other
[edit] House System
The school operates a house system; every girl is randomly placed in one of four houses: Burton (Yellow), Hastings (Green), Storer (Blue) and Fearon (Purple). The house system provides internal competition in a number of sporting disciplines as well as extracurricular activities including music.
[edit] Alumni
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