Ribston Hall High School

Grammar, academy in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England

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.

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 QPM, female police Commander at Scotland Yard
• Nathan Sykes, member of boy band The Wanted and singer songwriter solo artist,

References

1. https://www.ribstonhall.gloucs.sch.uk/join-us/school-tours/open-day
2. British exchange student Mary-Jess Leaverland wins Chinese X Factor, Daily Telegraph, 19 Jan 2010

External links

• Ribston Hall High School