Walthamstow School for Girls | |
Coordinates: | 51.5853°N -0.014°W |
Motto: | "Neglect Not The Gift That Is In Thee." The motto is depicted in the main hall's stage and across the school. |
Established: | 1880 |
Type: | Community school |
Head Label: | Headteacher |
Head: | Helen Marriott |
Address: | Church Hill |
City: | Walthamstow |
County: | London |
Country: | England |
Postcode: | E17 3ND |
Local Authority: | Waltham Forest |
Ofsted: | yes |
Urn: | 103103 |
Staff: | 300 |
Enrolment: | 891 |
Gender: | Girls |
Lower Age: | 11 |
Upper Age: | 16 |
Colours: | Bottle Green |
Walthamstow School for Girls is a single sex girls' secondary school situated in Walthamstow, London. It currently educates 900 girls between the ages of 11–16.[1]
Locally, the school is known as 'Green School'. It is close to Walthamstow Central and the Prime Meridian.
It opened in 1890 as a private school on West Avenue, then moved to Church Hill. The school was refurbished in 2009. It occupies three main buildings, which have areas dedicated to subjects taught in the school. The school saw a new head teacher take over in September 2012.