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Walthamstow School for Girls

Coordinates: 51°35′07″N 0°00′50″W / 51.585294°N 0.013966°W / 51.585294; -0.013966
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Walthamstow School for Girls
Address
Map
Church Hill

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E17 3ND

Coordinates51°35′07″N 0°00′50″W / 51.585294°N 0.013966°W / 51.585294; -0.013966
Information
TypeCommunity school
Motto"Neglect Not The Gift That Is In Thee." The motto is depicted in the main hall's stage and across the school.
Established1880
Local authorityWaltham Forest
Department for Education URN103103 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherHelen Marriott
Staff300
GenderGirls
Age11 to 16
Enrolment891
Colour(s)Bottle Green
Websitewww.wsfg.waltham.sch.uk

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.

History

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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.

Notable former pupils

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