City of London School for Girls

City of London School for Girls (CLSG) is an girls' independent school located in the Barbican Estate complex in the City of London, United Kingdom. It is the sister school of the City of London School (a boys' school) and the City of London Freemen's School (a co-educational school).

Related Topics:
CLSG - Independent school - Barbican Estate - City of London - United Kingdom - City of London School - City of London Freemen's School

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The school was founded by William Ward in 1894 and in 2004-5 celebrated its 110th Anniversary. William Ward's £20,000 legacy was for the Corporation of London to create and run a school for girls - an arrangement that continues to this day.

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The school is for girls aged 7 to 18. Most pupils enter aged 7 ("7+" for the Prep School), 11 ("11+"), or 16 ("16+", for Sixth Form), although casual vacancies at other ages do arise from time to time and a waiting list of applicants is kept. The school's capacity is roughly 680 pupils.

Related Topics:
Prep School - Sixth Form

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The school has a growing academic reputation which is demonstrated in rising league table results. The 2005 examination results were particularly outstanding, with the school finishing in 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. The Preparatory School came first in the Sunday Times table of Prep Schools and the school came 2nd and 3rd respectively in many of the tables published of GCSE and A Level results.

Related Topics:
Sunday Times - GCSE - A Level

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This outstanding success may give an appearance of a hot house, but the school places enormous emphasis on extra curricular activities, being particularly strong on the arts, appropriate for a school located across a lake from the Barbican Arts Centre. Furthermore, teachers are encouraged to go 'beyond the syllabus', exploring wider issues to nurture girls in areas that are not examined.

Related Topics:
Barbican Arts Centre - Syllabus

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The school is diverse, ethnically, culturally and socially. This great strength is maintained by a vigorous campaign of raising money for Bursaries, to help talented girls from less privileged backgrounds and could not afford the fees, attend the school.

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The school's location in the heart of the City of London means that the school benefits from the generous support not only of old girls, but also of Livery Companies and many banks and other City firms.

Related Topics:
City of London - Livery Companies

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Former pupils include Dido, Elizabeth Emmanuel, Sahar Hashemi, Claire Raynor, Claudia Winkelman and Dinah Rose.

Related Topics:
Dido - Elizabeth Emmanuel - Sahar Hashemi - Claire Raynor - Claudia Winkelman - Dinah Rose

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