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Bradford Girls' Grammar School (BGGS)
Bradford Girls' Grammar School (BGGS)
Address
	Squire Lane; Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD9 6RB; England
Coordinates	53°48′14″N 1°47′47″W / 53.8038°N 1.7965°W
Information
Type	Free school
Motto	Aspire. Succeed. Lead
Established	1875
Department for Education URN	140204 Tables
Ofsted	Reports
Principal	C Martin
Gender	Girls only 11-16 yrs
Age	5 to 16
Houses	Castle, Nightingale, Tomlinson, Bronte, Vickridge
Colour(s)	Navy, Black, Yellow;
Website	www.bggs.com

Bradford Girls' Grammar School is a free school for girls aged 5 – 16 and boys aged 5 – 11. Founded in 1875, the school is on the outskirts of Bradford city centre in West Yorkshire, England. Recent public examination results put the school top in Bradford and among the top three in Yorkshire. Bradford Girls has a debating society, which Barbara Castle attended when at the school.

Previously a private school, it became a free school in 2013, and no longer charges for admission.^[1]

An outline history of the school, with photographs, is available on the BGGS website.^[2] For many years, the school publication was known as The Chronicle. The school celebrated its centenary in 1975.

Head teachers

Miss Porter, Headmistress from 1875
Miss Stocker
Miss Roberts, 1894–1927
Miss Hooke, 1927–1955
Miss M.M. Black, 1955–1975
Miss R.M. Gleave, 1975–1986
Mrs L. Warrington, 1986–2009
Mrs K. Matthews, 2009–2020^[2]
Mrs C Martin, 2020-2024
Caroline Foster, 2024-current^[3]

Notable former pupils

Juliet Barker, British historian.
Linda Barker, English interior designer and television presenter.
Marion Bidder, British physiologist.
Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn (1910-2002), British Labour Party politician.
Thangam Debbonaire, British Labour Party politician.
Elizabeth Denby (1894–1965), English social housing expert and consultant.
Anne Dyer, first female bishop in the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Ruby Ferguson (1899–1966), née Rubie Constance Ashby, writer of popular fiction, including children's books.
Isabel Hilton, journalist.^[4]
Jennifer Ingleheart, Professor of Latin at Durham University.
Melanie Kilburn, English actress.
Natalia Kills, English singer-songwriter.
Julia Longbottom, diplomat.
Lizzie Mickery, British writer and former actress^{[citation needed]}
Dorothy Miell, academic^{[citation needed]}
Louisa Pesel, embroiderer, educator and textile collector.
Anita Rani, English radio and television presenter, and journalist.
Helene Reynard, Economist and college administrator.
Jo Shaw, legal scholar^{[citation needed]}
Mary Tamm, Actress.
Anna Watts, astrophysicist.

References

^ Wainwright, Martin (30 November 2011). "Bradford Girls Grammar to end fee-paying and seek Free School status". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
^ ^a ^b "School History".
^ Caroline Foster new head at Bradford Girls’ Grammar School, Telegraph and Argus, 2 Sept 2024 https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/24556399.caroline-foster-new-head-bradford-girls-grammar-school/ Retrieved 29 Sept 2024.
^ "Bradford Girls' Grammar | Junior and Senior Girls Girls Independent School | Yorkshire | Guide to Independent Schools". Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.

[1] Wainwright, Martin (30 November 2011). "Bradford Girls Grammar to end fee-paying and seek Free School status". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 September 2013.

[bggs.com-2] "School History".

[3] Caroline Foster new head at Bradford Girls’ Grammar School, Telegraph and Argus, 2 Sept 2024 https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/24556399.caroline-foster-new-head-bradford-girls-grammar-school/ Retrieved 29 Sept 2024.

[guidetoindependentschools.com-4] "Bradford Girls' Grammar | Junior and Senior Girls Girls Independent School | Yorkshire | Guide to Independent Schools". Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.

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