Rotherham Girls' High School

Rotherham Girls' High School
Address
Middle Lane Rotherham , South Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53.43246°N 1.33899°W / 53.43246; -1.33899
Information
Type	County school
Established	1906 (1906)
Closed	1973 (1973)
Local authority	Rotherham
Gender	Girls
Age	11 to 18

Rotherham Girls' Grammar School was a grammar school in Rotherham.

History

The school was taken over by Rotherham Corporation in 1906. It moved to Middle Lane in 1910. It closed in 1973 and a comprehensive school, Clifton Comprehensive School, opened in the same buildings.^[1]

Headmistresses

• 1906–1908: Miss Law^[1]
• 1908–1916: Miss Strudwick^[1]
• 1916–1920: Miss Smith^[1]
• 1920–1922: Mrs Mair (née Moss)^[1]
• 1922–1931: Miss Harding^[1]
• 1931–1938: Miss Varly^[1]
• 1938–1946: Miss Dencer^[1]
• 1947–1953: Miss Ayles^[1]
• 1953–1960: Mrs Castle^[1]
• 1960–1973: Mrs Ridge (continued as head of Clifton Comprehensive School)^[1]

References

1. http://cliftonschool.org/about-us/history.html ^{[dead link‍]}