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We are delighted to be recognised again in The Sunday Times Parent Power School Guide 2023 as one of the best performing top independent schools in the North.
The Sunday Times has released its Parent Power School Guide 2022 recognising Wakefield Girls’ as one of the best performing top independent schools in the North.
This is a wonderful recognition for our staff, students and parents.
Read more:
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Gratitude to Mr Carlin who has been busy manufacturing 200 face masks in his Design & Technology classroom to help protect
#NHSheroes
@BarnsleyHospice
. The masks are being delivered tomorrow.
#NHSThankYou
#BBCMakeADifference
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Hot off the sewing machine .... WGHS Scrub Hub’s first set of reversible scrubs ready for Pinderfields Hospital
@MidYorkshireNHS
❤️ Mrs Maher 👏🏻
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The WGHS Scrub Hub is in action ! Four teachers are working collaboratively to make vital scrubs for NHS staff at Pinderfields Hospital. The team are busy at work - pics of the first sets of scrubs soon. Pupils have been invited to join & make scrub bags:
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Wow! 14 of our pupils achieved straight A*/A grades in their
#Alevels2017
!
A fantastic achievement girls!
#alevelresultsday
#girlpower
💙
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DeLorean time machine
#soapboxracer
revealed ahead of Saturday’s Humber Bridge Soapbox Derby. The team of drivers will be dressed as various characters from the
#backtothefuture
movies. Good luck girls!
@SoapboxHessle
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Our brass band were delighted to play at the atrium at
@MidYorkshireNHS
today as the Clinical Team of the Year Award was presented to the winners Intensive Care and Theatres. We hope our music was a small thank you to the dedication and amazing work of all hospital staff.
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Efforts to support key workers continue today with DT Teacher Mr Carlin delivering more visor PPE equipment to Kings Medical Practice in Normanton and
@Wfldhospice
. All perishable food from our kitchens has also been delivered to
@StCathsChurch
.
#NHSThankYou
#BBCMakeADifference
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What a way to start our week - we're celebrating !
Wakefield Girls' has been recognised as one of the very best schools in the world & become accredited as a High Performance Learning World Class School
@HPLedu
Learn more here:
#WakefieldGirlsHigh
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Presenting our Head Girl for 2016....Vivi Way! And our Deputy Head Girl, Emerald Cartwright!!
Congratulations girls!
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Here they are, our Head Girl Team for 2018/19!
We're delighted to announce Elspeth Lee as Head Girl & our Deputy Head Girl is Emma Copley.
Congratulations to Elspeth, Emma and the whole Head Girl Team!
#girlpower
#whoruntheworld
#MondayMotivation
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📣This is a BIG shout out to our fabulous cleaning team who really do a fantastic job every morning and evening keeping our school so exceptionally clean - thank you very much 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
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We are delighted that 4 of our girls were offered
@Cambridge_Uni
places in Engineering, Classics, Medicine and Maths!
#OnceAHighSchoolGirl
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We would like to reassure Y11 students that we will be using the Centre Assessed Grades submitted by teachers for all applications to Wakefield Girls' Sixth Form. We will be here to celebrate & support you on Thursday.
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Great to see
@barnshospital
making use of our visors. Mr Carlin & team have now delivered 290 visors to healthcare workers and hope to make another 600! We’d be v grateful for polypropylene sheet or similar clear, flexible plastic 0.5 - 1mm thick. More:
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Art work of the week is back! We are blown away by this striking piece by
#WakefieldGirl
Abi in Year 13 who has used blue biro to create this portrait for her personal investigation. 🤩
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So very proud of how our girls are a part of Wakefield Girls’ High School Scrub Hub helping to support our NHS workers. Pictured are scrub bags made by Ruby from year 13, Hollie from year 10 and Emilia from year 7. We really love the thoughtfully stitched Thank you message ❤️
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All 4 of our girls who had offers from
@Cambridge_Uni
have got in following their fantastic
#alevelresults
!
Talk about
#MondayMotivaton
!👩🎓💙
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We are thrilled that this year's cohort of A Level students have achieved 42% A* to A grades. Almost 70% of results achieved were at grades A* to B and overall 100% of students achieved three or more A Level passes!
#proud
#alevelresultsday2019
#WeAreWakefieldGirls
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Today we celebrate 141 years. Wakefield Girls' High School first opened its doors to 58 girls in September 1878. Today we celebrated by holding a Founders' Day Service in the beautiful surroundings of Wakefield Cathedral
@WakeCathedral
#happyfoundersday
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It wasn’t just farewells for summer today - goodbyes were also said to some long standing and much loved staff.
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Alex, one of our Art Limitless Learners in Year 11, has made our day and our Artwork of the Week ✨
#WakefieldGirlsHigh
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U11 Choir visited Bruges this morning! Stopping off at a chocolatier & for a canal cruise before heading to Ypres for another performance!
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Cupcakes fit for a queen - in fact Elizabeth I! History mad pupil bakes in aid of
@artfund
#savearmada
@TQHGreenwich
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Artwork of The Week
A beautiful painting of her grandma by Orla year 9
#WakefieldGirls
. We’re always astounded by the talent of our students.
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2017/18 DONE! Another great academic year done & dusted!
Wishing all our staff and pupils a fantastic Summer holiday!
#FridayFeeling
#SchoolsOutForSummer2018
#Friyay
😎
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An excellent
#gcse
year for WGHS girls!
Congratulations to everyone for doing fantastically in
#gcseresultsday2018
!
A whopping 39% of our girls achieved Grades 9/8 or Grade A*, amazing!
Time to get ready for Sixth Form!
#OnceaHighSchoolGirl
💙
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The Sunday Times has released its Parent Power School Guide 2022 recognising Wakefield Girls’ as one of the best performing top independent schools in the North.
This is a wonderful recognition for our staff, students and parents.
Read more:
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Fantastic
#achievement
for Y13 Alice Fox who made her debut for
@DerbyshireWomen
- playing against Wales in the ECB County Championship National Division 2. 💙🏏
Alice performed well getting a brace of wickets with great economy.
@ThisGirlCanUK
#cricket
#whoruntheworld
#welldone
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Good morning! Early Years children at our Wakefield Grammar School Foundation start their day taking part in the
@joewicks
live PE lesson.
#PEwithJoe
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Huge congratulations to our U16
#hockey
team -
@EnglandHockey
Schools Cup North Indoor Champions!! Great result v
@RGSNewcastle
in the final. Bring on 'push back' at the Finals in January!
@WakefieldHockey
@ThisGirlCanUK
🏑
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We already know how talented our Teacher of Classics and Assistant Head of Sixth Form, Mrs Oliver, is and now we’re thrilled to congratulate her on her place at Oxford to study Mst. Literature and Arts. 👏🏻
Mrs Oliver will remain teaching our pupils in school as she studies.
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So proud. Old Girl
@sophcaz
to co-captain Wheelchair Basketball team for Rio 2016
@britwheelbball
@ParalympicsGB
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It's been a stormy time post
#alevelresults
and we are very pleased to hear that teacher-assessed grades will now be used in England. Students can use this or the awarded grade, whichever is higher. Always here to celebrate and support you.
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And here they are...congratulations to our new Head Girl Kyra Balmforth, Deputy Holly Burrell and our Senior Prefects for 2017-18! 💙
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Well done to our Year 11 & 13 students who have achieved excellent
#results
through their commitment to study & perseverance in pursuing success in challenging times. 52% of A-Level grades were awarded at A*/A & 49% of GCSE at the top levels, grade 9 and 8.
#WakefieldGirlsHigh
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Congrats & best wishes to our
#WakefieldGirls
receiving their A Level results 👏We are so proud of your hard work, grit & determination to earn these stellar results in an unprecedented 18 months’ of blended learning.
💫Read the results here 💫:
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We’re wishing alumnae and GB wheelchair basketballer
@sophcaz
the very best on her Paralympic ambition in Tokyo 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
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Our U11 choir have just stopped off in Cambridge for a snack in the
#sunshine
whilst on their way to Belgium!
Have a fabulous tour girls! 🎶
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What a day of mixed emotions. Whilst much is unknown, the strength of our Wakefield Girls' community is clear. Thanks for your kindness & support As we prepare for guided home learning next week we will apply resilience, self belief & positivity that makes us part of our school.
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Our U11 Choir performed brilliantly for the appreciative audience at St. Josef's Residential Home. Next stop... the beach! 👩🎤🏖️
#Belgium
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Record broken with 631 conical party hats in one room. Raising awareness for
@YoungMindsUK
@TimetoChange
#timetotalk
#wellbeing
#mentalhealth
#welldonegirls
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Scrub Hub ship out their 100th set of scrubs !
💯Here’s a picture of their handiwork here before delivering GP surgeries, opticians and to
@MidYorkshireNHS
@STEPSrehabUK
💯
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Artwork of the Week goes with congratulations to Year 9
#WakefieldGirl
Zara. We love this beautiful painting on canvas. ✨
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What an inspirational morning for
#Wellbeing
Week! Thank you to Team GB Paralympian
@sophcaz
for coming back to WGHS
#thisgirlcan
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It's
#gcseresultsday2022
🎊
Congratulations to all our Year 11 girls - we are proud of you all 👏
#WakefieldGirls
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Huge congrats to pupil Leah Crisp - Youth Commonwealth Games Champion in 800m & 400m freestyle. Amazing!
#Bahamas2017cyg
#Sportsinparadise
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Artist Of The Week
We are very proud to work with such talented young artists. 'Burdens Rope' is interpreted by Year 10
#WakefieldGirl
Megan using watercolours. Incredible work Megan !
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Congratulations to the Class of 2016 on their A-Level results today,
75% A*-B!
#OnceaHighSchoolGirl
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Well done to
@QEGSYorkshire
U15 rugby team for their game at Twickenham today,
#WakefieldGirls
are all proud of you and we enjoyed watching live from Jubilee Hall at lunchtime ! 🙌🏻
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A wonderful morning celebrating with our fab Y13 - v proud of their brilliant results & know they are ready to continue their journeys with an abundance of personal and professional skills 🌟
#aware
#together
#empowered
#ResultsDay2023
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There's no stopping our U13
#cricket
team! They've just won the
@LadyTaverners
Regional Finals & will now go to
@HomeOfCricket
to represent the North of England at Nationals next month! 🏏
Amazing achievement girls!
@ThisGirlCanUK
#girlpower
#whoruntheworld
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Well done Hannah in Year 10 for your amazing Artwork of The Week.👏🏻
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Hugely proud of our fabulous & focused Sixth Formers. Congratulations Year 13, your hard work throughout shows in your exceptional
#AlevelResults
in this extraordinary year. 42% of A-Level grades today A*/ As with over 65% of grades A* to B.
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Sending positive vibes & the best of luck to all our girls receiving their
#ALevelResults
tomorrow! 💙
#alevelresultsday2018
#girlpower
#whoruntheworld
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Wakefield Girls’ community offers its deepest condolences to the Royal family on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. Her lifetime of service and love has been remarkable and we mark her passing with profound sadness and heartfelt thanks. Rest in peace.
#QueenElizabeth
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A real highlight of our school year is the announcement of our prestigious Head Girl Team.
We're delighted to announce our 2022/23 Head Girl Team will be led by Hooriya Fida & Charlotte McKinley as Head & Deputy Head Girl - read more....
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Staff had a lovely surprise as they arrived at
#WakefieldGirls
today - thank you governors 👍
A huge thanks too goes to our parents for so much wonderful support this year and to our students for being so thoughtfully bold and consistently working hard and well together.
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A picnic, a paddle and building sand castles at the beach!
Our U11 choir are looking forward to performing at Wapenplein Bandstand later!👩🎤
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Super proud of
#WakefieldGirls
alumna
@sophcaz
- go Sophie 🙌🏻💪🏻
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A massive well done to the girls in Y7,8,9 & 10
#fundraising
for
@ForgetMNotChild
they have raised a brilliant £1009.51!! 💙
#charity
#Wakefield
#thisgirlcan
#everypennycounts
#support
#WellDone
#OnceaHighSchoolgirl
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Well done to the members of staff who completed the Wakefield Way Relay.
They ran 120km in a brilliant time of 13hrs 15mins. 🏃♀️🏃♂️🎽
Their total raised for
@ForgetMNotChild
so far is- £1494.63!
#charity
#fundraising
#running
#teameffort
#support
#MotivationMonday
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Good luck to our U14 Hockey girls who are currently playing in Investec School Championship finals in London!
#thisgirlcan
#investechockey
🏑
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Good luck to all our girls collecting their
#GCSEresults
tomorrow!💙
Pupils can collect their results from 9am.
#gcseresultsday2018
#PositiveVibesOnly
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A truly inspirational assembly by
#TeamGB
#basketball
Paralympian
@sophcaz
! For the JS girls ‘yes we can' week, Sophie spoke about how
#perseverance
and
#determination
help you achieve anything you want!
#Mondaymotivation
#OnceahighSchoolgirl
#active
#InspirationMonday
#medals
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Huge congratulations to Y11 Taryn who found out last week she had made the U16 England Hockey squad - what an amazing achievement! 🏑
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#WakefieldGirls
in sixth form were privileged to attend another Gem Lecture from our series - today given by very relatable alumna
@heidiallen75
, about making the most of life, going about it fearlessly and changing direction if you think it’s the right thing to do.
🙏🏻 Heidi.
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We bid a fond farewell to Mrs Hotham & Mrs Pick this morning in assembly, as did a few surprise guests! Happy retirement both!
#fridayfeeling
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The
#WakefieldGirlsHigh
active staff pics are still coming - 10k walks, some very long bike rides 🚲 and a 42k run 🏃♀️! All in support of the fantastic
@TRJFProject
- you can support their amazing work: . Thank you 🙏🏻
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We're inspired by student Hooriya's amazing Street Art that she has created in preparation for a VE (Socially Distanced) Street Party.
What a talented lady she is ! You can watch how Hooriya created this art here:
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🏑Hockey Champion🥇 Year 13 student Taryn has recently been selected for the U18 North of England team and over summer took part in a tournament called Futures Cup. The team won after a penalty shootout and Taryn has been invited to the U18 England training squad 🌟
#hockey
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As Year 13 approach the end of school life at
#WakefieldGirls
&
@QEGSYorkshire
they returned to where it all began
@PrePrepWGSF
.
How quickly time flies! We enjoyed reminiscing & seeing how the things we do on a daily basis with our little people has an impact now & for always.
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While school is quiet as students learn safely at home, the D&T Workshop at Wakefield Girls’ High School continues to buzz with the efforts of our dedicated teachers manufacturing PPE. Read the latest:
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It has been another joyful morning at
#WakefieldGirls
celebrating well deserved success with our GCSE students. One third received the highly sought after grade 9 and over three quarters top grades 7 - 9.💫Congratulations from us all 👏
Read more here:
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So thrilled for Former pupil Joey Leigh - part of
#TeamGB
@EnglandHockey
Women's GOLD medal winning squad.
#awesome
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Inspirational talk to our Y10s today by
@Jas_Sanghera_KN
@KNFMHBV
. So thought provoking
#forcedmarriage
#honourabuse
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We can't wait to welcome back our pupils tomorrow and see all the familiar faces, as well as lots of new ones!
Wishing all our pupils and staff a happy, successful and positive academic year! 💙
See you in the morning everyone!
#TuesdayMotivation
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Heidi-Jayne Boyes with our Senior School students as they try out new things and go out of their comfort zones as part of our Wellbeing Week ✨🎪
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Truly amazing effort girls. Stand tall and be very proud.
#onceahighschoolgirl
#thisgirlcan
#believe
Finally ended 2-1 down to Surbiton after extra time. Never mind girls you did AMAZINGLY well!
#2ndinthecountry
@WGHSYorkshire
@GBHockey
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Here’s our 3D printer running around the clock. Yesterday was a landmark - the team smashed their 1000 target with 1295 laser cut visors being produced !
Huge thanks to all donors and helpers. We are most grateful🙏🏻
Enquiries - visors
@wgsf
.net
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Thank you to Old Girl
@hollylottie88
for telling us about her
@netflix
adventure & encouraging our girls to be
#brave
at JS Speech Day today
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The new look St. John's House has the real 'wow' factor! Girls SO excited to see their new classrooms and facilities - the perfect learning environment for girls! All the months of renovation hard work have paid off
#modern
#bright
#bestforlearning
#girlseducation
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Good luck for tomorrow Mr Meredith!
He'll be conducting an orchestra all the way in
#Beijing
at The Forbidden City Concert Hall with pupils from a whopping SIX international schools! 😲💙
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The rain has not dampened any spirits at Wakefield Girls' 😊
Wonderful to be with our students & a huge welcome to our new girls. The Head's speech is streaming into our classes & we're excited for the opportunities each day brings. Reception & Year 7 are off to a great start.
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Our first term is truly underway and it has been a delight to celebrate the notable achievements from the last academic year of so many students ! Assemblies have focused us all upon the opportunities that each day brings - read more here:
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Y6 are on their way to Blencathra! Lunch at Tebay services. A lovely start to the week watching the ducks in the pond.😎
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Excitement is building in Year 13 as university offers come in. Congratulations to our year 13 pupil Charlene Dews on an offer just received from Oxford University to study Classics.
#wakefieldproud
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#WakefieldGirls
is thankful to our amazing cleaning team who always keep our spaces super clean and polished 🙌🏻 a special thanks for helping us prepare for
#openmorning
💙
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It’s been a day of joy and pride for Captain Tom - and also for our year 11 student Abby whose celebratory artwork for Tom’s special day made
@BBCLookNorth
!
Well done, we’re proud of you Abby 🌟
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Good Luck to our Year 13 students on the eve of their A-Level results. Their resilience and determination has been exemplary and we are very proud of them all. They will all go far.
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2016/17 is officially over & school's out for
#Summer
!
Wishing all our staff & pupils a happy and restful
#SummerHoliday
!
Happy
#Friday
!🔵🙂
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Ms Heidi-Jayne Boyes, head at Wakefield Girls' High School, said today that she was delighted to see the girls being rewarded for their hard work and effort over the last two years. Read more about our A Level results here 👉
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Chloe from
@TeenageCancer
presented our Foundation
#Charity
Fayre Committee with a certificate of thanks today for raising a whopping £5085!
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There’s a wonderful sound of music coming from Jubilee Hall this morning as our
#WakefieldGirls
rehearse for our Christmas Carol concert this afternoon.
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Brave, determined Jess grabs A* A* A A despite fighting scoliosis & time in
@SheffChildrens
< 3 months before exams.
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There's no stopping our Junior School choirs!
The U11 choir were triumphant at Barnsley Music Festival this morning, winning their class with distinction & bringing home the Colin Leech trophy! 👩🎤
Congratulations girls!
#friyay
#FridayMotivation
#whoruntheworld
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Our girls are so talented in so many different ways and we love to hear about their achievements, both in and out of school. Mariella and her teammates were recently awarded a silver medal at the ‘Swim England Combo Cup’ event held at the London Olympic Aquatic Centre. 👏
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It has been wonderful to enjoy live Christmas performances this term and we are so proud of the way
#WakefieldGirls
have prepared for them. A massive well done to our U11 choir who sang with
@Skelmvc
@WakeCathedral
on Saturday evening - a fabulous musical collaboration.
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Congratulations to our Northern champs, the U13
#hockey
team!
Following their win today they're now winging their way to the National Finals! Fantastic achievement girls!
@ThisGirlCanUK
🏑
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Delighted that
#WGHS
have been shortlisted for the 'Wellbeing Initiative of the Year Award' at the
#tesISAwards
tonight. Fingers crossed to
@ninaparkin
& team - have a great evening celebrating
@Grosvenor_House
with host
@GylesB1
!
#wellbeing
#mentalhealth
#finalists
@YoungMindsUK
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