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Woodford County High School For Girls | |
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Address | |
High Road , , IG8 9LA | |
Coordinates | 51°36′25″N 0°01′07″E / 51.607°N 0.0185°E |
Information | |
Type | Grammar |
Motto | Laeti Gratias Deo Agimus (Let us thank God joyfully) |
Established | 1919 |
Local authority | Redbridge |
Department for Education URN | 102852 Tables |
Ofsted | Reports |
Head teacher | Gemma Van Praagh |
Staff | Deputy Head - Mr Colin Jenkins |
Gender | Girls |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | 1098[1] |
Houses | Highams green, Repton blue, Warner yellow and Newton red |
Colour(s) | , , |
Website | www |
Woodford County High School For Girls, formerly Woodford County High School (WCHS) is a secondary all-girls selective grammar school in Woodford Green of the London Borough of Redbridge, England. The school was opened in 1919. Woodford County's brother school for boys is Ilford County High School.
Woodford County High School has seven Years (7–13) . To gain a place in the lower school, children take the 11-plus exam via the local authority, the London Borough of Redbridge. Redbridge offers the top 180 girls in the 11-plus exam results places. The school offers a range of GCSE subjects, including Classical Civilisation.[2]
Although the school is part of the Borough of Redbridge school system, the school buildings themselves are located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.[3]