Woodford County High School For Girls

Woodford County High School For Girls
Address
Map
High Road

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IG8 9LA

Coordinates51°36′25″N 0°01′07″E / 51.607°N 0.0185°E / 51.607; 0.0185
Information
TypeGrammar
MottoLaeti Gratias Deo Agimus
(Let us thank God joyfully)
Established1919
Local authorityRedbridge
Department for Education URN102852 Tables
OfstedReports
Head teacherGemma Van Praagh
StaffDeputy Head - Mr Colin Jenkins
GenderGirls
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1098[1]
HousesHighams green, Repton blue, Warner yellow and Newton red
Colour(s) ,  ,  
Websitewww.woodford.redbridge.sch.uk

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]

  1. ^ "Woodford County High School: URN: 102852". ofsted.gov.uk. Ofsted. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Woodford County High School For Girls - GCSE Courses".
  3. ^ https://walthamforest.gov.uk/sites/default/files/CPZ%20Overview%20Map.pdf [dead link]