Presdales School

Presdales School
Motto Bold in God
Established 1906
Type Academy
Headmaster Mr M Warren
Location Hoe Lane
Ware
Hertfordshire
SG12 9NX
England
Coordinates: 51°48′11″N 0°01′51″W / 51.80297°N 0.03086°W / 51.80297; -0.03086
DfE number 919/4013
DfE URN 137985 Tables
Ofsted Reports Pre-academy reports
Students 1065
Gender Girls
Ages 11–19
Former name Ware Grammar School for Girls
Website Presdales School

Presdales School is a girls' secondary school with academy status, located in Ware, Hertfordshire in the East of England. The school also operates a coeducational sixth form, which welcomes both boys and girls from the age of 16-18. The current headmistress is Mrs J Robinson, who has held the post since 1987.

History

It was founded as Ware Grammar School for girls in 1906 at nearby Amwell House, and moved to its present site of Presdales House in 1964. It became a comprehensive in 1975.[1]

It was awarded specialist college status three times by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, namely as: a Language College, in 1995; an English and Music College, in 2003; and as a Mathematics & Computing College, in 2009.[2] The school converted to academy status in April 2012

Notable former pupils

Ware Grammar School for Girls

References

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