Didcot Girls' School
| Didcot Girls' School | |
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| Address | |
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Manor Crescent , , OX11 7AJ | |
| Coordinates | 51°36′24″N 1°15′14″W / 51.606769°N 1.253976°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Secondary school |
| Motto | Committed to Excellence |
| Local authority | Oxfordshire County Council |
| Department for Education URN | 138490 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Chair of Governors | Ruth Elliot |
| Headteacher | Georgina Littler |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1562 students[1]: 4 |
| Houses | 7 |
| Website | didcotgirls |
Didcot Girls' School (also known as DGS) is a secondary school with academy status for students in Didcot, Oxfordshire and the surrounding rural area. The school was awarded Language College and Enterprise College status in 2006.[2] The mixed sixth form, known as Didcot Sixth Form, is shared with St Birinus School. The current headteacher is Georgina Littler, having been appointed in May 2020.
The "Friends of Didcot Girls' School" charity was registered formally in 2020 to raise funds for the school.[3][4]
History
[edit]The school was created by the merger in the early 1970s of the former St. Frideswides secondary modern school and adjacent Didcot Girls' Grammar School.[citation needed]
Notable former pupils
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- Henrietta Knight (racehorse trainer), trainer of Best Mate (1995-2005 racehorse)[5]
- Ann Packer MBE, middle-distance runner who, at the 1964 Summer Olympics, won gold in the 800 metres (in a world record) and silver in the 400 metres; she held the women's 800 metres world record from October 1964 to June 1967
- Summer Watson, opera singer and recording artist
References
[edit]- ^ "School inspection". Ofsted. 19 January 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2025.
- ^ Bardsley, Fran (22 August 2013). "GCSEs 2013: Blog of results, updates, reaction, pictures and tweets". The Didcot Herald. Newsquest (Oxfordshire) Ltd. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ^ "Friends of Didcot Girls' School - Didcot Girls' School". www.didcotgirls.oxon.sch.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
- ^ "FRIENDS OF DIDCOT GIRLS' SCHOOL - Charity 1192666". prd-ds-register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ Smith, Russell (29 October 2015). "Profile: Henrietta Knight - Reflection of times gone by". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- Map sources for Didcot Girls' School
- School website
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