Grey Coat Hospital - London, UK
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N 51° 29.779 W 000° 08.060
30U E 698911 N 5708913
This "Hospital" is really a school.
Waymark Code: WMDQQ8
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/15/2012
Views: 30
Wikipedia informs us:
"The Grey Coat Hospital is a Church of England comprehensive secondary school for girls in Westminster, London, England.
The school was founded on St. Andrew's Day in 1698. Eight members of the congregation of St. Margaret's, Westminster donated towards the founding of the school, initially a day school for 50 boys. In 1701, the Governors bought an old workhouse from Westminster Abbey to establish a boarding school. From that year it was also a mixed school, with both boys and girls attending. The founders' aim was to provide the poor of the parish with an education, so that they could become "loyal citizens, useful workers and solid Christians". From 1785, 60 boys and 30 girls were admitted. In 1874 it was changed to a girls' school under church management.
In 1998, the Hospital celebrated its tercentenary by opening a new building for the Upper School on Regency Street, replacing an older site on Sloane Square. The original building is still used primarily by years 7-9 (Lower School), while years 10-11 and the sixth form are based at the Upper School, although most years visit both sites regularly. In 2009 construction began on a new Arts block at Lower School under the Building Schools for the Future programme.
The school became a Language College in 2002, and in 2008 was also granted the status of Training School. In its most recent inspection report in 2009, Ofsted again assessed the school as "outstanding".
The current head teacher is Mrs Siân Maddrell, who succeeded Rachel Allard in April 2011.
Each year, the school admits 151 girls in to year 7."
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