Pontefract and District Girls High School (aka Pontefract Girls' High School) was a grammar school for girls in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.
History
The school on the site was originally built in the Victorian era as a slaughter house before being demolished. It was established in 1912 and closed when in 1987, Pontefract schools lost their sixth forms, with a sixth form college being established at NEW College, Pontefract on the same site. There was a centenary celebration in 2012.
The school had its own magazine.
Notable alumnae Jane Brooke, crime writer Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, politician Jane Collins, former MEP and UKIP politician Shirley Nolan, medical campaigner set up "Anthony Nolan" register
See also The King's School, Pontefract
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