House System
The school operates a house system, with girls being placed in one of the five houses at the start of their time at the school along with the rest of their forms. The five houses are named after notable women in history and each have a corresponding colour: Bronte is blue, Curie is green, Nightingale is purple, Pankhurst is yellow and Teresa is red. Five girls in the upper sixth are appointed the head of houses each year. The houses play a part in music and sports in the school, with girls earning points for winning competitions and events, in particular interhouse, a sports half-day competition occurring once a term for years 7-11. At the end of each academic year one house will win the house cup for having the most points.
| House | Colour | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| Bronte | Blue | Named after the three authors, the Brontë sisters, Charlotte, Anne and Emily |
| Curie | Green | Named after Marie Curie, the physicist and chemist who won two Nobel Prizes |
| Nightingale | Purple | Named after the nurse, Florence Nightingale, who nursed during the Crimean War and left a great legacy to nursing |
| Pankhurst | Yellow | Named after Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters, Sylvia Pankhurst and Christabel Pankhurst, who were great figures in the British suffragette movement and the campaign to give women the vote |
| Teresa | Red | Named after Mother Teresa, the Catholic nun and humanitarian who won the Nobel Peace Prize |
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