place

Watford Grammar School for Girls

1704 establishments in EnglandAcademies in HertfordshireEducational institutions established in 1704Girls' schools in HertfordshireSchools in Watford
Secondary schools in Hertfordshire

Watford Grammar School for Girls (commonly abbreviated WGGS) is an academy for girls in Watford in Hertfordshire, UK. Despite its name, it is only a partially selective school, with 25% of entrants admitted on academic ability and 10% on musical aptitude.Its GCSE results were the highest achieved by non-grammar state schools in England in 2007.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Watford Grammar School for Girls (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors).

Watford Grammar School for Girls
Cambridge Road,

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Phone number Website External links Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Watford Grammar School for GirlsContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 51.6515 ° E -0.3962 °
placeShow on map

Address

Watford Grammar School for Girls

Cambridge Road
WD18 0AE , Watford Heath
England, United Kingdom
mapOpen on Google Maps

Phone number

call+441923223403

Website
watfordgrammarschoolforgirls.org.uk

linkVisit website

linkWikiData (Q7974620)
linkOpenStreetMap (35834487)

Share experience

Nearby Places

Watford
Watford

Watford ( (listen)) is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England, 15 miles northwest of Central London, on the River Colne. Initially a small market town, the Grand Junction Canal encouraged the construction of paper-making mills, print works, and breweries. While industry has declined in Watford, its location near London and transport links has attracted several companies to site their headquarters in the town. Cassiobury Park is a public park that was once the manor estate of the Earls of Essex. The town developed next to the River Colne on land belonging to St Albans Abbey. In the 12th century, a charter was granted allowing a market, and the building of St Mary's Church began. The town grew partly due to travellers going to Berkhamsted Castle and the royal palace at Kings Langley. A mansion was built at Cassiobury in the 16th century. This was partly rebuilt in the 17th century and another country house was built at The Grove. The Grand Junction Canal in 1798 and the London and Birmingham Railway in 1837 resulted in Watford's rapid growth, with paper-making mills such as John Dickinson at Croxley, influencing the development of printing in the town. Two brewers, Benskins and Sedgwicks, amalgamated and flourished in the town until their closure in the late 20th century. Hertfordshire County Council designates Watford to be a major sub-regional centre. Several head offices are based in Watford. International conferences and sporting events have also taken place in Watford, including the 2006 World Golf Championship, the 2013 Bilderberg Conference and the 2019 NATO summit which all took place at The Grove.Watford became an urban district under the Local Government Act 1894 and a municipal borough by grant of a charter in 1922. The borough, which had 90,301 inhabitants at the 2011 census, is separated from Greater London to the south by Three Rivers District. Watford Borough Council is the local authority with the Mayor of Watford as its head – one of only 18 directly elected mayors in England and Wales.