Lancaster Girls' Grammar School

Lancaster Girls' Grammar School is a selective state grammar school with academy status for girls on Regent Street in Lancaster, England. It first began in order to boost the education of women in the early 1900s and has been doing so ever since.About LGGSLGGS gained Technology College status in 1995, and Language College status in 2007, and has been consistently ranked among the top twenty performing secondary schools in the country. 2008, for example, saw excellent results at GCSE with the percentage of A*/A grades at 80%. Their average point score of 601 placed them at 15th in the best state schools tables (Daily Telegraph). 7 girls gained 11 A* grades and 10 A* grades were gained by another 6 pupils.CentenaryRecently the school has just passed its centenary year bringing a few changes along with it. The school logo has been updated and the uniform changed along with a new hall added to the main part of the school building.House systemLancaster Girls' Grammar school has a House system as girls are sorted into these house in first year, and remain affiliated with them for the rest of their school career. The Houses are named after the twin towns of Lancaster: Aalborg represented by the colour blue Perpignan represented by the colour green Rendsburg represented by the colour red Lublin represented by the colour yellowThe Houses provide a very competitive spirit between girls and are the basis for many inter-house competitions throughout the year, including the Performing Arts Festival, Sports Day and the Music Festival.