Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls

Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls is a selective grammar school and sixth form for girls in Sutton Coldfield near Birmingham, West Midlands, England. It is a specialist science college and a Leadership Partner School, a title it received in September 2004 (science) and 2009 (Leadership), and a Beacon School. On 1 June 2011 the school became an academy.HistoryIt was opened on 18 September 1929 as Sutton Coldfield High School. Plans for a school had begun in 1906 with sites behind Sutton Coldfield Town Hall, in Sutton Park and Rectory Park all being considered before a 6acre field behind Beeches Walk was selected. It became Sutton Coldfield Girls School in 1962 and then changed its name to Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls in the late 1990s. It is a partner school to Bishop Vesey's Grammar School which was founded in 1527. The two schools regularly partner in events such as drama and operatic productions, with the 2009 production "Iolanthe," a successful performance.In September 1972, there was no intake to the school as its entry age was increased from 11 to 12. However, the entry age was reverted to 11 from September 1992, when two year groups (11- and 12-year-olds) were admitted to the school.