The Hertfordshire and Essex High School

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street = Warwick Road
city = Bishop's Stortford
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postcode = CM23 5NJ
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The Hertfordshire and Essex High School (Herts and Essex) is a secondary level comprehensive single-sex school on "Warwick Road" in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England.

History

It was opened as "The Bishop's Stortford Secondary School for Girls" in 1908. It became the Herts and Essex Grammar School for Girls, then became a comprehensive in the 1970s.

Activities

The school does a lot of fund raising, for many different charities. The uniform is a long brown skirt and a brown pin-striped blouse.

The school is also very high in test results and most girls who come out of the school have a very good education.

The girls are also very into music, and the teachers work very hard to make sure the pupils are involved in their fair share of activities and competitions.

The school is very popular and has a very high level of achievement.

Academics

The school is for girls only between the ages of 11 and 16 and has a co-educational sixth form, although boys are still far outnumbered by girls. From 2004, the school has had "Science College Status".

The school has a good reputation for education and sports are competitive, especially for the sixth form. The school boasts a strong Hockey team for the under 16s.It also boasts very high musical talents in all years and is doing the theatrical show called Olivia this will be held in April...

Announcements have been made of plans to move the school to a new area where a new, far larger building will be constructed to house the high influx of new students in the area. The current building is to be demolished once the new school is in place, and houses will be built on the original site.

Notable Alumnae

* Caroline Spelman Conservative MP - 1969-76 (before it was comprehensive)

External links

* [http://www.hertsandessex.herts.sch.uk School website]