Kings Norton Girls' School is an all-girls academy school for pupils aged 11–19. Established in 1910, it is located in Selly Oak Road in Kings Norton within the formal district of

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Curriculum

The school operates both a lower school and 6th form provision. The 6th form provison went co-ed in 2014 to allow boys to attend Kings Norton Girls' School at A level. Pupils follow a broad curriculum that includes National Curriculum core subjects,

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and

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. The school offers courses in: * Art & Design - Textiles * B TEC Travel and Tourism * Biology * Business Studies * Chemistry * Computer Science, * D&T Product Design * Drama & Theatre Studies * English Language-Literature * English Literature * French * Further Mathematics * Geography * German * Government and Politics * History * Mathematics * Media Studies * Music * Music Technology * Photography * Physical Education * Physics * Psychology * Religious Studies * Sociology * Spanish * TEC National Certificate in Sport The school is involved in a range of partnerships with other schools and colleges locally and internationally, and was designated a Specialist Language College in 2001.Ofsted report November 2007
Retrieved 27 December 2010 It became a Leading Edge School in 2003, and gained a second specialism in Sport in 2006.

Notable alumnae

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Kings Norton School for Girls

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References

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