The Green School for Girls is in an all-girls secondary school and

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with academy status, located in Isleworth, west

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, England. It also has a new boys school situated across the road.

History

The Green School for Girls was originally a Sunday school for girls founded in 1796. It educated girls rejected from the heavily oversubscribed Blue School (now

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). The name supposedly originates from the fact that the school away gave free green clothes for the girls to wear as a uniform. In 1906 the

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whose estate was Syon Park donated a new building at Busch Corner in London Road, Isleworth, which is still occupied by the school. The junior school closed in 1919. Some of the buildings suffered damage during

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on three separate occasions. The school campus underwent some renovations and additions over the years but still largely occupies the original buildings. The school's mission has always been for the children to go to school in a friendly and safe environment.

House system

The Green School for Girls splits girls into five different houses from Year 7 to Year 11; each house is named after a tree and has a distinct colour. *Beeches - Red *Chestnuts - Green *Elms - Blue *Oaks - Yellow *Willows - Orange

Notable former pupils

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References

External links

Official websiteOfsted report
Girls' schools in London Secondary schools in the London Borough of Hounslow Church of England secondary schools in the Diocese of London Academies in the London Borough of Hounslow Isleworth 1796 establishments in England Educational institutions established in 1796 {{London-school-stub