Fulham Cross Girls’ School (FCGS) is a

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with academy status for girls aged 11–16, located in the

Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies in a loop on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea, London, Chelsea ...

area of the

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, England. The school is part of the Fulham Cross Academy Trust, alongside Fulham Cross Academy. Although the school does not have its own

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, graduating pupils have admissions priority for the sixth form operated by Fulham Cross Academy. The school converted to an academy in . As of 2021, it has not been inspected by

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since then, although there was a monitoring visit in 2015.

History

In 1973, the school was established as Fulham Gilliatt Comprehensive School, as a result of the merging of Fulham County School, a selective school, and Gilliatt School. The first headteacher was Yvonne Lillian Harrison, who had previously been head of Fulham County School from 1969. She was in post until December 1974. The merger of the schools was described by the new deputy head as a "traumatic period".

Notable staff

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References

External links

Official website
Girls' schools in London Secondary schools in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Academies in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Fulham {{London-school-stub