Ipswich High School for Girls 3.04

Ipswich High School is a girls' independent school located at Woolverstone, near the town of Ipswich, England. It was opened in 1878 by the Girls' Day School Trust.HistoryIpswich High School was opened in the Assembly Rooms in Northgate Street, Ipswich, on 30 April 1878 with 43 pupils. The first headmistress, Miss Sophie Youngman, held the position for 21 years and the school flourished and expanded under her leadership. She was succeeded by Miss Kennett and, in 1905, the Council of the Trust purchased a large private house and grounds in Westerfield Road, Ipswich. The move provided a more modern classroom standard, science laboratories and a playing field.Following further growth, another house, Woodview House, was purchased in 1913. Owing to the continued expansion of the school and the demands of the modern curriculum, the decision was taken in 1992 to rehouse the school at Woolverstone Hall, a Grade 1 listed building set in 80acre of parkland on the banks of the River Orwell, the former premises of Woolverstone Hall School for boys (1951 to 1990).Present dayThe school serves a wide area of Suffolk and north Essex, taking girls aged 3–18 years and providing both primary and secondary school education, including a nursery and sixth form, where girls can take the traditional A Levels in subjects such as Latin, History and Mathematics. there are some 630 pupils. There is no boarding and day attendance fees range from £2,613 to £4,308 per term.