On 7 September 2019, 62 Old Girls came from all corners of both the world and Great Britain for a reunion at the school and afterwards at the Stamford Arms. It was 50 years sinceContinue reading
Thought for the week
Co-operation ‘Many hands make light work.’ (English proverb)
Harvest Festival is approaching!
Please fill up the cardboard box in your form room with whatever items from the list below that you/your family can spare: Tinned carrots and peas Tinned tomatoes Tinned spaghetti Jars of pasta sauce JarsContinue reading
Well done Gold Challengers
See below the letter Kevin Beattie has sent for parents of the 27 Gold award participants. If you click on the link for the video you will see the conditions they had to put upContinue reading
Summer Reading Challenge Winners
Congratulations to Naomi from Year 8 (pictured to the right of her friend Ayanfe), one of the winners of this year’s Summer Reading Challenge. Naomi will be taking over the library budget this term andContinue reading
The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer
Reviewed by Safiyyah S (Year 11) I am not one to read non-fiction books and I most definitely would not expect me to say a non-fiction book is my favourite book- yet here I am.Continue reading
The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown
Reviewed by Annabelle F (Year 11) I am aware that this is not the first book in the series, however much like the films, I read this book first and the rest of the seriesContinue reading
Olivia’s Rowing Success
Olivia S from Y11 had competed in the Junior National Rowing competition in Nottingham last Friday. She raced as part of a coxed quad in the women’s junior aged 15 category, in which they wonContinue reading
Thought for the week
Co-Operation ‘Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much.’ (Helen Keller)
GCSE Results 2019
Students at Altrincham Grammar School for Girls excel once more in their GCSE examinations In the first year in which all subjects have been graded on the 9-1 scale, students at Altrincham Grammar School forContinue reading
A-Level Results 2019
We, at Altrincham Grammar School for Girls, are delighted to be celebrating alongside our students another excellent set of A level results. Our students’ successes saw 91% of examinations graded at A*-B and 99% gradedContinue reading
AGGS Borneo Expedition
See the Twitter feed of the AGGS Borneo expedition here: https://twitter.com/AGGS_Borneo
Cantabria Trip 2019
The Cantabria 2019 trip has arrived home safely after four fun packed days. The students were great and really immersed themselves in Spanish culture and practiced their language skills to the full! A huge thankContinue reading
Thought for the Week
Create your future from your future, not your past
AGGS Sports Day 2019
AGGS Sports day took place on Thursday 18th July, and was a great success! Activities included Shot putt, Javelin, discus, Long jump, high jump, some other fun activities alongside entertainment by Mrs. Hulme in manyContinue reading
Illuminate Online are the winners of the Entrepreneurs of the Year Award
Congratulations to Illuminate Online – winners of the Entrepreneurs of the Year Award! The Illuminate team Rose, Orla, Ibby & Amy were nominated for the UKFast Young Entrepreneur’s of the Year award for inventing an anti Cyber BullyingContinue reading
Eleanor gets a Silver award for her design from Starpack
Eleanor, Year 9, won a silver award in the National Starpack Competition. The competition idea is to introduce young people to the design process and provide them with an early introduction to the industry, toContinue reading
Y10 Enterprise Day
On Wednesday, the Year 10 cohort took part in an Airline Masterclass enterprise day presented and delivered by Young Enterprise. The programme aims to develop employability skills and business awareness. Students set up and ranContinue reading
Y10 Careers Day
During the last week of term we invited volunteers into school to conduct practice interviews with our Year 10 students as part of their Careers Day. The day started off with an inspirational talk fromContinue reading
Eurovision 2019
Year 8 wowed the judges on Tuesday 16 July at the annual Eurovision Song Competition. The vent has been running for 15 years now, but staff agreed that this was one of the best. YearContinue reading
‘A Pirate, A Merchant’ – Asma K, Y7
‘Sail ho! Another booty tonight with the yellow iron Attack the ship and take with the bounty, ye rapscallion!’ A vulgar pirate glared at me, gold teeth glinting in the light A grotesque scar uponContinue reading
‘Mutiny’ – Kitty D, Y10
Miserably, the day plodded on as the grey clouds shrouded the heavens. The dim light of the dying sun buried itself below the horizon. The rain bled into the murky ocean solemnly, softly. At attentionContinue reading
Women of Troy at Victoria Baths
It is known that the first appearances of Theatre in history occurs in Ancient Greece through the Greek Chorus, where actors would use nothing but their own skills to teach their audiences about the godsContinue reading
Grace Success at the Dance World Cup Finals
Grace S from Y9 represented Team England at the Dance World Cup Finals held in Braga, Portugal last week, which held over 10 days with finalists from 62 countries competing in multiple dance genres. GraceContinue reading
M for M trip
The year 12 English literature students had a highly successful trip to Stratford Upon Avon on Saturday 6th July, to see their set text Measure for Measure performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company. We travelledContinue reading
Language Leaders
The language leaders course has been running all year once a week for a group of about 40 Y10 students: This year we have been very busy at language leaders. It has been an engagingContinue reading
The Ryman National Enterprise Challenge
Imogen, Alishba, Lauren & Rachel travelled down to Wembley Stadium with Miss Kirby on 10 July to pitch their idea of getting more girls into football by 2020. Although they didn’t get through to theContinue reading
Food & Nutrition this term
I would like to end this academic year by saying well done to all of you who have made some of the amazing dishes that leave F7 every day. Thank you for all your hardContinue reading