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Bradford Girls' Grammar School

Bradford Girls' Grammar School is a free school for girls aged 5 – 16 and boys aged 5 – 11. Founded in 1875, the school is on the outskirts of Bradford city centre in West Yorkshire, England. Recent public examination results put the school top in Bradford and among the top three in Yorkshire. Bradford Girls has a debating society, which Barbara Castle attended when at the school.

Head teachers
• Miss Porter, Headmistress from 1875 • Miss Stocker • Miss Roberts, 1894–1927 • Miss Hooke, 1927–1955 • Miss M.M. Black, 1955–1975 • Miss R.M. Gleave, 1975–1986 • Mrs L. Warrington, 1986–2009 • Mrs Kathryn Matthews, 2009–2020 ==Notable former pupils==
Notable former pupils
Juliet Barker, British historian. • Linda Barker, English interior designer and television presenter. • Marion Bidder, British physiologist. • Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn (1910-2002), British Labour Party politician. • Thangam Debbonaire, British Labour Party politician. • Elizabeth Denby (1894–1965), English social housing expert and consultant. • Anne Dyer, first female bishop in the Scottish Episcopal Church. • Ruby Ferguson (1899–1966), née Rubie Constance Ashby, writer of popular fiction, including children's books. • Isabel Hilton, journalist. • Jennifer Ingleheart, Professor of Latin at Durham University. • Melanie Kilburn, English actress. • Natalia Kills, English singer-songwriter. • Julia Longbottom, diplomat. • Lizzie Mickery, British writer and former actress • Dorothy Miell, academic • Louisa Pesel, embroiderer, educator and textile collector. • Anita Rani, English radio and television presenter, and journalist. • Helene Reynard, Economist and college administrator. • Jo Shaw, legal scholar • Mary Tamm, Actress. • Anna Watts, astrophysicist. ==References==
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