Wakefield Girls' High School

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Wakefield Girls' High School (WGHS) is an independent school in Wakefield, England, established in 1878 in Wentworth House. The initial enrolment of 59 pupils has since increased to 665.

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Wakefield, United Kingdom

Wentworth House Built in 1803 by Barrister and educationalist John Pemberton Heywood as a family home. Since September 1878 the building has been home to Wakefield Girls' High School. Between 1917-1919 it served as St. John's Auxiliary Hospital housing casualties from the Great War.

Wentworth Street, Wakefield, United Kingdom where it sited (1878-1917)