Edgbaston High School

Edgbaston High School for Girls is an independent day school for girls aged 3 to 18 in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England.

History
The school was founded in 1876 making it the oldest girls' school in Birmingham. The first headmistress was Mrs Alice Cooper. The school used to be a boarding school in a different location.
In 1881, the school staged a cricket match against another school, to which a local newspaper reacted with hostility. It produced a cartoon and wrote a passage of its opinions towards the upcoming match.
Structure
Westbourne is the Pre-Preparatory Department of the school. It is split into three stages, organised by the age of the child. The Octagon Nursery is available for children from the age of 2½ and above. The nursery opened in September 2004. Following this is the Kindergarten for children of the age of three. In the September following the child's fourth birthday, they can move into...