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The Grey Coat Hospital is a Church of England secondary school with academy status for girls in Westminster, London, England. ==History== The school was founded on St. Andrew's Day in 1698. Eight members of the congregation of St. Margaret's, Westminster donated towards the founding of the school, initially a day school for 50 boys. In 1701, the Governors bought an old workhouse from Westminster Abbey to establish a boarding school. From that year it was also a mixed school, with both boys and girls attending.〔(Historical notes on Westminster Schools ), page 41. City of Westminster. 1997.〕 The founders' aim was to provide the poor of the parish with an education, so that they could become "loyal citizens, useful workers and solid Christians". From 1785, 60 boys and 30 girls were admitted. In 1874 it was changed to a girls' school under church management.〔 In 1998, the school celebrated its tercentenary by opening a new building for the Upper School on Regency Street, replacing an older site on Sloane Square. The original building is still used primarily by years 7-9 (Lower School), while years 10-11 and the sixth form are based at the Upper School, although most years visit both sites regularly. In 2009 construction began on a new arts block at Lower School under the Building Schools for the Future programme.〔(Building Schools for the Future (BSF) ) on school website〕 The school became a Language College in 2002, and in 2008 was also granted the status of Training School.〔 In its most recent inspection report in 2009, Ofsted again assessed the school as "outstanding". The current head teacher is Mrs Siân Maddrell, who succeeded Rachel Allard in April 2011. The school became an academy on 1 July 2012. In March 2015, the BBC’s Education reporter, Judith Burns, reported that parents offered sixth-form places at the school had been sent a letter signed by the deputy head which said: “If you confirm your offer of a place at Grey Coat for September 2015, then we ask you to pay School Fund, which for sixth-form students is set at £120 per annum () Paying School Fund is an important way of showing us that you are serious about taking up a place with us in Year 12". Burns’ report noted that the admissions code for England states that schools must not "request financial contributions (either in the form of voluntary contributions, donations or deposits, even if refundable) as any part of the admissions process - including for tests" and that the Department for Education had issued a statement in which it said that “Any claim that the school admissions code has been breached will be investigated. We take any allegations very seriously." Grey Coat Hospital said it was “not commenting on the matter at the moment”. Tom McTague, Deputy Political Editor for MailOnline, added that “Parents at Grey Coat have also claimed they were asked for a payment of £96 when joining year seven”. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Grey Coat Hospital」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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