York College for Girls
York College for Girls was a girls' school in York, England, founded in 1908 and closed in 1997.
The school was founded by the Church Schools Company and opened with twelve pupils on 24 January 1908 in Low Petergate, York, in a building dating to around 1725. By 1997, the school had about 200 pupils and was in the same buildings with later extensions.
In 1996, there were reports of a "cash crisis" and the school closed in 1997.
The buildings are Grade II* listed, and after the school closed they became the home of the restaurant La Vecchia Scuola, which is still in operation.
Former pupils
Notable former pupils include:- Dame Janet Baker, singer
- Mary Isolen Fergusson, civil engineer
- Delia Jarrett-Macauley, writer, academic and broadcaster
- Claudia Lawrence, long term missing person
- Margaret Mann Phillips, historian