Pontefract and District Girls High School

Pontefract and District Girls High School (aka Pontefract Girls' High School) was a grammar school for girls in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.

History
The school on the site was originally built in the Victorian era as a slaughter house before being demolished. It was established in 1912 and closed when in 1987, Pontefract schools lost their sixth forms, with a sixth form college being established at NEW College, Pontefract on the same site. There was a centenary celebration in 2012.

The school had its own magazine.

Notable alumnae

 * Jane Brooke, crime writer
 * Barbara Castle, Baroness Castle of Blackburn, politician
 * Jane Collins, former MEP and UKIP politician
 * Shirley Nolan, medical campaigner set up "Anthony Nolan" register