Newcastle Church High School

The red-brick building on Tankerville Terrace, known since 1925 as ‘Church High’, has the distinction of being the first purpose-built Girls’ School in Jesmond. Since the school was opened in 1889 by Helen Gladstone, Prime Minister Gladstone’s youngest daughter, countless girls dressed in green have entered its doors with curious minds. All left to make their way in the world refined, by that special ‘Church High’ spirit, into the best version of themselves they could possibly be. The same is true for the staff who worked there, in every capacity, over the years. They gave freely of themselves to grow the School and, as a consequence, received much in return. A sense of being part of a family prevails.