World Wars

Gertrude Powicke 1887 – 1919   Gertrude Powicke taught French and German at Manchester High School for Girls from 1911 to 1915. She played a key role in coordinating the MHSG war effort, making much-…

Catherine Corbett 1877 - 1960   Old girl Catherine Corbett was one of the first two women to graduate from Manchester University Medical School. She served as a doctor in a Scottish Women’s Hospital …

We were thrilled to report in 2018 that an autograph book, created by pupils from Manchester High between 1916 and 1918, had been found in the bottom of a basket in a charity shop and given as a pres…

  You may not know that from 1881, boys were admitted to the Prep Department if their sisters were at the School. As Remembrance Day approaches, we remember those who fought for their country during …

There were two periods in the history of MHSG when boys were pupils at the School. Firstly, from 1881 to 1909, we accepted boys aged 6-9 who had sisters in School. Some of these boys fought for their…

  On 20 November 1940, an Open Day was held at the new School at Grangethorpe.  Until September 1939, Manchester High’s home had been in Dover Street, but plans were already under way to move the Sch…

Mary Smith, born in 1902, was a pupil at Manchester High from 1917 to 1920.  Her father's family had a coal distribution business in Ardwick (John Smith & Sons). She was in the secretarial stream at …