Welcome to Sir Jonathan North Girls' College

Join our all-girls school for ages 11-16. With an Outstanding Ofsted report, we offer top-tier academics, personal growth, and a supportive community. We empower young women to become future leaders. Be part of a standout school!

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As part of Lionheart Venues, we offer contemporary multi-use facilities for hire across Leicestershire. Our schools have hosted many memorable events and activities over the years.

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Our philosophy

Our aim is to create good people. At the heart of our approach to education are the '4Rs' which underpin everything we believe: Resilience, Respect, Reflectiveness and Resourcefulness. Through promoting these core values we believe we can help equip our young people to, not only succeed academically, but also socially, spiritually, morally and culturally.

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Our pledge

We are incredibly excited about the prospect of seeing young people develop during their time at Sir Jonathan North and want to work closely, in partnership with, parents/carers and their children.

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Students shine at Primary Tennis Festival

March 31, 2025

The students – all part of the Sir Jonathan North Leadership Academy – designed eight tennis-themed activities for the pupils, each focusing on specific sporting skills. Throughout the activities, pupils improved their throwing, catching, coordination and racket skills before engaging in tennis matches to apply what they had learnt. Our students led the coaching and officiating throughout the day; they also collaborated with Primary School Leaders, teaching them how to lead and providing them wi…

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Celebrating International Women's Day at Sir Jonathan North Girls' College

March 26, 2025

Throughout the week, students participated in a variety of activities across different subject areas. These included quizzes, research activities, and competitions based on research projects. Each subject department took the opportunity to emphasise the contributions of women in their respective fields. For instance, in PE, students researched and presented on influential female sports figures. Adding to the celebration, Year 7 and 8 students learned Maya Angelou’s powerful poem Still I Rise, be…

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We Will Rock You - Musical

February 28, 2025

Sir Jonathan North Girls' College presents WE WILL ROCK YOU!  Held at The Cedars Academy (Palmer Tomkinson Centre) in Birstall, Leicester, LE4 4GHWith performances on Wednesday 2nd April 2025 - Thursday 3rd April 2025 Book here

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Local MP visits Sir Jonathan North

February 10, 2025

Upon his arrival, Shockat was warmly greeted by Executive Principal James McKenna and Associate Principal Dr. Helen Coles-Hennessy, who led him on an engaging tour of the school grounds. The tour provided an opportunity to showcase our recent outstanding Ofsted result and discuss potential collaborations to further support the local community.  The highlight of the visit was Shockat's interaction with a group of enthusiastic citizenship students. Eager to delve into the world of local and n…

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Our school is Outstanding in all areas!

February 04, 2025

Outstanding Quality of Education Ofsted inspectors praised our exceptional learning environment, noting that "pupils thrive at Sir Jonathan North Girls’ College" and learn within "focused and ambitious classroom environments." They highlighted that our curriculum is "intelligently designed and ambitious," fostering a culture of independent learning that allows students to "broaden their horizons" and "challenge themselves." As a result, our students produce work of "exceptionally high quality,"…

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