| In the Beginning Kettering High School for girls opened in September 1913 in premises shared with the Boys Grammar School which had moved from premises in Gold Street to the building in Bowling Green Road. The provision for a secondary school for girls and boys had been agreed by the Northamptonshire county council in 1909 although originally plans were made for only 100 girls to attend the school When the school opened There were 124 pupils, 48 from the pupil-teacher centre which trained teachers and 75 from a private school in Station Road which had been established in 1899 by Kettering Education Committee. The Headmistress of the new school, Miss Edith Bristol, was formerly senior history mistress at Glasgow High School,and Miss Charlotte Butcher became the school's second teacher and remained until her retirement in 1933 |
| Commemoration Day In 1922 Miss Whyte introduced another important event into school life, Commemoration, which perhaps surprisingly was held in June when the school had opened in September. This was because Miss Whyte chose to commemorate the date Queen Elizabeth I donated land and property to Kettering to finance a grammar school. The decree was made on June 15 1577 and Commemoration was held on the Saturday nearest that date |
| Southfield School for Girls The High School moved to new purpose built premises in Lewis Road in 1964 and in 1976 became a comprehensive school, Southfield School for girls |
| Kettering High School Old Girls' Association The first meeting of the Old Girls' Association, known initially as the Old Girls' Club, was held in the School on 28th July 1915. The first Committee had 11 members, including the Head Mistress, members of Staff and the Head Girl; in addition to old girls, membership was open to Lady Governors, Staff and Sixth Formers. Today the Association has over 100 members. All 14 members of the present committee are old girls. An annual lunch and a summer outing enable members to keep in touch. 2013 sees the centenary of the opening of the school and the Association will be holding extra events to celebrate. |