Senior School
Senior School House Structure
Sheffield High School’s House system has a vertical structure across the whole school and the houses take their names from the four founder members of the school – Maria Grey, Mary Gurney, Emily Shirreff and Lady Stanley of Alderley.
The Junior Department reflects this system using the same colours, although Grey House in known as ‘Amethyst’, Gurney is called ‘Emeralds’, Shirreff is known as ‘Sapphires’ and Stanley is called ‘Rubies’.
The photo shows the Senior School captains with the Sixth Form officials who run the Senior section, underneath the portraits of the founders.
Numerous competitions and events are organised each year including:
- sporting events such as netball, rounders and athletics
- art competition
- Year 7 Mathematics Day
- celebrations for the School’s birthday
House Officials 2008-2009
Congratulations to all the Year 12 girls who have been selected for the House jobs! It’s a great honour, so make your House proud of you and best wishes for a successful year.
| Grey | Gurney | Shirreff | Stanley | |
| House Captains | Jenny Davidson | Emma Rattee | Harriet Blakey | Jessica Witty |
| House Secretaries | Isobel Henley | Alice Cattee | Sarah Cowan | Svea Hardwick | Games Captains | Sophie Phillipson | Rose Paxman | Sarah Saunders | Jo Teasdale | Middle School Captains | Lauren Potter Stephanie Hardy |
Thalia Caddy Dehenna Davison |
Emma Singleton Maria Swann |
Katie Wensley Alice Edwards |