GHS - advice from current parents

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My daughter is starting at GHS in September (Year 7).
Could someone currently at the school answer couple of questions...

• are the sports practices for netball/lacrosse after school? Any idea what days and when they finish?
• The uniform list at Stevensons is very long! Do the girls really need everything on the list?? Are there any items your dugouts never needed or ones you wish your had more of...?

Really appreciate some information. Thanks!

I suspect there is more than one "GHS" in the country. Possibly fewer that play lacrosse and use Stevensons.

Yup, there's a GHS in Edinburgh....

Assuming Guildford.....

the sports practices are typically before school and at lunchtimes though some fixtures will be after school.

For uniform, the girls spend most days in sports kit so you'll need two sports tops but only one blouse and skirt.

Yes, my daughter wears uniform max one day a week. The rest of the time she is in sports kit. So one skirt, one shirt. I think two fleeces is useful as they wear them more than the sports midlayer. Two joggers bottoms, two sports tops.

I know of one near me (but it's a primary school) and one in Preston.

Generally parents using school acronyms/nicknames and assuming everyone knows that they mean are in London/affluent SE though. So I guess PP's assumption of Guildford might be correct.