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| name          = Langley Park School for Girls
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| motto         = Ad Rem Mox Nox<br/>''Time is Short, Get to Work''
| established   = 1919
| closed        = 
| type          = [[Academy (English school)|Academy]]
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| address        = Hawksbrook Lane
| city          = [[Beckenham]]
| county        = [[Kent]]
| country       = England
| postcode      = BR3 3BE
| ofsted        = yes
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| urn           = 137006
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| capacity      = {{As of|2023}}, 1642<ref name="GIAS"/>
| gender        = Girls<ref name="GIAS"/>
| lower_age     = 11
| upper_age     = 18<ref name="GIAS"/>
| houses        = Gamma, Sigma, Lambda and Kappa
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'''Langley Park School for Girls''' (also known as '''Langley Park Girls' School''', '''LPGS''', or just '''Langley Girls''') is a girls' [[secondary school|secondary]] [[Academy (English school)|academy school]] in [[Beckenham]] in the [[London Borough of Bromley]], England, with a mixed-sex [[sixth form]].

The school [[motto]] is "''Ad Rem Mox Nox''", which roughly translates as "Time is short, get to work" or more specifically "Get it done before nightfall". In the 1960s, the official translation of the motto was "Work, for the night cometh".

==History==
The building at the school's first location (on Lennard Road, Beckenham) was completed in 1914. It was, however, used as a military [[hospital]] during World War I.

The school itself opened on 28 September 1919 as '''Beckenham County School for Girls''', with 153 pupils aged from 8 years, and 10 teachers.{{cn|date=September 2023}} The first headmistress was Miss E.M. Fox. A few years later, an association for ex-pupils was formed, called the Adremian Association.

In 1945, the name of the school was changed to '''The County Grammar School for Girls''', and in 1955 to '''Beckenham Grammar School for Girls'''.  In 1959, the school moved to new buildings in a parkland setting, in Langley Park. The current name "Langley Park School for Girls" was adopted in 1968.

In 1976 the school became comprehensive. In 1996 it became a technology college, and in 2000 it became part of the South East England Virtual Education Action Zone.

In July 2009, the school celebrated its 50th anniversary during the last week of school in the summer. This included music, dancing and a commemorative event - bringing the [[Olympic torch]] into the school.

On 1 August 2011, the school gained [[Academy (English school)|academy status]].

===Headmistresses/Headmasters===
*Miss E.M. Fox 1919-1944
*Miss Henshaw 1944-1965
*Miss Chreseson 1964-1966
*Mrs P. Molnar 1967-1972
*Miss Grimsey (Mrs. Scales from 1976) 1973-1977
*Mrs Herzmark 1979-1993
*Miss J.E. Sage 1994-2010
*Dr A. Hudson 2010-2018
*Katie Scott 2018 - 2022
*David Web 2023-2023
*Helen Ralston 2023-2024
*Steve Whittle 2024-2025

==Notable former pupils==
;The County Grammar School for Girls
* [[Alison Prince]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=19 February 2008 |title=Past pupils show love for school |url=https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/2055299.past-pupils-show-love-for-school/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=[[News Shopper]] |language=en}}</ref>
;Beckenham Grammar School
*[[Norma Izard]], cricketer<ref name=":0" />
;Langley Park School for Girls
*[[Ellen Gandy]], swimmer<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 April 2008 |title=Swimmer books Olympics place |url=https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/sport/othersport/2168010.swimmer-books-olympics-place/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=[[News Shopper]] |language=en}}</ref>
*[[Georgina Kennedy]], 2022 Commonwealth Games squash gold medallist<ref name="Hall-29Jul2022">{{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Max |title=Commonwealth Games: Kennedy quit promising running career to chase squash glory |url=https://londonnewsonline.co.uk/commonwealth-games-kennedy-quit-promising-running-career-to-chase-squash-glory/ |access-date=3 August 2022 |work=South London Press |date=29 July 2022}}</ref>
*[[Kate Lawler]], winner of the third series of [[Big Brother (British TV series)|''Big Brother UK'']]<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 May 2002 |title=Sister sets sights on Big Brother |url=https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/6331077.sister-sets-sights-on-big-brother/ |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=[[News Shopper]] |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Langley Park School for Boys]]

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.lpgs.bromley.sch.uk//Langley Park School for Girls' website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20041026043146/http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/index.cfm?fuseaction=summary&id=101678 Ofsted November 2000 inspection report]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040702052717/http://www.adremians.co.uk/ Adremian Association]

{{Schools and colleges in Bromley}}

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[[Category:Girls' schools in London]]
[[Category:Academies in the London Borough of Bromley]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1919]]
[[Category:1919 establishments in England]]
[[Category:Secondary schools in the London Borough of Bromley]]