Colston's Girls' School /

Colston's Girls' School, is an Academy for girls in Bristol, England. Prior to 2008 the school was a selective independent school, voluntarily converting to a state-funded Academy with effect from September 2008. The Academy is majority controlled by the Society of Merchant Venturers, a private charitable organisation. The school takes girls aged 11 – 18 (Years 7 - 13). The Principal is Lesley Ann Jones. The school mottos are; 'We cherish our history but look to the future', and 'Go and do thou likewise' taken from the biblical story of the Good Samaritan. It is a multi-faith school. It has become the first green school in Bristol, with an eco-bronze medal awarded for its achievements in reducing the ecological footprint the school makes on the environment. It was also the first school in Bristol to make its vending machines entirely healthy, a step towards gaining the bronze medal. Now,however the vending machines are full of more unhealthier items than they once held. The school has a strong foreign language department, year 7 studying French and Spanish, and year 8 upwards studying either French, Spanish or both, along with either Russian, German or Latin, which they can