(educated at Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School) Verena Winifred Holmes, engineer Ursula Dronke (1920–2012), Medievalist and Professor of Old Norse Studies (educated at Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School) Andrea Riseborough (born 1981), actress (educated at Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School) Lucy Akhurst (born 1975), actress, writer and director (educated at Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School) Ruth Caleb (born 1942), film and television producer (educated at Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School) Dr Barbara C. Morden, author and cultural historian (educated at Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School) Esther McCracken (1902–1971), playwright and actress Miriam Stoppard (born 1937), doctor and author Professor Ruth Plummer, Professor of Experimental Cancer Medicine (educated at Newcastle upon Tyne Central High School) L Devine, Singer References Other sources A.C. and F.M., The Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School Jubilee History 1885-1935, Andrew Reid & Company Limited, 1935. Helen G. Scott & Elizabeth A. Wise, The Centenary Book of the Newcastle upon Tyne Church High School 1885-1985, 1985. Carter, Oliver; Girls' Public Day School Trust (1955). History of Gateshead High School 1876–1907 and Central Newcastle High School 1895–1955. G.F. Laybourne. 2007 ISI Inspection Report External links School website Newcastle Church High School Heritage website Profile on GDST website Profile on Girls' Schools Association website Girls' schools in Tyne and Wear Educational institutions established in 1895 Schools of the Girls' Day School Trust Member schools of the Girls' Schools Association Private schools in Newcastle upon Tyne 1895 establishments in England