The Cheltenham Ladies' College is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom The school was founded in 1853 and originally sited in rented accommodation in the centre of Cheltenham. In 1858, the Principal’s post was taken by Dorothea Beale, a prominent Suffragette educator who founded St Hilda's College, Oxford. She held the post until her death in 1906. By this time the school had moved to purpose-built accommodation on Bayshill Road. The school crest depicts two doves, taken from the Cheltenham town shield, above three stars, which are in turn above a daisy, a prominent school symbol. The school has had eleven Principals: The school uniform consists of a white blouse, green skirt and green jumper with a badge featuring the House colours. Sixth Form girls are given the option of trousers or pencil skirts (navy with pinstripes). There are occasional days when girls are allowed to wear their own choice of clothes in return for a donation to charity. All girls carry the school sack and must wear their hair tied up. The school works around the pupils, giving them free choice in what they excel in.