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Hi there...just stumbled across this thread by accident....I am an ex-pupil of Edgbaston Church of England College for Girls (ECC), so may be able to shed some light on this....there were two schools with similar names....my school (ECC) and Edgbaston College....both ceased to exist in 1999, when they merged to form the co-ed St George's school, which is located on the old ECC site on Calthorpe Rd (opposite St George's church). ECC was founded in 1886. I don't remember mention of a Miss Bailey as headteacher in the 1900s, so I think you may be talking about Edgbaston College....unfortunately, I can't find my book on the history of the school to verify this, but if I do find it, I'll update this thread. The school was evacuated during WWII to Attingham Park. In my era, girls from ECC played squash at the Priory club (I noted someone in an earlier reply talking about the club). Toyah Wilcox was an ex-pupil (and often mentions the school in interviews), as was Gabrielle Drake (ex-Crossroads actress and sister of musician Nick Drake). Hope this helps.