Every pupil here is known, encouraged and stretched – in the classroom, on the games field and in the hundred small moments of a school day. This page shows each of the site’s content blocks in turn, the way an editor would build a page from them. Admissions explains how to join us, and our Sixth Form pages describe the final two years.
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- Small classes, with every pupil known by name
- A broad curriculum, with music, drama and sport for everyone
- Boarding and day places, with flexible arrangements
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A Heading 3 from the Formats dropdown introduces a sub-section of the copy without starting a new block. Pupils join us at several points through the school, and each stage builds on the last: the Prep years lay the foundations of reading, writing and number, the Senior School widens the curriculum and the choices within it, and the Sixth Form prepares girls for university and the world beyond it. Families are welcome to visit at any time of year.
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Sport is part of every girl’s week, whatever her level. Tennis, lacrosse, netball and athletics run through the year, with fixtures for anyone who wants them and coaching for everyone who does not – the point is the enjoyment, the teamwork and the fresh air.
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Lacrosse is the school’s winter game, played from the Prep years upwards on the pitches below the main building. Squads train twice a week, and every girl has the chance to represent the school in matches against other schools across the south of England.
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Here is what joining us could look like for your child:
Nursery
Joining in September
Children join our Nursery in the September after their third birthday. Applications for the %year% intake open in September %year-1%.
Reception
Joining in September
Your child would start Reception in September %year%. Register by January %year% to be included in our assessment mornings that spring.
Year 7 (Senior School)
Joining in September
Entry to the Senior School at 11+. Registration closes in November %year-1%, with entrance assessments held in January %year%.
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Joining in September
Sixth Form places are offered on GCSE results. Apply during the autumn term of %year-1% and join us for interviews that November.
Please contact our admissions team to discuss the options for joining us.
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How do I arrange a visit?
Open mornings run every term, and families are welcome to book a private tour on any school day. Contact the admissions team and we will find a time that suits you.
What does a school day include?
- Lessons in the morning and early afternoon, with a break and lunch together
- Clubs, music and sport after lessons, every day of the week
- Supervised prep for boarders and for day girls who stay late
Where can I find the term dates?
Term dates for this year and next are on the Admissions pages, alongside the calendar of open mornings. Sixth Form dates are published on the Sixth Form pages, and the school office can answer anything else.
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It starts in Pre-Prep, where the youngest girls get a gentle, playful first taste of school, and carries into Prep, where they learn to love learning – not because they’re told to, but because someone noticed what they were good at and made more of it.
A-level courses taught in small groups, a Sixth Form centre of their own and the guidance to choose the right university or next step – the final two years prepare girls for what comes after.
Full, weekly and flexible boarding, with house staff who know every boarder well. Evenings and weekends are full of activities, trips and time with friends.
Lacrosse, netball, tennis, swimming and athletics through the year, with fixtures for anyone who wants them and coaching for every girl, whatever her level.
Individual lessons on almost any instrument, choirs for every age and ensembles from string quartets to the jazz band, with concerts in every term.
Read what the inspectors found on their most recent visit to the school, from the quality of teaching to the girls’ personal development.
Open mornings run every term, with a tour led by our pupils and time with the Head. Book a place online, or call the admissions team to arrange a private visit on any school day.
Three minutes inside a typical day, from morning registration to the last club of the afternoon, filmed by the people who know the school best – the girls themselves.
Everything you need to know about joining us, from the Pre-Prep to the Sixth Form, in one place. Ask the admissions team for a printed copy or a digital one by email.
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Dr Eleanor Whitfield Headteacher
BA (Hons), PGCE, EdD
Dr Whitfield joined the school in 2015 after fifteen years in senior leadership across the state and independent sectors. She believes every pupil deserves to be known, challenged and celebrated, and leads the school with a focus on academic ambition…
Read moreJames Okafor Deputy Head (Academic)
MA Oxon, PGCE
Mr Okafor oversees the curriculum, timetabling and assessment across the whole school. A historian by training, he still teaches GCSE History every year because, in his words, the classroom is the best part of the job. He coordinates the scholars…
Read morePriya Sharma Head of Sixth Form
BSc (Hons), MEd
Mrs Sharma leads the Sixth Form and its programme of supra-curricular study, university preparation and careers guidance. She teaches Biology and has run the school’s Medical Society for eight years, with leavers now studying medicine, dentistry and veterinary science at…
Read moreTom Bennett Director of Sport
BSc (Hons) Sports Science
Mr Bennett runs the school’s sports programme across twenty-two acres of playing fields, coordinating fixtures, tours and coaching for all age groups. A former county-level cricketer, he is passionate about sport for all – every pupil represents the school at…
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Science
Biology, chemistry and physics are taught by specialists from the first year of the Senior School, in laboratories where girls spend as much time doing as listening. Practical work runs through every course, from first experiments with indicators to independent investigations in the Sixth Form.
Beyond lessons, the science society, the Olympiads and visiting speakers keep curiosity going, and many girls go on to read medicine, engineering and the natural sciences at university.
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Music
Every girl sings, and most learn at least one instrument: there are choirs for every age, orchestras and ensembles from string quartets to the jazz band, and concerts in every term. Music is taught as an academic subject through to A level, with music technology alongside.
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Art & Design
The art school is open all day and most evenings, with studios for painting, printmaking, ceramics and textiles. Girls build a portfolio from the first year, and the annual exhibition fills the main hall each summer.
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| Term | Dates | Half term |
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| Michaelmas | Wednesday 2 September – Friday 11 December | 19 – 30 October |
| Lent | Tuesday 5 January – Friday 26 March | 15 – 19 February |
| Summer | Tuesday 20 April – Friday 2 July | 31 May – 4 June |
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Reception to Year 2
Mornings begin with phonics and number work, and the afternoons are given over to topic work, music, outdoor learning and play. Each class has its own teacher and teaching assistant, with specialists for music, French and PE.
Years 3 to 6
Girls move between specialist teachers for science, languages and the creative subjects, take on their first positions of responsibility and join the clubs and teams that fill the end of the day.
Years 7 to 11
A broad curriculum leads to GCSE, with Latin, three sciences and a wide choice of languages and creative subjects, and a tutor who follows each girl through the school.
Years 12 and 13
A-level courses taught in small groups, an extended project, leadership roles across the school and the guidance to choose the right university or next step.
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