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St Mary’s Calne is a boarding and day school for around 315 girls aged 11-18. Approximately 80% of the girls board and it is a rich boarding life with all girls taking part in the full-curriculum and extra-curricular activities on offer.
St Mary’s is committed to providing an education that will challenge and inspire its pupils, as well as helping them to achieve fantastic public examination results. In 2009, nearly 60% of the year group achieved three A grades at A Level, and at GCSE, more than half the year group gained at least 8 A*-A grades. This inspirational education is achieved through a cutting-edge curriculum which teaches Critical Thinking from the first year through to the end of the Sixth Form; which approaches each girl as an individual and tailors the curriculum to her needs, and which uses new initiatives such as enrichment weeks, when the lower school are off timetable and taking part in a range of cross-curricular activities, to offer a broad and fulfilling education.
As well as being noted for academic excellence, St Mary’s is renowned for its outstanding pastoral care. The school is small by design and it is a close and caring community where every girl is known and cared for as an individual. Every girl has a Tutor and in the Sixth Form a Director of Study, to support and guide her through every aspect of school life; from organisational skills and subject choices through to university application.
All girls go on to higher education, and the new Sixth Form Centre, a tailor-made lecture programme, a women in corporate culture conference, debating competitions, careers advice, leadership roles and much more, prepare the girls for university and beyond. Different opportunities give the Sixth Form girls independence, yet they remain an integral part of the school and are fantastic role models for the younger girls.
Beyond the classroom, 80% of girls play musical instruments; drama productions in the purpose-built theatre are of the highest standard, and all girls work for the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award with large numbers going onto higher levels. The school is represented at county level in several major sports, nationally in athletics and lacrosse, and internationally in horse riding, with all girls taking advantage of the on-site fitness suite and 25m indoor pool.
It is the individualised approach to every aspect of school life that makes St Mary’s Calne special. For more information, please contact the Admissions Department on 01249 857206 or email admissions@stmaryscalne.org. Alternatively go to www.stmaryscalne.org.
Age range: 11 - 18
Day pupils: 60 girls
Annual day fees: £20,370 - £21,000
Full boarding pupils: 255 girls
Annual full boarding fees: £28,080 - £28,950
This school does not offer flexi-boarding.
TOTAL PUPILS: 315 girls, including 100 girls in the 6th form
Staff numbers: 46 full time and 23 part time
Method of entry: Common Entrance, Entry test or exam, GCSE results, Interview, Report from previous school, Registration, Scholarship exam, Visit school, Taster days
Accreditations and affiliations: BSA, GSA, IAPS, AGBIS
Religious affiliation: Church of England
Teaching languages: English
Please note that as most schools offer the core subjects, such as Maths, Geography, Sciences, History, Art and Religious education, these are not included as searches.
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The school offers: Other bursaries, Drama, Academic, Armed forces discounts or bursaries, Art, Music, Financial need, All-rounder, 6th Form, Sport
Exam boards: Edexcel Foundation, AQA, OCR, All GCE exam boards, WJEC, ABRSM, AS Level, GCSE, IELTS, ECDL
% pass rate at grades A* to C (exams at age 16): 100%% pass rate (exams at age 18): 100%
23 courses are offered for age 18 exams
100% of pupils went on to Higher Education or took a Gap Year
This school provides for individual pupils with these needs:
Autistic Spectrum of Difficulties
Hearing Impairment (HI)
Physical Disabilities
Dyslexia or Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)
Epilepsy
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