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Situated three miles south of Guildford in Bramley village and within one hour of London, St Catherine’s is one of the UK's most successful girls' independent schools. 2010-11 sees the School celebrate its 125th anniversary and the opening of a brand new sports' centre this year with a performance hall to follow. This is an exciting time to join St Catherine's!
This is certainly an environment where academic standards are very strong and girls have high expectations of themselves and others in all they do. Last year 93% of A Level candidates passed at A/B level. However, outstanding results are not achieved through academic ‘hot-housing’; girls achieve because they enjoy learning in a school which provides them with a supportive pastoral system and ensures that every single one of them feels valued. St Catherine’s is a very happy school.
The Music Department offers a huge range of instrumental and voice tuition; all musical tastes are catered for with numerous orchestras, ensembles, and choirs. The variety of art on offer is vibrant and exciting, the quality of the work produced outstanding. St Catherine’s pupils take part in sports at local, regional and national level. Drama is also a hugely popular subject. Girls have performed at the Edinburgh Festival and gone on to RADA.
St Catherine’s not only nurtures the individual but believes that the School is a community. A well established House system ensures girls feel a sense of belonging, forging life-long friendships where loyalties to the School and each other are strong. The six School Houses are the bedrock of everything we do.
An attractive and increasingly popular feature of St Catherine’s is flexible boarding. Weekly boarders enjoy participating in the many after-school activities and can complete their prep without the daily commute; full boarders enjoy a wide range of weekend activities in an intimate and friendly atmosphere. Our location close to both Heathrow and Gatwick Airports as well as major road and rail routes into central London make St Catherine's an ideal boarding school.
The Prep School is housed in a listed building adjacent to the Senior School and pupils share many of the senior school facilities. There is a strong sense of enjoyment, values, high standards of courtesy and behaviour and from these come excellent academic results. The Prep School prepares girls for entrance exams to all the major independent schools, including St Catherine’s Senior School.
The comments of the Independent School Inspectors speak for themselves: ‘Educational provision, in the full sense of those words, is outstanding because, above all, St Catherine’s is a learning school in which a state of satisfaction with anything but the best is not on the agenda.'
Age range: 4 - 18
Day pupils: 479 girls
Annual day fees: £6,735 - £13,680
Weekly boarding pupils: 82 girls
Annual weekly boarding fees: £22,515 - £22,515
Full boarding pupils: 45 girls
Annual full boarding fees: £22,515 - £22,515
This school offers flexi-boarding.
TOTAL PUPILS: 606 girls, including 154 girls in the 6th form
Staff numbers: 95 full time and 26 part time
Method of entry: Assessment, Entry test or exam, Report from previous school, Registration, Taster days, Age 3-11 is for day only while 11-18 is for day and boarding
Accreditations and affiliations: BSA, GSA, IAPS, ISBA
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: Academic, Choral, Art, Music, Senior school entry, Organ, All-rounder, 6th Form, Sport, Means tested assisted places
Exam boards: AQA, OCR, All GCE exam boards, WJEC, IGCSE, NC, AS Level, GCSE, LAMDA
% pass rate at grades A* to C (exams at age 16): 100%% pass rate (exams at age 18): 100%
28 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:
Dyslexia or Specific Learning Difficulties (SpLD)
Delicate/Medical Conditions
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