St Swithun's School A GSG School
- St Swithun's School
Alresford Road
Winchester
Hampshire
SO21 1HA - Head: Ms Jane Gandee
- T 01962 835700
- F 01962 835779
- E admissions@stswithuns.com
- W www.stswithuns.com
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school for girls aged 4 to 11 and a co-ed nursery.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Hampshire
- Pupils: 519; sixth formers: 137
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: Day £25,356; Boarding £42,651 pa
- Open days: October and June
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: St Swithun's Prep School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Rigorous teaching gets super results. A STEM leaning: biology and chemistry the biggest A levels with maths, geography and psychology right up there too. Results reflect the slightly broader intake: lots of A*s and lots of As; enough Bs that it’s not too big a deal if you get one; handful of Cs. Top three per cent in the country for value added at GCSE: your daughter needs to be motivated and curious, but not a genius. Lots of chat about sports: mad for netball and lacrosse. A bit of a social currency here, and the girls we met were…
What the school says...
St Swithuns School, Winchester is set on an impressive and attractive campus of over 45 acres overlooking open countryside, and offers girls excellent teaching, sporting and recreational facilities. The school offers day, weekly boarding and full boarding options. There is an adjoining Prep School for girls aged 4-11 with a co-ed preschool.
St Swithuns has a long-standing reputation for academic rigour and success, but this is only a part of what we offer. We think of ourselves as appropriately academic which means that we expect girls to give their full attention to classwork and to homework before taking advantage of the wide range of co-curricular activities on offer. We encourage girls to develop individual passions and we celebrate each of their achievements. In addition, we expect intellectual curiosity, courage, perseverance, compassion, humility, respect and a sense of fun - we are rarely disappointed. ...Read more
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Sports
Polo
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Fencing
Sailing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmistress
Since 2010, Jane Gandee MA. French and Spanish at Girton College, Cambridge. Two years in accountancy before teaching: Lord Wandsworth College, Oakham, Queenswood (head of languages) and then City of London School for Girls as director of studies.
What’s changed since she took the helm? ‘We’re more pastorally aware’, ‘better at a bigger range of sports’, offer ‘greater range of subjects’ at GCSE and A level. School caters, then, for a wider range of girls than St Swithun’s of old, with a slightly softer, more rounded approach. ‘We are a pro-smiling school, I was determined about that,’ she says (practises what she preaches). Parents say ‘she is warm and cosy with the girls’; very comfortable chatting to them in a low-key way. ‘At match days she’s on the sidelines catching...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
St. Swithun’s Learning Support Department provides academic and personal support for students with: mild/moderate dyslexia, dyspraxia and other specific learning difficulties. Appropriately qualified staff support students individually or in small groups, in weekly tutorials. Programmes are tailored to the individual’s need and may include support for language, organisation and study skills. Learning support, curriculum and pastoral staff work closely to ensure good communication in relation to students’ needs. Parent partnership is encouraged.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | Y |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | Y |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coworth Flexlands School & Nursery | 2023 | 1 | ||
| St Hilary's School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| St Swithun's Prep School | 2023 | 26 | 1 | Academic Scholarship |
| Twyford School | 2023 | 5 |
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