Loughborough High School, Loughborough

Loughborough High School
Burton Walks
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 2DU
Head: Dr Fiona Miles
T 01509 212348
F 01509 215720
E [email protected]
W www.lsf.org/high
A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 11 to 18 with a linked senior school
Boarding: No
Local authority: Leicestershire
Pupils: 576; sixth formers: 150
Religion: Non-denominational
Fees: £12,549 pa
Open days: September/October . Visits at other times available by appointment.
Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
ISI report: View the ISI report
Linked schools: Loughborough Amherst School, Loughborough Grammar School, Fairfield Prep School

What The Good Schools Guide says..

Loughborough High doesn’t feel like an academic oven nor an intellectual boiler, more like a skilfully-used slow cooker. There's palpable feeling of genuinely shared academic interests and concerns. We witnessed a fabulous teacher who described herself as being ‘as nutty as a fruitcake’ enthuse and encourage a group of sixth formers who were trying to decide what topics they wished to work on for their EPQ. There was the faintest whiff of cordite and revolution...

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What the school says...

Loughborough High School is a lively academic school which offers a traditional education in an excellent environment alongside numerous extra-curricular activities. Our pupils not only achieve very good results but they also learn to be active and participative members of the community, developing excellent leadership and communication skills.

Entrance examinations consist of: 11+ - English, maths and NVR (interviews may take place where there is a discrepancy). 12+, 13+ and 14+ - English, Maths & Reasoning. Entry to the sixth form is by interview and GCSE grades. ...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.

What The Good Schools Guide says

Head

Since April 2019, Dr Fiona Miles, previously senior deputy head at Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls. English degree from Cambridge; she taught English at Habs' until her love of science took her to King's College London to study medicine. She then returned to teach at Habs', progressing through increasingly senior roles.

Academic matters

Loughborough High doesn’t feel like an academic oven nor an intellectual boiler, more like a skilfully-used slow cooker. GCSE results 79 per cent A*-A/9-7 in 2018; A levels 79 per cent A*-B, 48 per cent A*/A, but that doesn't seem to be what this school is really about. There's palpable feeling of genuinely shared academic interests and concerns. We witnessed a fabulous teacher who described herself as being ‘as nutty as a fruitcake’ enthuse and encourage a group of sixth formers who were...

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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)

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Special Education Needs

We are currently able to offer limited support for pupils with special educational needs but are not able to offer any specialist teaching. The progress of pupils with special educational needs is carefully monitored.

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