Pipers Corner School A GSG School
- Pipers Corner School
Great Kingshill
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP15 6LP - Head: Mrs Helen Ness-Gifford
- T 01494 718255
- F 01494 719806
- E theschool@piperscorner.co.uk
- W www.piperscorner.co.uk
- An independent school for girls aged from 4 to 19.
- Read about the best schools in Buckinghamshire
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Buckinghamshire
- Pupils: 617; sixth formers: 82
- Religion: Church of England
- Fees: £10,770 - £22,695 pa
- Open days: October; Sixth form open evening: November
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
A traditional girls’ all-through school with acres of land and astounding facilities. Prep is in the main body of school (bottom floor of Cottesloe Building) which helps smooth transition into seniors. A brilliant sell that both pre-prep and prep can use all school facilities, such as swimming pool, sports hall, theatre etc. Both textiles and DT available at GCSE and A level; standard of art is exceptionally high and it's the reason some join for the sixth form. One parent said, ‘While we might not be considered a sporty school, we do well in matches and...Socials with boys’ schools whose values align, including The Beacon, RGS and Harrow, though no longer awkward discos (‘just don’t work’)
What the school says...
At Pipers Corner all girls are supported and challenged to achieve their full potential. Academically successful, our girls progress to further study at Oxbridge and other top universities or specialist dance, drama and music colleges. All girls benefit from involvement in an extensive programme of extra-curricular activities and the use of the excellent facilities offered on our 36 acre site.
To read our latest ISI inspection report please click the link above. ...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
Headmistress
Since 2007, Helen Ness-Gifford. Studied English at the University of Exeter followed by PGCE from Cambridge. Taught English then became head of year at St Albans High School for Girls, followed by head of English for 12 years at Queenswood School.
Greets us in academic black gown over a modish monochrome dress and we immediately warm to her. Huge study has the largest bay windows looking out to school lawns - the curved window seat running underneath squeezes in about 20 bottoms to give you an idea of size. Head once jumped through this window when a child toppled over an ornamental urn outside and when you’ve met her you believe it - she has this energy. Cream walls and furnishings with a walnut corner desk that faces the often-open door....
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Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chesham Preparatory School | 2023 | 4 | 1 | |
| Gayhurst School | 2023 | 1 | ||
| Godstowe Preparatory School | 2023 | |||
| Rupert House School | 2023 | 1 |
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