St Albans High School for Girls, St Albans

St Albans High School for Girls
Townsend Avenue
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 3SJ
Head: Mrs J Brown
T 01727 853800
F 01727 792516
E admissions@stahs.org.uk
W www.stahs.org.uk
An independent school for girls aged from 4 to 18.
Boarding: No
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Pupils: 983; sixth formers: 160
Religion: Church of England
Fees: £13,950 - £17,730 pa
Open days: September/October
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..

Where does school’s heartbeat lie, we asked, sport, drama, music or academia? None of the above, according to girls – but all are drawn together by a common thread of enthusiasm and a ‘can-do’ attitude. As with any high- flying girls’ school worth its proverbial, much focus placed on ensuring mental well-being and happiness and girls show strong understanding of the balance between ‘competitive edge’ and being more relaxed: ‘It’s a bit like the relationship between…

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What the school says...

St Albans High School for Girls is an independent day school which is affiliated to the Church of England. Our vision is to provide an exciting and challenging education that fosters independence, creativity and risk-taking within a caring community. We encourage girls to set themselves ambitious goals, both intellectually and personally. We promote critical and creative thinking,and place a strong emphasis on independent research and investigation. Our commitment to the creative arts is evident in our new performing arts, design and technology centre. When your daughter comes to us, she will be nurtured by expert house mistresses and tutors who will take an overview of her academic and personal development. The High School is a vibrant and supportive community where girls thrive. ...Read more

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Headmistress

Since 2014, Mrs Jenny Brown (40s). Educated at North London Collegiate before reading English at Oxford. With both parents English teachers ‘it was the very last thing I wanted to do,’ she says, instead taking a job at Robert Maxwell’s publishing house (thankfully too young to invest in pensions) – ‘the last word in really dull jobs’. Escaped to teach English at Cranleigh (‘like coming home’), followed by Highgate School, South Hampstead High, Channing and St Paul’s Girls where she was director of senior school. Still adores the ‘sheer joy’ of teaching and takes a ‘gluttonous’ approach to indulging this passion, teaching year 7 creative writing (‘she makes girls really think’, say parents), and parts of the A level syllabus to sixth form: ‘incredibly useful to keep in touch with what’s going on around...

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Special Education Needs

We have a qualified specialist teacher who undertakes diagnostic assessments. Girls are given individual and group tuition tailored to suit and accommodate particular needs. Nov 09.

Condition	Provision for in school

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder	Y
Aspergers	Y
Aspergers Syndrome [archived]
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders	Y
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders [archived]
CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia
Delicate Medical Problems [archived]
Dyscalculia
Dysgraphia
Dyslexia
Dyspraxia
English as an additional language (EAL)
Epilepsy [archived]
Genetic
Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory
Has SEN unit or class
HI - Hearing Impairment
Hospital School
Mental health
MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Natspec Specialist Colleges
Not Applicable
OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
PD - Physical Disability
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

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