St George's College, Weybridge A GSG School
- St George's College, Weybridge
Weybridge Road
Addlestone
Surrey
KT15 2QS - Head: Mrs Rachel Owens
- T 01932 839300
- F 01932 839301
- E [email protected]
- W www.stgeorgesweybridge.com
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Surrey
- Pupils: 1,026; sixth formers: 270
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Fees: £21,750 pa
- Open days: See website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: St George's Junior School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
‘I inherited a very traditional school,’ says head (‘more like stale,’ said one parent), but has worked hard on modernising it and has swung her door wide open to parents, which has gone down a treat. A school that is especially suited to gung-ho multi-taskers – those who can handle 10+ GCSEs, but also love to embrace extracurricular to a high level and who will step out of their comfort zone with glee. Not pressurised, exactly, but slackers need not apply and there’s some antagonism among some parents about ...
What the school says...
Entry to St George's College is at ages 11, 13 and 16. Students benefit from spacious, naturally light, high spec teaching areas and Sixth Form students enjoy the bespoke and comfortable surroundings of a modern social area which includes a large viewing balcony overlooking the beautiful school grounds. Externally, students can relax and socialise in the landscaped gardens. St George’s offers a ‘perfectly balanced’ education, combining high academic achievement with a superb extra-curricular offering. The St George's College Chamber Choir was runner up in the BBC's Songs of Praise Senior School Choir of the Year 2016 Competition, whilst the First XV rugby team was unbeaten in the 2016-17 season. ...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 2016, Rachel Owens MA PGCE NPQH (40s), previously headmistress of St George’s School Ascot. Has also been vice principal at New Hall School and, before that, head of history at Prior Park College, Bath, following spell in career-nourishing environment of North London Collegiate School. First female head of St George’s.
State educated (former grammar turned comp), Oxford history graduate who started reading for the bar, realised wasn’t for her and instantly got teaching job near home town of Bolton, in part to alleviate guilt towards perennially-supportive parents. Has not looked back since. Poised, super bright, smiley, energetic and highly pragmatic, she radiates quintessential head qualities. Trustee of an HMC scheme that brings talented Eastern European sixth formers to British schools.
‘I inherited a very traditional...
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Who came from where
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feltonfleet School | 2021 | 6 | 1 | |
| Hall Grove School | 2021 | 6 | 2 | |
| Hampton Pre-Prep and Prep School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| Newland House School | 2021 | 5 | 4 | Music Scholarship 13+ (1); Academic Scholarship (1); Music and Academic Scholarship (1); Sport Scholarship (1) |
| St John's Beaumont School | 2021 | 1 | ||
| The Mall School | 2021 | 1 | 2 | Academic Scholarship; Music Scholarship |
| Twickenham Preparatory School | 2021 | 3 | 2 | Academic Scholarship; Art Scholarship |
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