St James Senior Girls' School A GSG School
- St James Senior Girls' School
Earsby Street
London
W14 8SH - Head: Ms Emma Bell
- T 020 7348 1777
- F 020 7348 1717
- E [email protected]
- W www.stjamessch….uk/seniorgirls
- An independent school for girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Hammersmith & Fulham
- Pupils: 227; sixth formers: 28
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £25,635 pa
- Open days: September, October
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: St James Senior Boys' School, St James Preparatory School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
St James blends spiritual thinking with academic success and creative development while underlining the importance of happiness and wellbeing. Many parents choose it because of its pastoral care. ‘We were looking for a school that was very small and very nurturing, that would allow girls to develop at their own pace, and not grow up too quickly,’ said one. ‘St James is rare in providing that.’ Pupils feel teachers understand who they are and what they need. ‘The teachers really know you really well, so can push you,’ said one sixth former. Plenty of opportunities for leadership roles…
What the school says...
We offer an education which nurtures and enriches the physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual development of our pupils. Our happy, united atmosphere provides the ideal environment for every girl to discover her own unique combination of strengths and talents and 'to be the best she can'.
St James girls are industrious, open-hearted and courageous; they work together, enjoying others' successes as well as their own. They achieve the highest academic standards and are also encouraged to develop strength through self-discipline and an ability to live according to an intelligent understanding of what is wise and true. Regular opportunities for stillness and quiet enable them to learn to be at ease with themselves, to appreciate the value of being fully present and to develop their ability to concentrate.
Our teachers have excellent subject knowledge and give their time generously to support the well-being and development of their pupils. Relationships throughout the school are extremely positive and are characterised by a spirit of love, trust and mutual respect. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmistress
Since September 2023, Emma Bell, MA (Oxon), PGCE (UCL IOE). The super-dynamic Ms Bell comes from a family ‘where no one had done A Levels’, but she herself attended Dr Challoner’s High School, a girls’ grammar school in Buckinghamshire, then (all-women) St Hilda’s College, Oxford, where she was a history scholar. After a stint in consulting, she qualified as a teacher at the UCL Institute of Education, and her teaching career has been rich and varied, including time at a comprehensive in east London, three years in France at an international IB school, and a demanding episode at a comprehensive in one of Birmingham’s most deprived areas. Since the birth of her daughter – now 14 – she has taught exclusively in all-girls schools: firstly, at Cheltenham Ladies’ College, then as head of sixth...
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Special Education Needs
St James Senior Girls' School offers an education, which draws out and magnifies the unique talents implicit in each individual. An environment is provided which enriches the intellectual, emotional and spiritual development of a pupil in an atmosphere which supports unity and is conducive to the happiness of all.' Ethos and Aims; Senior Girls' website. Within this environment, pupils with mild to moderate LDD/SEN thrive and achieve good results. Pupils,come from a wide range of backgrounds and are accepted from both the state and private sector. The School has experience of working with pupils with dyslexia, dyspraxia and specific learning difficulties but maintains an open attitude to looking at supporting the needs of pupils outside those areas.The School's policy of keeping the same Form Teacher, where possible, with a class from Years 7-11 provides an opportunity for pupil and teacher to establish good relations. This enables all pupils, but especially those with LDD/SEN to feel that their particular circumstances are understod and supported. Pupils, once settled, are then prepared to take risks - they are willing to try new methods and stretch their goals. Experiencing success enables pupils to develop confidence and a sense of self-worth. 09-09
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | Y |
| Dysgraphia | Y |
| 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 | Y |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| 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 | Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment | Y |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St James Preparatory School | 2024 | 16 | 3 |
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