St Mary's School Ascot A GSG School
- St Mary's School Ascot
St Mary's Road
Ascot
Berkshire
SL5 9JF - Head: Danuta Staunton
- T 01344 296600
- F 01344 873281
- E [email protected]
- W www.st-marys-ascot.co.uk
- An independent school for girls aged from 11 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Windsor and Maidenhead
- Pupils: 390; sixth formers: 120
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Fees: Day £35,700; Boarding £50,130 pa
- Open days: See website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Stellar results blossom from a not hugely competitive intake. ‘I don’t know what the school puts in the water, but everyone wants to do well,’ a sixth form student said wryly. ‘We’re doing it for ourselves; we’re not forced.’ The value added is phenomenal,’ said a parent. ‘This is not a school that simply cherry-picks; the girls come in a mixed bag academically and they leave with top marks.’ Key stage 3 offers a ‘super-curriculum’ of interdisciplinary topics like ‘identity’, ‘enterprise’ and ‘pilgrimage’ which interweave several academic subjects. Latin is a core subject from day one through year 9. Quite a lot of setting...
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Sports
Polo
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
Fencing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmistress
Since 2019, Danuta Staunton BA MA PGCE. English degree and master’s in Renaissance literature, both from York; PGCE from King’s College London. Worked in publishing before joining St Mary’s English department in 2010, and has been here ever since, as year coordinator, deputy head of house and then part of the senior management and education team. She spent a year as headmistress elect, working closely – ‘a Jane Austen dance’ – with the outgoing head prior to taking the helm. Hers is an unusual journey, having only taught at one school for the entirety of her career. ‘I think it’s fair to say she “gets” the school,’ said a long-term parent.
Lives on site. Married to a computer scientist. Dog parent. Loves reading. Also likes to box with her freestanding...
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Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
The Learning Support Centre is an integral part of full boarding life and our SENDCo regularly communicates with Heads of House, boarding staff, residential staff and academic staff, who work together to fully support the needs of every pupil. The Learning Support Centre is a welcoming environment that offers some group sessions and, where needed, one-to-one support for specific learning difficulties in order to ensure that all pupils are equipped to meet - and exceed - their expectations. In addition to this, we encourage our able, gifted and talented pupils throughout the curriculum as well as in a programme of varied and challenging co-curricular events. This includes our Academy programme of lectures and seminars.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | Y |
| Dyspraxia | Y |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brambletye School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Farleigh School | 2024 | 3 | ||
| Holy Cross Preparatory School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Queen's Gate Junior School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Ravenscourt Park Preparatory School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Rowan Preparatory School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Rupert House School | 2024 | 1 | ||
| St Mary's School, Hampstead | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Thomas's Battersea | 2024 | 1 | ||
| Thomas's Clapham | 2024 | 2 | ||
| Windlesham House School | 2024 | 1 |
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