St Teresa's Effingham School A GSG School
- St Teresa's Effingham School
Effingham
Surrey
RH5 6ST - Head: Claire McShane
- T 01372 452037
- F 01372 450311
- E [email protected]
- W st-teresas.com/
- An independent school for girls aged from 7 to 18.
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Surrey
- Pupils: 590; sixth formers: 84
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Fees: Day £19,404 - £26,550; Boarding £39,654 - £44,820 pa (last updated on 17/01/2025)
- Open days: September and May
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Amidst the academically competitive Surrey independent school sector, St Teresa’s has historically been perceived as the ‘pastoral’ school. Some might say an ‘easy option’. But the results are in and they’re looking good. In the prep girls are performing well above the national average. At senior level, grades are on the up. ‘Every school is academic,’ laughs the head before explaining, ‘it’s our bread and butter’. This is a nurturing, values-based education. ‘We’re a greenhouse, not a hothouse’ claims the school…
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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.
Sports
Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmistress
Since 2019, Dr Claire McShane. At the school since 2013, firstly as assistant and then deputy head. State school educated, a love of literature propelled her to read medieval literature at Oxford and then a MPhil at Cambridge, before completing her PhD at Edinburgh. Bright as her dangly button earrings, there’s clearly a razor-sharp academic brain beneath the chic beehive updo. Always wanted to be a teacher because it allows her to be in touch with literature every day.
Began career at Merchiston Castle School, a boys’ boarding school. Has found her vocation teaching and leading girls who ‘need a bit more confidence boosting’ to thrive. Sartorially and scholarly sharp, she is an excellent role model for her Gen Z girls, who say her classics classes are great fun. Parents...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
Pupils with SEN may work on a reduced timetable; individual support is given either in periods thus freed up or outside curriculum time. Touch to type programmes available; extra time, readers, scribes available if need indicated by EP report; all staff made aware of each child's need with appropriate recommended strategies.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
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| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
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| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
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| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
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| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
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| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
|
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
|
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowan Preparatory School | 2024 | 1 | 1 | Art Scholarship |
| St Catherine's Preparatory School | 2024 | 3 |
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