Stamford High School, Stamford | The Good Schools Guide

Stamford High School
St Martin's
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 2LL
Head: Mrs Vicky Buckman
T 01780 484200
F 01780 484201
E [email protected]
W www.stamfordschools.org.uk/
An independent school for girls aged from 11 to 18.
Boarding: Yes
Local authority: Lincolnshire
Pupils: 616; sixth formers: 169
Religion: Church of England
Fees: Day £16,000; Boarding £22,930 - £30,900 pa
Open days: Contact the school
Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
ISI report: View the ISI report
Linked schools: Stamford School, Stamford Junior School

What The Good Schools Guide says..

As one year 11 pupil said, ‘The school pushes us to work hard but teachers also encourage us to take a step back before launching ourselves completely into revision. A lot of the pressure comes from ourselves because we want to do well. Our teachers are so passionate about their subjects and that rubs off on us so that we become passionate too.’ On the walls hang pictures and short profiles of inspiring alumnae including Sarah Outen, the first woman to row solo across the Indian Ocean, and international Emmy award-winning actress Lucy Cohu...

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What the school says...

All sixth form classes are taught in mixed classes with the boys from Stamford School. Lessons are taught on both sites. Stamford Junior School, a 2-11 co-educational junior school, together with Stamford High School and Stamford School form part of the Stamford Endowed Schools. The schools provide high quality day and boarding education for girls and boys in a family atmosphere. ...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

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Since 2015, Mrs Vicky Buckman, 50s. The daughter and sister of heads, she grew up in the schoolhouse of a large urban grammar school in Cheshire which she later attended. Never planned to follow in their footsteps, but in her final year at Leeds University (BSc agricultural and animal sciences) she decided teaching was for her. Her first post was at Christ’s Hospital in West Sussex where, at the age of 25, she became the youngest ever housemistress. ‘It was a way of life and was great fun,’ she says. ‘I get how girls work. I got used to championing them.’ In 2006 she moved to become deputy head of City of London Freeman’s School. Has always worked in the independent sector.

Comes across as friendly, approachable and positive. One of...

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School	Year	Places
Old Buckenham Hall School	2019	1

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