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A purposeful, practical place, turning out well-informed, polite and inquisitive girls who have every belief in the guiding motto: ‘where girls boldly go’. These girls are destined boldly to go to a variety of diverse universities and careers, well-equipped with a quiver full of valuable arrows.
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Overview & data
- Pupil numbers
- 346 ·
- Religion
- Non-denom
- Fees
- £13,884 - £19,974 pa
- Local authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich Council
- Linked schools
Headteacher
Head of juniors
Laura Comerford
Since September 2024, Laura Comerford, previously head of Brighton Prep (also GDST) and before that, assistant head (academic) and other roles at Bute House for ‘nearly 11 years’. After psychology at Portsmouth, started teaching in London before
Entrance
Academically selective with no sibling priority. Entry into nursery for rising 3s and into reception at 4+ following a visit. Entry at 7+ following assessment and interview with head and report from previous school. Enquiries about occasional places
Exit
Vast majority (over 80 per cent) to senior school, just across the heath. Strong links between them, junior girls frequently visiting the senior school. Generally automatic entry but girls sit 11-plus. ‘Very rarely, the senior school is not the best
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Teaching & learning
Mobile phone policy
A clear mobile phone policy is a really important part of modern schooling. This school has provided us with their policy.
Mobile phone policy
Provided by the school and not part of our review At junior school, any phones or devices must be handed in to the school office at registration and at senior school smart phones and other mobile devices must be switched off and are locked away in individual student Yondr Pouches during morning registration. Students are not permitted to use their phones for the duration of the day – phones can be accessed again when leaving school. However, students do have access to their iPads for lessons throughout the day.
Pupils
Money matters
Being part for the GDST, fees marginally less than comparable schools. Eligibility for scholarships and bursaries starts at senior level.
- Fee information
- £13,884 - £19,974 pa
Our view
Located on the fringes of the expansive eponymous heath, the school occupies the senior school’s original site, flanked by semi-detached villas in a residential street, another prep school close by. Leads to inevitable congestion at open and close of
The last word
A purposeful, practical place, turning out well-informed, polite and inquisitive girls who have every belief in the guiding motto: ‘where girls boldly go’. These girls are destined boldly to go to a variety of diverse universities and careers,
