Address: Station Road, Bramley, Guildford, Surrey GU5 0DF
Website: stcatherines.info
Founded: 1885
Number of Pupils: 850 girls (of which 220 in the prep school)
Ages: 3–18
Fees: (termly) day £7,465; boarding £12,650
Head Teacher: Mrs Alice Phillips M.A. Cantab
Religious Affiliation: Church of England
Entrance Procedure: By St Catherine’s own entrance examination at 11+
Contact: Clare Woodgates
Email: [email protected]
School Visits: Prep School: Tuesday 17th September 2024, Friday 11th October 2024, Thursday 6th February 2025, Friday 14th March 2025, Wednesday 7th May 2025, Friday 6th June 2025. Senior School: Thursday 19th September 2024, Sixth Form Open Evening Friday 27th September 2024, Wednesday 16th October 2024, Tuesday 4th February 2025, Wednesday 19th March 2025, Friday 20th June 2025
The Curriculum
In the first three years of the senior school, girls follow a broad academic programme which allows them to experience a variety of subjects from which they then select options to study at iGCSE/GCSE. St Catherine’s offers 28 A-level subjects, providing girls with a perfect platform for higher education. Thinking Skills, a PPPE programme, a vibrant and relevant careers programme plus regular lecture slots complement the curriculum. All pupils have iPads.
Games & The Arts
Exceptional facilities include a sports hall, fully equipped fitness suite, dance studio and indoor pool. In addition, there is a large assembly/performance hall with superb acoustics for music and drama productions. We promote an ethos of ‘sport for all’, encouraging every girl, whether she is an elite player or playing for the sheer fun of it. St Catherine’s opened a new Art and MakerSpace facility which brings all of the creative arts under one roof.
Pastoral Care
Girls are welcome to join our dynamic and successful school as day pupils, or as full or weekly boarders. Six school houses underpin the pastoral provision where girls feel valued and supported. ‘House spirit’ is strong as is a huge sense of fun and loyalty to the school and each other. A new Award winning sixth form boarding house, The 6, opened recently.
University Places
85 percent of our pupils secure their first choice university place, with around six percent securing places at Oxbridge, 64 percent attending a Russell Group University and a further eight percent attending overseas institutions including the Ivy League.
Head Teacher’s Philosophy
Mrs Phillips believes that girls thrive best, both academically and pastorally, in a single-sex environment where happiness is the key to successful learning. St Catherine’s girls go out into the world confident that there is nothing that a woman cannot do.
Outstanding Characteristics
St Catherine’s pupils’ attitudes to learning are exemplary and they enjoy a strong rapport with their teachers and peers. Staff create an ambience of encouragement where learning thrives. By the time girls leave St Catherine’s, they are able to think critically, have high aspirations and the self-belief that there are few things they cannot achieve. The recent Independent Schools Inspectorate awarded the accolade of not one, but two significant strengths. First, for the School’s extra-curricular programme and its positive impact on the girls, and secondly, for the breadth of the careers education and powerful Association Community supporting girls’ career ambitions.
