St James Senior Girls' School

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Description

St James Senior Girls' School is an Independent Secondary school for girls aged 11 -18.

Facilities

  • Playground and gymnasium on site.
  • Two excellent spacious art rooms, each providing good quality natural daylight. 
  • Large music room which is used for classroom teaching and rehearsals. It is equipped with keyboards and laptop computers. There is a store where instruments may be kept during the school day.The school hall boasts a grand piano.
  • A large drama studio which is used for classroom teaching and is located next to music room.
  • Four large, well-equipped science labs for chemistry, biology and physics. 
  • Beautiful, modern library.

Features

Things to note

  • The performing arts at St James Senior Girls’ School are thriving. Most of the productions take place in assembly hall, fully equipped with lighting and sound, with a seating capacity of 300. 
  • There are many opportunities for pupils to demonstrate their dance skills throughout the year:
  • A Choreography Competition runs each year. Pupils are given a theme and are required to choreograph a piece based on their own interpretation of the theme. The competition is adjudicated by a professional dance practitioner and successful pieces feature in the annual Prize Winners Concert.
  • Music is central to life at St James and singing and instrument playing can be heard throughout the school day and before and after school. All girls are encouraged to take part in our concert programme and there are opportunities for beginners as well as the more advanced in music ensembles and choirs.
  • Major musical events throughout the school year include the Carol Service and the Music Competition with its prestigious Prize Winners’ Concerts. 
  • Physical Education programme offers a wide variety of sports ranging from highly competitive teams to non-competitive individual options. Pupils in Years 7 to 11 have three lessons of Physical Education per week as well as extra-curricular options, Sixth Form pupils have two. 
  • In addition to usual sports of athletics, football, lacrosse and netball, pupils have the option to take part in cricket, cross country, handball and volleyball. 
  • A  wide range of extra-curricular clubs which run before school, at lunch time and after school. Please see below a list of our current clubs:
  • Book Clubs, Choirs, Classics, Cookery, Creative Writing, Duke of Edinburgh Award, Drama / annual productions, Fitness, Football, Gymnastics, Orchestras, Karate, Kick Boxing, Lacrosse, LAMDA, Life Drawing, Meditation, Minerva (Science) Society, Greek, Music Theory, Musical Theatre, Netball, News, Politics, Rounders, STEM, Youth Dance Company.

Extra Curricular

Click on the links below for more information:

Selection Criteria: Selective

Admission Details

Entry at 16 for Sixth Form: 5 good GCSE passes are the minimum requirement. It is necessary to have attained an A/B grade at GCSE (or equivalent) in those subjects which a pupil wishes to study at A Level. Applicants are required to submit GCSE predicted grades  and state which subjects they would like to study at A Level. They are asked to sit for Verbal Reasoning examination and any other examination considered to be necessary. Applicants also need to submit a personal statement with their registration documentation.

Fees

School Fees for 2023/24 for Years 7 – 13:

£8,065 per term (including lunch)

Scholarships

Achievements

Please check the school website link for details.

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