St Catherine's School, Bramley
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St. Catherine's School, established in 1885, is an independent girls' school in the village of Bramley
, near Guildford, Surrey
, England
; it is one of the UK's most successful girls' independent schools. As of 2011, it has some 880 pupils, of whom around 170 aged 11–18 use the schools' boarding
facilities and 180 are in the Sixth Form. The school is divided into a senior school for ages 11–18 and the preparatory school
for younger students aged 4–11. Academic scholarships are offered for entry at 11+ and for year 11 and/or sixth form, alongside additional awards for excellence in art, sport and music.
The school celebrated 125 years of education for girls and young women in September 2010 and in July 2011 opened the 125th Anniversary Halls, a major new set of facilities for sport and the arts.
The school is comfortably placed in infamous league tables for its academic excellence but prides itself on delivering a rounded education to all its pupils at all ages and stages.
The students take part in a wide range of sports, including netball, tennis, swimming, and lacrosse. The school has four lacrosse pitches and a number of netball/tennis courts. In the Preparatory School, hockey is played.
The school hosts a variety of creative arts, with the students regularly taking part in art, textiles, design technology, home economics, drama and music lessons.
The school's religious affiliation is the Church of England
and has a chapel to accommodate this.
Bramley, Surrey
Bramley is a village and civil parish about three miles south of Guildford in the Borough of Waverley in Surrey, south east England. With a population of c.3,300 most of the parish lies in the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. There is evidence of iron age settlement in the area,...
, near Guildford, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
; it is one of the UK's most successful girls' independent schools. As of 2011, it has some 880 pupils, of whom around 170 aged 11–18 use the schools' boarding
Boarding school
A boarding school is a school where some or all pupils study and live during the school year with their fellow students and possibly teachers and/or administrators. The word 'boarding' is used in the sense of "bed and board," i.e., lodging and meals...
facilities and 180 are in the Sixth Form. The school is divided into a senior school for ages 11–18 and the preparatory school
Preparatory school (UK)
In English language usage in the former British Empire, the present-day Commonwealth, a preparatory school is an independent school preparing children up to the age of eleven or thirteen for entry into fee-paying, secondary independent schools, some of which are known as public schools...
for younger students aged 4–11. Academic scholarships are offered for entry at 11+ and for year 11 and/or sixth form, alongside additional awards for excellence in art, sport and music.
The school celebrated 125 years of education for girls and young women in September 2010 and in July 2011 opened the 125th Anniversary Halls, a major new set of facilities for sport and the arts.
The school is comfortably placed in infamous league tables for its academic excellence but prides itself on delivering a rounded education to all its pupils at all ages and stages.
The students take part in a wide range of sports, including netball, tennis, swimming, and lacrosse. The school has four lacrosse pitches and a number of netball/tennis courts. In the Preparatory School, hockey is played.
The school hosts a variety of creative arts, with the students regularly taking part in art, textiles, design technology, home economics, drama and music lessons.
The school's religious affiliation is the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
and has a chapel to accommodate this.
Notable former pupils
- U. A. FanthorpeU. A. FanthorpeUrsula Askham Fanthorpe, CBE, FRSL was an English poet. She published as UA Fanthorpe.-Early life:She was educated in Surrey and at St Anne's College, Oxford, where she received a first-class degree in English language and literature, and subsequently taught English at Cheltenham Ladies' College...
- poet - Davina McCallDavina McCallDavina McCall is an English television presenter and actress, most notable as the presenter of the UK version of Big Brother up until its move to Channel 5.- Early life :...
- television presenter - Francine StockFrancine StockFrancine Stock is a British radio and TV presenter and novelist, of part-French origin.-Early life:Born in Devon, and with early years in Edinburgh and Australia, Stock later attended St Catherine's School, Guildford, where she was head girl, and is a graduate of Jesus College, Oxford, with a...
- journalist and radio presenter - Juliet StevensonJuliet StevensonJuliet Anne Virginia Stevenson, CBE is an English actor of stage and screen.- Early life :Stevenson was born in Kelvedon, Essex, England, the daughter of Virginia Ruth , a teacher, and Michael Guy Stevenson, an army officer. Stevenson's father was in the army and was posted to a new place every...
CBECBECBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
- stage, film and television actress - Dorothy TutinDorothy TutinDame Dorothy Tutin DBE was an English actor of stage, film, and television.An obituary in The Daily Telegraph described her as "one of the most enchanting, accomplished and intelligent leading ladies on the post-war British stage...
DBE - stage, film and television actress
External links
- http://www.isbi.com/isbi-viewschool/600-ST_CATHERINES_SCHOOL-2.htmlSt Catherine's School