School of St Helen and St Katharine
| Established | 1903 1938 (current school) |
|---|---|
| Type | Independent day school |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Headmistress | Mrs R Dougall |
| Location |
Faringdon Road Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 1BE England |
| Local authority | Oxfordshire |
| DfE number | 931/6096 |
| Students | 700 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 9–18 |
| Colours | |
| Website | www |
St Helen & St Katharine is an independent girls' day school, located in Abingdon, Oxfordshire.
St Helen's School, Abingdon was founded in 1903 by the Community of St Mary the Virgin (CSMV) to provide a Christian education for girls. St Katharine's School, in Wantage, is named after St. Catherine of Alexandria, although spelled with a "K". The schools merged in 1938 to create St Helen & St Katharine.
St Helen & St Katharine is an independent day school for girls located on the outskirts of Abingdon within easy reach of Oxford and surrounding villages. An extensive network of school buses, which St Helen & St Katharine shares with Abingdon School, bring pupils to the school from across Oxfordshire, Berkshire and surrounding counties. 700 pupils, aged 9 to 18, study in a campus of beautiful Edwardian and modern buildings, set in 22 acres.
St Helen’s describes itself as "a school for bright girls with enquiring minds". Academic results consistently place the school amongst the top 20 in the country, with leavers securing places on their chosen courses at top universities. The curriculum offers a broad range of subjects: separate sciences, modern and classical languages and the expressive arts. Stimulating and challenging teaching reaches beyond the syllabus, enabling pupils to become effective, enquiring learners.
Admission is at ages 9+, 10+, 11+, 13+ and 16+. An entrance examination is held in January for 9+, 10+ and 11+ and in November for 13+ for admission in the following September.Girls are accepted into the Sixth Form on the basis of their GCSE results and an interview. There may be occasional vacancies in other years of the school.
Scholarships are awarded by the Head to recognise excellence, ability and potential and include cademic, music, art, drama, sport and all-rounder scholarships. Academic scholarships are valued at 10% of fees, music scholarships provide free tuition in one / two instruments and all other scholarships are valued at £300 pa. All scholarships are open to internal and external candidates. Bursaries of up to 100% of the fees are available to pupils from Year 7 and are based on means-tested assessments of financial circumstances.
Close links with Abingdon School add a co-educational dimension, with some joint sixth form teaching and collaboration in other activities, including a joint Critical Thinking course taken by all Lower Sixth pupils. The close relationship between the two schools enables music, drama and debating as well as many social events to take place together.
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