Education & childcare

t St Helena School, our desire is to provide exciting opportunities, tailored for our young people. Our students learn so much at SHS and we encourage them every day to aspire to great things and to believe in themselves. We provide so many opportunities to achieve: from answering questions in lessons, to GCSE examinations; from helping raise money for charity to taking part in extra-curricular activities, trips and visits.

We are ambitious for each and every one of our students who we get to know well by working with parents, governors and wider partners. At SHS we want our students to have the knowledge, the skills, the imagination, the ability to think critically and the character to be successful in their next steps and in the wider world. We want our learners to be independent, to be resilient and to believe in themselves. We ask our young people to apply imagination to their work, to push the boundaries of their own performance and we guide them to learn and recall key knowledge across all subjects. Our desire is for our students to read, write and speak with a confidence and fluency that will serve them well whatever their aspirations for the future.

At St. Helena School we have the privilege and great responsibility to develop tolerant, respectful, kind citizens who will leave us with the tools and habits to be a success and make the world a better place.

The importance of educating the whole child is reflected in our rich and broad curriculum and extra-curricular offer. We provide opportunities to craft life-long memories. Students are encouraged to take part in trips, visits and activities throughout their time with us to feed cultural, sporting and creative appetites.

Our website and prospectus can only give you a flavour of life at St Helena School. I strongly encourage you to visit us, to see our teaching facilities, and more importantly, to feel the inclusive, vibrant and purposeful culture our young people create.