St Helen's School

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St Helen's School London
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Address
St Helen's School
Eastbury Road

Northwood
,
HA6 3AS

England
Information
Type Private day school
Motto"In hoc vincite velut illi crescite"
"Conquer by the cross and grow like the daisies"
(Literal: "In this [cross] we conquer and in these [daisies] grow.")
Religious affiliation(s) Church of England
Established1899
FounderMay Roland Brown
Local authority Hillingdon
Department for Education URN 102453 Tables
HeadmistressAlice Lucas
GenderGirls
Age3to 18
HousesSeacole, Kahlo, Bronte, Franklin
Colour(s)Green  
Website http://www.sthelens.london

St Helen's School London is a private day school for girls aged three to eighteen in Northwood, North West London. It is associated with the Merchant Taylors' Company and works in close collaboration with the local Merchant Taylors' School in a range of areas.

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History

St Helen's School was founded by May Rowland Brown in 1899. Having been trained as a teacher at Cambridge Training College for Women, she began to teach at Northwood College, which at the time, refused to take in any students that were connected with trade. Whilst still at Northwood College, a group of local businessmen persuaded her to start another school, and at the age of 25, she founded Northwood High School, later named St Helen's School.

Facilities

St Helen's school occupies a twenty-two acre greenfield site. The Senior school, Junior School and Little Saints occupy separate buildings within the site with their own specialised facilities for their students. A new Junior School building opened in September 2016.

There are science laboratories, art rooms, a drama studio, a language laboratory, computer rooms, a recital hall and a library.[ citation needed ]

Sports Complex

In July 2004, phase I of the sports complex was completed and was opened by Steve Parry, Olympic bronze medalist. It consists of a 25m swimming pool and a fitness suite. Phase II was finished in summer 2006. This includes the multi-gym, dance studio, treatment rooms and observation areas. In 2005, the new swimming pool was used by the female celebrity competitors from The Games television programme for training.

In December 2006, the final phase II of the sports complex was also completed and was opened by Olympic silver medalist, Roger Black.

The Centre was opened in 2014 and provides space for drama, music and gymnastics as well as a recording studio.

House system

The house system was established in 1927 with three houses named Scott, Shackleton and Bruce. Two of the houses were named after Antarctic explorers – Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton, with Bruce named after the Himalayan explorer Brig. Gen. Charles Bruce. A fourth house, Bonington, also named after a Himalayan explorer, has since been added.

The houses have now been changed to Seacole (Bruce), Kahlo (Scott), Brontë (Shackleton), and Franklin (Bonington).

Each year the House Cup is awarded to the house with the most points, which can be earned through commendations, Sports Day, House Arts and other achievements.

HouseName OriginMottoHouse Colour
Kahlo Frieda Kahlo "Ready Aye Ready"Red
Bronte Charlotte Bronte "Endurance"Blue
Seacole Mary Seacole "Altiora Peto"Purple
Franklin Rosalind Franklin "Laboramus Ut Vincamus"Yellow

In 1999, to mark the centenary, Junior School adopted a new house system consisting of 3 houses. The Houses, nominated by the Junior School students, were named after pioneering women in history. Later in 2012 the fourth house was added, named after the American female pilot Amelia Earhart. [1] [ failed verification ]

HouseName OriginHouse Colour
Curie Marie Curie Orange
Keller Helen Keller Turquoise
Nightingale Florence Nightingale Magenta
Earhart Amelia Earhart Purple

Curriculum

Pupils in Middle School (Years 7–9) follow a broader version of the National Curriculum. [2] Upper School pupils (Years 10–11) take English Language and Literature, Mathematics, the Sciences, and at least one Modern Foreign Language and one Humanity course. Students take both GCSE and IGCSE courses, with core subjects studied at IGCSE. [3] Sixth Formers sit A Levels. [4]

St Helen's has regularly performed well in GCSE and A Levels examination league tables. [5] [6] In 2009 candidates achieved a 100% pass rate, all A*-C grades. [7] In 2010 they achieved a 99% pass rate with 96% receiving all A*-B grades. [8] In 2015, the school achieved some of its best results to date with 53% of entries graded A* and 84% graded A*-A. [9] The pass rate was 99%. [10]

Notable former pupils

Arts and entertainment

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Sport

Journalism and media

Law

Military

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References

  1. ↑ Junior School – The Community
  2. ↑ Curriculum – Middle School
  3. ↑ Curriculum – Upper School
  4. ↑ Sixth Form
  5. ↑ "Borough schools' results soar in new exam league tables". Hillingdon & Uxbridge Times. 22 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "GCSE results produce smiles all around". Hillingdon & Uxbridge Times. 23 August 2007.
  7. ↑ "St Helen's girls celebrate near perfect GCSE haul". Uxbridge Gazette . 27 August 2009.
  8. ↑ "Year 11 pupils at St Helen's School in Northwood achieve excellent GCSEs". Uxbridge Gazette . 24 August 2010.
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