2027 Entry Applications
The application deadline for 2026 11+ and 16+ entry has now passed. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept late applications. Applications for 2027 11+ and 16+ entry will open later this term.
11+ and 16+ Open Events for 2027 Entry
Please note our June events are now fully booked and we are currently operating a waiting list. To be added to the waiting list, please email the Admissions Team (admissions@spgs.org).
Bookings for our Autumn Open Events remain live and can be made through the OpenApply portal.
Welcome from the High Mistress
As soon as you walk through the door of St Paul’s you feel its warmth and creative energy. Ours is a welcoming and vibrant community, where laughter, friendships and activity abound.
A network of support is combined with a liberal ideology; we have no uniform, few rules and relationships are relaxed, yet respectful. Students are given the freedom to embrace their individuality, develop their own interests and discover their potential. Academic curiosity and enthusiasm abound as students are encouraged to think deeply and explore ideas beyond the curriculum.
Outside of the classroom, rich and varied co-curricular provision caters to all interests and passions and broadens horizons. Music and drama are encouraged and open to all and are performed to a very high standard. The art studio is an oasis of creative energy and sport is played with energy and determination.
Our pastoral programme aims to help our students develop into active, empathetic leaders and global citizens and our partnerships, volunteering and service programmes are central to school life with students encouraged to engage with the world around them.
The bursary scheme provides us with a meaningful opportunity to offer the full breadth of our education to talented students whatever their background, and to enrich the school beyond measure with their energy and inspiration.
A St Paul’s education is rich in possibility and opportunity. Over the years our alumnae have contributed significantly on a national and global stage. From access to an incredible range of visiting speakers to an extensive careers and higher education programme, an education at St Paul’s is an extraordinary preparation for life.
I hope our website will give you some insight into life at St Paul’s and I look forward to welcoming you to one of our open days, where you will be able to discover this wonderful school for yourself.
Mrs Liz Hewer, High Mistress
Ethos and Aims
A love of learning
At St Paul’s, education is not just about passing exams, but rather about the sheer joy of learning. Individual research, discussion and debate are at the heart of our teaching. Students are encouraged to dig deeper, to explore ideas and to develop their own particular interests.
Our broad and progressive curriculum places emphasis on creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship. It is rich in opportunities to learn about new technologies and engage in cross-curricular projects drawing links between the digital world and other subjects.
Students are prepared to navigate an increasingly interconnected world with ease.
At all stages our teaching promotes creativity, active learning, problem-solving and collaborative ways of working, developing confident and engaged learners.
Opportunities beyond the classroom
We offer a broad range of opportunities outside the classroom to encourage students’ passions and develop their resilience, confidence and teamwork. A vast range of clubs and societies are available, from Improv Club to Dissection Society, from Junior Feminist Society to Gardening Club, many of which are devised and run by the students themselves.
The breadth of activities on offer encourages students of all ages to get involved, whether their interests lie on the stage or on the pitch.
Programmes such as the Duke of Edinburgh award scheme and Young Enterprise competition enable students to take risks and challenge themselves.
Positions of responsibility, from editing magazines to joining the school council, develop their skills as role models of the future.
The aim is to provide students with a full and rounded education, enriched by enjoyable experiences and strong friendships.
A warm and caring community
Our top priority is enabling our students to learn and flourish in a happy and supportive environment. The academic heart of the school is underpinned by warm relationships between staff and students and a keen sense of energy and fun. Strong systems of support mean students always have somewhere to turn when they need a listening ear, from peer supporters to in-house school counsellors. Central to our wellbeing provision is the principle that all members of our school community should feel respected, welcomed and able to be their authentic selves. Our pastoral curriculum aims to expose our students to a diverse range of perspectives and demonstrate the importance of collaboration, diversity and inclusion, empowering them to make a difference in the world beyond school.An outward-looking focus
We believe that engagement with the communities around us is vital. We are developing an overseas franchise rich in opportunities for exchanges and the sharing of ideas, enabling students to work together across the globe. At home, we are developing partnerships to support and benefit the wider communities around us. Volunteering is an important feature of wider school life, with students spending time at homeless shelters, food rescue and redistribution centres, local primary schools and residential care homes.
Increasing access
The provision of bursaries is central to our ethos and enriches our community in every way; we currently provide transformational bursaries to 11% of students and seek to grow this over time to 20%. We are also looking to grow our endowment fund so we can sustain our bursary provision over the long term.
