St Mary's School Cambridge

Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom


Location: Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Type: Mainstream School
Phase: All-through with sixth form
Funding status: Independent
Gender: Girls
Age range: 3 - 18 years

About St Mary's School Cambridge

St Mary’s School is a girls-only, non-selective, Roman Catholic, all-through school with sixth form situated in Cambridge. It is an independent school with day and boarding options. A smaller than average school, it provides 750 places for junior, senior and sixth-form students between the ages of 3 and 18 when fully subscribed.

The school was founded by sisters from the Congregation of Jesus in 1898. They drew their inspiration from 17th-century religious sister the Venerable Mary Ward, basing it on her vision of the essential dignity of each human.

Headmistress

Hannah Helliar

Values and vision

St Mary’s School provides its girls with a strong social and moral framework, which helps them succeed in higher education, the world of work and as successful citizens in the wider community. Teachers foster a love of learning in their students, nurturing talents, valuing each girl as an individual and helping every pupils flourish academically. The school strives to cater for all academic, pastoral, creative and athletic needs.

ISI Report Key points

The school achieved an outstanding overall 98% parental satisfaction rate.

'Almost all pupils achieve places at the most selective universities, conservatoires and art colleges in a range of disciplines, including those with the highest entry criteria.'

'Pupils make strong progress across the range of subjects’ and are: ‘highly successful in their achievements beyond the classroom in a range of activities encompassing different interests.'

'Pupils display mature levels of understanding across the curriculum’, with the quality of teaching praised as ‘ambitious, stimulating and well matched to their needs.'

'Pupils form highly positive relationships with each other and with staff and they develop good leadership skills’ with students feeling ‘ready and well prepared for the next stage of their lives.'

View St Mary's School Cambridge’s latest ISI report

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Location


Address: Bateman Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB2 1LY, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1223 353253
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