- Catholic girls’ day school Farnborough Hill was founded in 1889 and moved to its current site in 1927.
- The school offers a huge range of extracurricular activities from swimming to scuba diving, chess to creative writing and beekeeping to book club. Stem clubs include car racing and robot making, and sports range from football to cricket. Pupils are heavily involved in shaping the co-curricular offering. This year, the school’s Ultimate Frisbee team made its debut at the UKU Junior Women’s Indoor Nationals.
- The pastoral team is supported by a wider team of professionals based in the wellbeing centre, and enhanced by parents’ evenings and guest speakers on subjects such as internet safety and the teenage brain.
- Academic, sport, drama and music scholarships from 5 to 25 per cent of fees are offered to year 7 and year 12 girls. Means-tested bursaries are available on entry to the school or at any point of financial hardship.
- Notable former pupils include the journalist and presenter Anne Robinson.
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