- The “Putney spirit” promotes balance, fun and resilience in a dynamic programme for girls aged 4-18 ever since it educated its first 54 “fearless young women” guided by the school motto Fortiter et recte (“Bravely and rightly”).
- There are nine new science laboratories, a drama studio and music department in the school’s newest building covering 2,000sq m on its southwest London site.
- With 82 teams competing in 13 sports, Putney High School has a strong sporting tradition. For three years in a row it has ranked in the top five in School Sport magazine’s listings and runs an elite sports programme to help budding sportswomen to combine training and academic life.
- The broadcaster Sophie Raworth and actress Sophie Simnett are among alumnae to make their mark.
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