- A voluntary-aided Roman Catholic secondary school for girls aged 11-18, Ursuline High School in Wimbledon is rooted in the traditions of the Ursuline order — a Roman Catholic religious order of women founded in 1535 by St Angela Merici in Brescia, Italy, with the mission of educating girls.
- Ursuline High School’s motto and defining moral principle is Serviam (“I will serve”), expressing the belief that students should develop and use their talents for the benefit of others.
- In the 2024 SSAT (Schools, Students and Teachers Network) Educational Outcomes Awards the school was recognised in the top 10 per cent of schools nationally for student progress and in the top 10 per cent of non-selective schools for attainment.
- The school has a successful student leadership programme. In sixth form those in the head girl team speak at events in the capacity of ambassadors; they also lead prefects and support students across the school in “personally devised projects”.
- Ursuline High School works in partnership with its brother school, Wimbledon College, with which it shares a sixth form, offering a broad curriculum and extensive enrichment opportunities.
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