St Helen's School London

• Location: Northwood, England,
• Founded in: 1899,
• Language of instruction: English,
• Type of education: for girls.

St Helen's School London is a leading independent day school, educating girls from 3 to 18 years old. At the same time, more than 1150 girls study here.

St Helen's School London is a member of the Association of Girls' Schools (GSA) and the Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS), in 2024 it passed a scheduled inspection by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI).

The main levels of study at St Helen's are:

• Early Years Foundation Stage – from 3 to 5 years,
• Key Stage 1 – from 5 to 7 years,
• Key Stage 2 – from 7 to 11 years old,
• Senior School — from 11 to 18 years old.

The last stage is divided into three sections:

• middle grades — from 7 to 9,
• high school — from 10 to 11,
• Sixth Form - lasts two years.

An important part of the educational process at St Helen's School London is the implementation of an individual PSHCE program - "Personal, Social, Medical and Civic Education". It is implemented in all age groups: for example, in primary school, babies are introduced to professions, and in high school, they analyze topics such as world problems, mental and physical health.

• The school was founded by Miss May Rowland Brown.
• The Centre for Advanced Mathematics (CAM) is the first such institution for girls in North London and the first in the United Kingdom.

Girls at St Helen's School London receive fresh and high-quality meals in two canteens. All meals are prepared with seasonal ingredients from 25 employees, 6 of whom are chefs. The kitchen staff prepares more than a thousand meals every day. The administration takes into account the personal eating habits of students: the main thing is to inform about them in advance when entering school. To broaden the culinary horizons of girls, chefs hold days of themed menus with dishes from different cultures.

St Helen's School London extracurricular programme offers more than 200 clubs, clubs and communities that help girls discover their talents and find their favourite hobbies. Among the extracurricular formats in the school there are:

• Ecoclub,
• music lessons,
• acting,
• language club,
• 3D design and printing,
• a community of hiking enthusiasts,
• robotics and rocket science,
• drawing classes,
• sports clubs and sections.

If students do not find a club or community that would meet their interests, then they can create their own - the administration warmly supports the initiatives of their wards.

On weekends and holidays, students, together with tutors or other accompanying persons, go on excursions. Trips cover both the sights of the city and neighboring locations:

• Aldenham Country Park,
• Chiltern Open Air Museum,
• five-day walks in France,
• Bletchley Park.

During the trips, the girls get acquainted with historical facts, cultural features, and world geography.

• St Helen's has strict academic standards, the curriculum follows British traditions, but at the same time strives for innovative development, introduces technology into the educational process and everyday life of students.
• The main emphasis in training is on the development of emotional and academic intelligence, digital skills.
• Girls at St Helen's School London develop their leadership skills, are not afraid to make mistakes or not do something well the first time - the school has a supportive and motivational atmosphere. Teachers and the administration of the institution adhere to the position that success is more than the results of exams.
• St Helen's strives to provide access to education for girls from different social groups and backgrounds, and promotes inclusion in education. Each student is valued and respected as a person, receives all the necessary opportunities and resources to achieve success.
• All educators are trained using the GROW methodology: goals, reality, obstacles, the way forward. This allows them to choose a personal approach to each student so that they, under strict guidance, can reveal their potential to the maximum.

The school campus covers 8 hectares in the centre of Northwood, North London. In 2018, a modern music center was opened on campus, and later a high-tech STEM center. The music center has:

• two concert halls,
• a technical room with computers on which programs for mixing tracks are installed,
• drum rehearsal room,
• recording studio,
• 13 personal rehearsal rooms.

Students of St Helen's School London have access to sports facilities:

• a swimming pool with six lanes,
• five netball courts,
• two tennis courts,
• fitness studio,
• dance auditorium,
• a sports hall with four badminton courts.

In addition to tuition fees, parents or guardians of female students of St Helen's School London have additional costs:

• daily meals,
• classes with trainers,
• transfer from and to the school,
• extracurricular creative lessons and master classes,
• school uniform,
• examination fees,
• semester fees.

Admission to St Helen's School London follows a standard algorithm:

• selection of the appropriate age group of academics,
• submission of an application, additional documents and payment of the registration fee,
• passing the necessary entrance tests and interviews.

If the candidate successfully passes all the stages, then she is invited to study.

Students of St Helen's School London show high results in the A-level, GCSE and IGCSE exams every year. For 2024, for example, the results were as follows:

• 83% of A*–B grades for A-level exams,
• 96% of grades that correspond to scores of 9-6 for GCSE and IGCSE exams.

During their high school studies, girls can seek advice from career guidance specialists in order to find suitable internships, universities and study areas for themselves.

To get into St Helen's School London, prospective students must meet the following criteria:

• Be age-appropriate for one of the study groups,
• Successfully pass entrance exams: from personal skills assessment to subject exam results.

Future high school students have more stringent requirements, which include passing at least seven GCSE exams, which must include English and Mathematics.

St Helen's Bursary Program is implemented here, which helps solve the financial difficulties of students from low-income families. Sometimes the scholarship covers 100% of the cost of tuition, and in other cases it is provided in the form of a comprehensive support package that includes individual material payments and psychological assistance.  The conditions for receiving a scholarship change regularly, so it is important to follow the latest information before applying for financial support. Only parents or guardians of students can make a request.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision