Backboys boarding school

St Paul's School

School Name: St Paul's School
Location: Lonsdale Road, Barnes London, SW13 9JT United Kingdom
Founded Year: 1509
Religion:
Motto:
Type: Boys
Boarding Age: 13-19
Year Group: Year 7 - Year 13
No. of Students: 899
No. of Boarders: 21
School Facilities:
A large sports hall, gymnasium, dojo, fencing salle, 25m swimming pool, 6 fi ves courts, a rackets court, three squash courts, a fitness centre, a 100m sprint straight and ten tennis courts. There is also a large boathouse, and extensive playing fi elds which consist of 11 football or rugby pitches during the winter months, or seven cricket pitches during the summer months.
Entry Requirement:

Interview

Sixth Form Entry Requirement:
Six A/A* grades at GCSE or its equivalent.
Extracurricular Activities:

Music, Drama, Visual Art, Sport, Activites


Contact Details
Director of Admissions:
Address:
Lonsdale Road, London SW13 9JT, United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 (0) 20 8748 9162
Email:
admissions@stpaulsschool.org.uk
Web:
http://www.stpaulsschool.org.uk

The School

  • Boys' independent school, located on a 42-acre(170,000 m2)
  • One of the leading academic schools in the national league tables of GCSE and A level performance.
  • Top schools in the arts and sport.
  • Tutoring system is the school’s strengths.
  • The tutor meets with the boy’s parents the summer term, at the start of the new academic year.
  • Each tutor has about three boys from each year group and gives each of them individual help and direction throughout their school lives.
  • Younger boys allies with older boys learn how best to pass on their experience.
  • In 2012, 62 leavers received offers from Oxford and Cambridge, representing a third of the year group. At A level, 89.0% of the grades were A* or A. Also in 2011, at GCSE level, 79.1% of grades were A*, and 96.6% were A* or A.

Admission

  • Two years before entry.
  • Interview - a 20 minute conversation.
  • Parents will have the chance to speak to a senior member of staff.

Boarding Houses

  • Full boarding, weekly boarding (Sunday evening– Friday afternoon) and fl exi-boarding.
  • The housemaster lives in accommodation linked to the boarders’ quarters.
  • Three house tutors and a matron.
  • Individual study-bedrooms with internet (wireless) access.
  • A large common room, a library, a computer room and a music practice room.
  • The school’s sports and music facilities are available to boarders in the evenings.
  • Easy access to the full range of extracurricular activities that run after school and in the evenings.

GCSE Subjects

  • Core Subjects at GCSE: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English Language, English Literature, Mathematics
  • Options for GCSE: Ancient History, Art & Design, Drama, French, Geography, German, Greek, History, Italian, Latin, Music, Religious Studies, Russian, Spanish, Technology (Electronics, Systems & Control, Resistant Materials)

GCE AL Subject Choice

  • Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English Language, English Literature, Mathematics
  • Options: Computing, Economics, Further Maths, Politics, Theatre Studies and a range of Extended Projects
  • Ancient History, Art & Design, Drama, French, Geography, German, Greek, History, Italian, Latin, Music, Religious Studies, Russian, Spanish, Technology (Electronics, Systems & Control, Resistant Materials)

2012/13 Boarding Fees# (GBP£) Per Term (3 Terms Per Year)

Y4Y6Y7Y9Y10Y12
Y5Y8Y11Y13
--10,41110,41110,41110,411

Remark: #Inclusive of tuition fees but exclusive of miscellaneous fees, such as uniform, extracurricular activities

Bookmark and Share