Category: Senior, Sixth Form
Pupils: Girls
Type: Boarding and Day
Religious Affiliation: Church of England
Roll: 0 Boys / 510 Girls
Age Range: 11-18 Years
Founded: 1884
Location Description
Set within 45 acres of grounds on the outskirts of Winchester, overlooking the Hampshire Downs.
School Contact Details
Headteacher: Ms J Gandee
Contact for enquiries:Mrs Kate Cairns, registrar
Alresford Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO21 1HA
Tel: 01962 835700
Email: admissions@stswithuns.com
Facilities
The school buildings are modern and well equipped. There is a magnificent performing arts centre with a 600-seat auditorium, art and technology block, new library and Careers and ICT facility. The music school has a Music Technology area with computers and electronic keyboards. Pupils have the opportunity to play and sing in ensembles, the Symphony Orchestra, Senior and Lower School String Ensembles, Clarinet Choirs, Flute Choirs, Jazz Band, two Wind Bands and numerous chamber groups. The Swithun Choir sings regularly in Winchester Cathedral and undertakes foreign concert tours. The School has a small chapel which is actively used. It is in a quiet situation with extensive views of the beautiful Hampshire countryside.
Sporting facilities are excellent. The multi-purpose, modern Sports Hall accommodates a fully-equipped gymnasium, which in turn can be converted into 4 badminton courts, a netball, volleyball or tennis court. Extensive and attractive playing fields provide lacrosse pitches, an athletics track, rounders pitches and volleyball courts and there are 12 outdoor tennis courts (4 of which are spot-lit) and also used for netball. Squash, rowing, diving, judo, karate, aerobics, yoga, trampolining and fencing are popular additional activities. The indoor, 25-metre swimming pool is built to national competition specifications, with diving boards.
In addition to music and sporting activities there are technology and engineering clubs, drama and public speaking groups, art, cookery and self-defence sessions, Duke of Edinburgh Award and Young Enterprise.
St Swithun’s is an active community seven-days-a-week. Boarders benefit from a wide range of activities and excursions at the weekends such as sailing, skiing, theatre, concert, cinema and restaurant trips.
Scholarships
Academic, Music, Sport, Sixth Form. Some bursaries are available, please contact the school for details.
Entrance Requirements
Senior School: Common Entrance examination, current school report. Sixth Form: 3 examinations in nominated A2 subjects. For further details please contact the school.
Fees
2021/2022.
Boarder: £12,113 per term.
Day Girl: £7,306 per term.
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OPEN DAYS
All visits are welcome, please contact the school
Sixth Form Online Open Day: Saturday 18 Jun 2022 - Time: 9:00 am
Senior & Sixth Form Open Day: Saturday 25 Jun 2022 - Time: 9:00 am
Sixth Form online Open Day: This event includes a virtual tour of the school, presentations from some of our sixth form students and staff and an opportunity to put your questions to us. Book your place.
Senior & Sixth Form Open Day: You will have the opportunity to tour our specialist teaching facilities, meet our staff and students and hear about our pastoral programme and admissions pathway. Book your place.
For details please tel 01962 835700 or email admissions@stswithuns.com