St Helen and St Katharine, Abingdon

Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 1BE

Contact Information

• Head: Miss Rowan Edbrooke
• Telephone: +44 (0)1235 520173
• Fax: +44 (0)1235 532934
• Email: info@shsk.org.uk
• Website: http://www.shsk.org.uk

School Information

St Helen and St Katharine, a day school for girls aged 9-18, is located on the outskirts of Abingdon within easy reach of Oxford and surrounding villages. Stimulating and thought provoking teaching develops independent thinking and consistently excellent academic results. Great emphasis is placed on a broad extra-curricular programme and pupils participate in a wide range of activities. Every girl is given the space to be their own person and to find their own niche.

General Information

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Subjects taught

Art, Art and Design, Biology, Business Studies/Finance, Chemistry, Computing/ICT, Design and Technology (DT), Double/Triple Award Science, Drama/Theatre Studies, Economics, English Language, English Literature, French, Further Mathematics, Geography, German, Government/Politics, Greek, History, History of Art, Home Econ/Food & Nutrition, Italian, Latin, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Physics, Psychology, Religious Studies, Spanish

Facilities

Athletics track, Auditorium, CDT Centre, Chapel, Common Room, Concert Hall, Dance Studio, Drama Studio, Fitness suite, Gymnasium, IT Suite, Language Centre, Library, Music Centre, Music suite, Performing Arts Centre, Playing Fields on-site, Science laboratories, Sixth Form Centre, Sports Hall, Swimming Pool (open air), Tennis Courts, Theatre

Activities

Amnesty International, Art, Ceramics, Chess, Choir, Community Service, Creative Writing, Dancing, Debating/Public Speaking, Design/Technology, Drama/Theatre Studies, Environmental/Green club, Forum Debating, French cine/news Club, Knitting, Music with theory, Natural History, Orchestra/Band, Philosophy, Photography, Pottery, Science club, Silversmithing, Skiing, Spanish Club, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Theatre trips, Year book, Young Enterprise

Sports

Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Cricket, Cross Country, Fencing, Fitness Training, Football, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lacrosse, Martial Arts, Netball, Rounders, Rugby, Sailing, Skating, Squash, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball

Travel Information

Map: www.multimap.co.uk
Nearest Train Station: 15-45 minutes
Nearest Airport: 60-120 minutes
Location: Urban

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