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SCHOOL INFORMATION
The school offers a broad and stimulating curriculum across its Prep, Senior, and Sixth Form divisions. Lessons are designed to be engaging and intellectually stretching, fostering independent thought and curiosity. The teaching approach combines academic rigour with pastoral support, ensuring each pupil is encouraged to explore her strengths. The school’s facilities include modern science laboratories, a creative arts hub, a dedicated Sixth Form centre, and extensive sports grounds in nearby Lower Sydenham.
Co-curricular life at Sydenham High is diverse and enriching. Pupils can participate in over 100 clubs and societies, spanning debating, coding, choir, drama, and entrepreneurship. The performing arts are a major strength, with frequent theatre productions, concerts, and exhibitions. Sport is equally valued, with opportunities in hockey, netball, athletics, gymnastics, and rowing. The school promotes teamwork, perseverance, and inclusion in all aspects of its sporting life. Pastoral care is central to the school’s mission, with an emphasis on mental health, wellbeing, and personal growth supported by a dedicated pastoral team and the GDST network’s wellbeing initiatives.
SCHOOL INFORMATION
The school offers a broad and stimulating curriculum across its Prep, Senior, and Sixth Form divisions. Lessons are designed to be engaging and intellectually stretching, fostering independent thought and curiosity. The teaching approach combines academic rigour with pastoral support, ensuring each pupil is encouraged to explore her strengths. The school’s facilities include modern science laboratories, a creative arts hub, a dedicated Sixth Form centre, and extensive sports grounds in nearby Lower Sydenham.
Co-curricular life at Sydenham High is diverse and enriching. Pupils can participate in over 100 clubs and societies, spanning debating, coding, choir, drama, and entrepreneurship. The performing arts are a major strength, with frequent theatre productions, concerts, and exhibitions. Sport is equally valued, with opportunities in hockey, netball, athletics, gymnastics, and rowing. The school promotes teamwork, perseverance, and inclusion in all aspects of its sporting life. Pastoral care is central to the school’s mission, with an emphasis on mental health, wellbeing, and personal growth supported by a dedicated pastoral team and the GDST network’s wellbeing initiatives.
ADMISSIONS
Sydenham High School is selective, with main entry points at 4+, 7+, 11+, and 16+. Admission is designed to identify both academic potential and personal qualities aligned with the school’s values. For 11+ entry, applicants take entrance assessments in English, Mathematics, and Reasoning, followed by an interview to explore interests and aptitude. For Sixth Form entry, offers are based on GCSE results, predicted grades, and an interview, with candidates expected to achieve high grades in subjects chosen for A-level study.
The school offers scholarships in academics, music, art, and sport, as well as means-tested bursaries through the GDST Bursary Programme. Open events and taster days are held throughout the year, giving families the opportunity to experience the school’s ethos and community. Sydenham High seeks students who are ambitious, creative, and compassionate young women, who will embrace challenge, lead with confidence, and contribute positively to school life and beyond.
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