We have approximately 150-200 external applicants for Year 7 and up to 25 external applicants for Year 9 and Sixth Form.

We take approximately 50-60 external applicants into Year 7, 10-15 external applicants into Year 9 and 5-15 external applicants into Sixth Form.

Contingency plans are in place across the school and will be implemented as necessary with parents being updated if and when these become relevant.

The amount of scholarship places offered depends upon the cohort in question – there are no set number of scholarships awarded.

Students may be awarded an Academic and a Specialist Scholarship although it is unusual for students to be awarded two Specialist Scholarships.

This is nominal and dependent upon individual circumstances.

We consider our school provides an all-encompassing educational offering.

French, German and Spanish in the Senior School. We also offer Italian in the Sixth Form.

Music lessons take place during the day although there is a rota so that students do not keep missing the same lesson.

Where appropriate, our staff make arrangements for students to be involved in many competitions/external academic events, for example, Maths and public speaking competitions.

Our experienced teachers provide support to all students as appropriate. We introduce setting as appropriate and have learning support and regular drop-in sessions for many subjects where extra help is needed. All students are celebrated and enrichment opportunities are available both within and beyond the curriculum.

Our experienced teachers provide support to all students as appropriate. In particular, we have support for students where their first language is not English. We have learning support and regular drop-in sessions for many subjects where extra help is needed.

We provide support for each year group as they move up through the school to enable them to make informed choices where needed. For example, Year 8 choose a language after receiving a subject presentation and Year 9 receive guidance on GCSE subject choices as well as having access to a Morrisby Pre-Aptitudes programme, options talks and guidance from their subject teachers.

Students choose their GCSE options in Year 9 with RS being one of the only subjects generally taken early, although not in advance of Year 10.

The great majority of our students go on to our Sixth Form and then on to a range of university courses. Other outcomes such as creative routes and high-level professional apprenticeships, for example in technology careers, are other possible outcomes.

Students receive support from all staff, particularly from our Sixth Form team. Our principal careers service is our Abbey Aspire programme, with dedicated staff focused on all aspects of future opportunities for students.

We have a number of links with industry via alumnae in particular as part of our Abbey Aspire programme.

Students are assessed regularly and feedback is given via form tutors, subject teachers and by way of reports via our school portal. We view reporting to home as a continuous conversation. Parents’ Evenings, self-reflection reports and academic reports are fixed points in that dialogue but it continues year-round.

There are staff who supervise the homework club and provide support where needed although there is no specific one-to-one assistance.

We offer a range of House activities including netball, House chef, public speaking, rounders, chess, music and drama, sports day, swimming gala, general knowledge quiz, hockey, art and gardening.

The Abbey is a community with a strong sense of mutual respect and negative behaviour is rare. Where there are instances of bad behaviour, our approach would always be individual and tailored to supporting students to meet expectations; it would be led by form tutors/Heads of Year/pastoral team/Chaplain (Deputy Head)/Head. This would generally involve talking to the pupil, a phone call home and a meeting with parents.

Bullying is not a common occurrence and we have a strong pastoral team who provide support for students with any concerns or issues they are experiencing. In addition, we have sessions dedicated to bullying, friendships, social media and kindness during our Skills for Life sessions which form part of our curriculum.

Students are allowed to wear headscarves and trousers can be worn instead of skirts.

There is no fee discount for daughters of alumnae.

We have a number of students who commute by train and walk together from the station to school.

We have no specific links with other boys schools though we maintain close relationships, including regularly reviewing aspects of joint provision, with a range of schools.

There will always be a number of differences in approach between our Junior School and Senior School by virtue of the ages of the pupils in question. However, our ethos remains throughout the school.