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Wycombe Abbey School: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK
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Introduction
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Wycombe Abbey – A world leader in girls’ boarding education and a place where academic excellence, empathy and integrity thrive. Wycombe Abbey has been at the forefront of girls’ education for the last 120 years. It is possible to maintain that position in today’s hyper-competitive world thanks to Academic Excellence, Rich Culture, Advancing the School’s Legacy
Number of students
Boarding School:
Girls:
560
Boys:
0
Total:
560
Day School:
Girls:
51
Boys:
0
Total:
51
Fees
7 days boarding:
£12,600 per term
About the school
Wycombe Abbey was founded on 23 September 1896 by Miss Frances Dove, later Dame Frances who promoted equal opportunities for girls in the Victorian age. The first cohort of girls in 1896 numbered only 40 and in just three years, the School was full with 210 pupils. The School continued to grow in strength through its early years. It hosted lectures on topical intellectual subjects and recitals by celebrated musicians. Girls increasingly won places at Oxford and Cambridge. In 1929, in the time of Miss Crosthwaite, the School purchased the old Carrington family home, Daws Hill, and its 200 acres of land. In May 1946 Wycombe Abbey re-opened with 170 arrivals. Further expansion took place in the 1950s with the addition of the Walpole Wing and the furnishing of the Dove Library. In the 1960s and 1970s the School launched a number of building projects including the gymnasium, the art block, the front wall and gates as well as a separate house for the UVI, Clarence House. Thanks to numerous generous donations in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, the Lancaster Arts Centre and Archer Recital Hall were built and The Davies Sports Centre opened in 2004. More recently, in 2017 the School opened an atrium cafe, The Courtyard, and two new Boarding Houses.
This top UK boarding school authorities are investing in new, world-class facilities that will transform 170 acres of magnificent grounds for the benefit of every pupil at Wycombe Abbey. The next ten years will see the renewal of all boarding accommodation, the refurbishment of the main Abbey Building and a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) centre. This process has begun with the building of two superb new boarding houses, opening in September 2017.
Girls joining this top UK boarding School at 11+ spend a year in Junior House, before moving into one of nine Senior Houses. Between the ages of 12 and 16, girls live in mixed-aged bedrooms. Older girls encourage and support their younger housemates. In their final year, girls move into the standalone Clarence House where they are able to enjoy more independence in preparation for university. All Houses are led by a dedicated and professional team. Each Housemistress works alongside the Assistant Housemistress, Pastoral Assistant, Housekeeper and tutor team supporting each girl’s academic, personal and social development.
Girls joining the School at 11+ spend a year in Junior House, before moving into one of nine Senior Houses. Between the ages of 12 and 16, girls live in mixed-aged bedrooms. Older girls encourage and support their younger housemates. In their final year, girls move into the standalone Clarence House where they are able to enjoy more independence in preparation for university. All Houses are led by a dedicated and professional team. Each Housemistress works alongside the Assistant Housemistress, Pastoral Assistant, Housekeeper and tutor team supporting each girl’s academic, personal and social development.
Girls joining the School at 11+ spend a year in Junior House, before moving into one of nine Senior Houses. Between the ages of 12 and 16, girls live in mixed-aged bedrooms. Older girls encourage and support their younger housemates. In their final year, girls move into the standalone Clarence House where they are able to enjoy more independence in preparation for university. All Houses are led by a dedicated and professional team. Each Housemistress works alongside the Assistant Housemistress, Pastoral Assistant, Housekeeper and tutor team supporting each girl’s academic, personal and social development.
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Academic life
UIII-UIV (age 11-14)
The UIII-UIV curriculum offers a comprehensive introduction to a wide range of academic, creative and technical disciplines. Girls study English, Mathematics, Science, languages (Latin, Greek and Modern), Computing and Humanities (Geography, History and Religious Studies) as well as Art, Cookery, Design and Technology, Drama and Music.
GCSE (age 14-16)
This top UK boarding school offers a large number of possibilities for subject combination at GCSE. There are six compulsory subjects: English, English Literature, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Girls also select four or five other subjects from a range of 15; at least one of those choices must be a modern language and another must be a Humanities subject.
A level (age 16-18)
Sixth Form Boarding School curriculum is designed to nurture individual interests and provide a solid foundation for university studies and the global work place of tomorrow. The timetable is devised around a girl’s individual subject choices, no matter how specialised or diverse. Four A level subjects are chosen from 26 options. Girls may also choose the Extended Project Qualification. All girls in the Sixth Form follow a programme of enrichment, carefully designed to develop critical thinking, leadership and research and presentation skills.
Sport and culture
Sport opportunities: athletics and cross country, badminton, basketball, climbing, dance, fencing, football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, horse riding, martial arts, lacrosse, netball, pilates, polo,rowing, ski racing, squash, swimming, tennis, trampolining, volleyball.
This top UK boarding School has an exceptional outdoor and indoor facilities including five lacrosse pitches, a grass athletics track, three rounders pitches, a floodlit astroturf pitch, a full-sized football pitch, indoor and outdoor netball courts, par three holes around the grounds and 20 tennis courts. The Davies Sports Centre includes a 25-metre six-lane indoor swimming pool with touchpad timing and water polo scoring facilities, multi-use sports hall, dance studio, fitness suite, four glass-backed squash courts, fencing piste and climbing wall.
Photography, Ballet, Clarence Academy, Street Dance, Drama, Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonia, Junior Band, Flute Choir/Clarinet Choir/Saxophone Choir, Concert Band, Chapel Choir, Holst Singers, Chancel Choir, Choral Group, Rock Bands
English summer camps in London
English plus activity, Ages 8-17, Start dates: 9.07 – 23.07, 23.07 – 06.08, 9.07 – 06.08.2018
General English classes are designed to build confidence through communicating in English and intensive classroom teaching in small groups of 12 – 15 students. Students are streamed by age and ability and are tested at the beginning of the course and placed in a class of the appropriate level. During the course, teachers monitor students’ progress and an academic report and a certificate are awarded at the end of the course. General English classes comprise three hours per day of actual teaching time. In addition to General English classes, all students on English plus Activity courses experience a wide range of activities designed to give them the opportunity to develop new skills, whilst using their spoken English in a specific context. Students move on to a new activity each day: Journalism, creative writing/storytelling, Vlogging, Cookery, drama, Art and Craft. Classes last for 90 minutes and focus on the development of speaking and listening skills.
Performing Arts Summer Camps
English plus Theatre and Dance, Ages 8-14, Start dates: 9.07 – 23.07, 23.07 – 06.08.2018
For four half-days each week the course builds skills in acting, singing, dance and stagecraft. In addition, students have morning English classes in small groups of 12 to 15 and join our other students for two excursions per week as well as participating in the lively social programme every evening.One highlight of the course is a visit to a London Musical show in a West End Theatre.
English plus Tennis, Ages 8-17, Start dates: 9.07 – 23.07, 23.07 – 06.08.2018
The course provided a combination of tennis coaching, English classes and a program of social abilities.
Intensive Academic plus Activity, Ages 12-17, Start dates: 9.07 – 23.07, 23.07 – 06.08, 9.07 – 06.08 2018
Is aimed at students wishing to sharpen their academic abilities.
Fees:
2 weeks £2550
4 weeks £4000
Location Description
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High Wycombe is easily accessible with excellent transport links. It is about 35 miles west of London and 30 miles east of Oxford. It is a 30-minute journey from Heathrow Airport and a 90-minute journey from Gatwick Airport by road. It is less than a mile from Junction 4 of the M40.
High Wycombe HP11 1PE
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