Established 1892 DfE URN 102683 Tables Motto Serviam; ("I will serve") | Headteacher Ms Julia Waters Phone +44 20 8255 2688 Founded 1892 Number of students 1,299 | |
Type Voluntary aided comprehensive Religion Roman Catholic (Ursulines) Location Crescent Road
Wimbledon
Greater London
SW20 8HA
England, UK Address Crescent Rd, Wimbledon, London SW20 8HA, UK Archdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark Similar Wimbledon College, Ricards Lodge High Sch, Wimbledon High School, Rutlish School, St Philomen Catholic | ||
The ursuline high school wimbledon church school award
The Ursuline High School, Wimbledon (“the Ursuline”) is a government-maintained, voluntary-aided, Roman Catholic Secondary School for girls aged 11 to 19. The school is based at Crescent Road and the Downs, Wimbledon, London. It was founded in 1892 by the Ursulines. It is affiliated with The Ursuline Preparatory School, its previous feeder preparatory school. As well as Wimbledon College, the high schools sister school, who have worked in partnership since 1986 and share joint Sixth Form. The school specialises in Business & Enterprise and Modern Foreign Languages and it was previously designated a Gifted & Talented Lead School.[1]
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Pastoral care
Each year is split into seven tutor groups: Angela, Bernadette, Catherine, Francis, Margaret, Theresa, Ursula. A peer mentoring programme is in place where sixth form girls are paired with younger girls. Counselling is available through the Youth Awareness Programme, the Ursuline Sisters and the Cabrini Society.
Facilities
Notable former pupils
Dame Julia Stretton Higgins (nee Downes) Scientist