Embracing the rain with splish-splash-splosh moments is a fantastic way for our Nursery pupils to practice their jumping skills in PE while having lots of fun!
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At St Nicholas' School, everyone is valued, everyone is someone.
Founded in 1935, St Nicholas’ School is set within 30 glorious acres of Hampshire countryside. We are an excellent-rated independent day school, with a long history of educating girls all the way through to 16. Our co-educational nursery and infant school is located in Branksomewood; a perfect, purpose-built setting for our youngest pupils. Redfields House is home to our junior and senior girls.
What sets St Nicholas’ School apart from other schools is our friendly atmosphere, sense of community and strong educational ethos, where we strive to provide our pupils with the skills and opportunities to fulfil their dreams. Ensuring each pupil is valued and supported, we are immensely proud of everything our pupils achieve; whether it be fantastic examination results, sporting success, musical prowess, or creative endeavours.
At whatever stage your child joins St Nicholas’ School, you can be confident of three things: that everyone is valued; everyone is someone; every pupil will be given an outstanding education that will allow them to become the very best they can be!
Headmistress, Dr. Olwen Wright
COME AND SEE US
We believe the best way to understand the ethos and to get a feel for St Nicholas' School is to visit in person.
LIFE IN NURSERY
Our Nursery, situated within Branksomewood, offers a rich, stimulating, and secure learning environment for children aged from 2 years and 9 months. We offer both indoor and outdoor learning, encouraging children to explore their curiosity whilst nurturing their enthusiasm. Our vision is for each child to be the best that they can be, to become happy, confident learners, keen to explore and try out new things.
LIFE IN INFANTS
Branksomewood is home to our Infants, featuring a natural wood construction and a wonderful airy atmosphere that provides light and space for our younger children. With an adventure playground set in the woods, a sand pit and mud kitchen play area, Forest School and a large hall fitted with PE equipment, it is no wonder the children are so happy.
LIFE IN JUNIORS
Redfields House, the home of our Junior School, is the beautifully decorative main building with high ceilings and a wooden staircase that takes centre stage. Juniors have their own Library, I.T suite and Science Lab.
LIFE IN SENIORS
Our Senior School is located in a separate building at the far end of Redfield House along with form rooms, science laboratories and the fantastic Pritchard Hall and Drama Studio. Pupils also have access to our open-plan Senior Library and I.T suite and our Sports Hall. Our wonderful sporting facilities, including our multi-use area, enable a number of sports to be played, such as volleyball, basketball, netball, football and cricket.
PROSPECTUS AND VIDEO
ISI INSPECTION RESULTS
In our recent ISI Inspection, we achieved full compliance and the highest category of EXCELLENT in both “the quality of the pupils’ academic and other achievements” and “the quality of the pupils’ personal development”
Read our full report here
By the Numbers
1st
Highest ranked Independent Day School for Girls in Hampshire for 2023 A-A* GCSE results*
*Hampshire Independent School League Table 2022/23 (mytopschools.co.uk/hampshire-private-schools)
6%
6% higher GCSE results than the average Independent School in Hampshire for 2023 A-A* GCSE results*
*Hampshire Independent School League Table 2022/23 (mytopschools.co.uk/hampshire-private-schools)
4
4 languages taught at Seniors
(Latin; French; Mandarin; Spanish)
3 languages taught at Juniors
(French; Mandarin; Spanish)
2 languages taught at Infants
(French; Spanish)
20
different sports are played
35
acres of beautiful grounds, including ancient woodland
350
seat auditorium with orchestra pit and raked seating