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St Mary’s School, Cambridge

Girls aged 4 to 18 

 

St Mary's School, Cambridge is a Catholic girls' school founded in 1898. It is located in the university city of Cambridge in the east of England.

 

The school is located in the centre of Cambridge, next to the Cambridge University Botanic Gardens and is only a short walk away from Cambridge station. There are approximately 670 students across their three schools; Junior School, Senior School and Sixth Form Centre.  

About 20% of the school’s students are international students from 20 countries around the world. The teacher-student ratio is 1:8. About 50% of the school's teachers are educated by Oxford University, which shows that the teachers are very good. According to the British government inspection report, the school has been rated as "Excellent", including the boarding element.

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"We are delighted with the school. Our daughter is very well cared for and the staff teach excellently. She is achieving excellent academic results and blossoming in a loving community."

- Parent survey 2019

學校概覽

學校有約50%師資經牛津大學教育,可見師資非常優秀。根據英國政府視學報 告,學校全部項目都被評為優秀等級“Excellent”,包括寄宿部分,高中及預科均沒有 收到額外的改善建議。St Mary's School, Cambridge設置多種GCSE及IGCSE課程,讓 學生可以選擇合適的課程,為未來學習及就業之路鋪路。

學校與牛津大學有密切的合作。在2016,學校與牛津大學Homerton College合辦 City of Cambridge Rowing Club。學校亦會定期邀請牛津大學學者到訪演講,或組織同 學參觀牛津大學博物館及展覽,讓同學吸收更多的知識。

所有Sixth Form學生都需要參與至少一次工作體驗,以擴寬視野及提升自身經驗。 學校與多家企業及公司合作,還有很多與STEM相關的體驗,包括到劍橋大學及安格里 亞魯斯金大學體驗研究。

如果學生已通過了入學考試,符合學校的入學要求,並且確診有特殊學習障礙 (SEN) 需要,如閱讀障礙(dyslexia)、數學運算障礙(dyscalculia) 及語言障礙 (dysphasia)、ADD、ADHD 和自閉症(Autism)的學生,學校將在需要時提供以下支援:

學校使用學習支援課程代替學生學習現代外語(例如法語,西班牙語和德語等)的需 要)。7年級學生有5節支援課程,而在8年級和9年級則有3節支援課程,10年級和11年級 的學習支援則以一些非主要的GCSE課程代替。

在一般情況下,有學習障礙學生會在支援下,完成主流課程中學習材料。他們通 常比大多數同齡人需要更多的時間來完成功課,或幫助進行練習和考試。

入學前,學校的學習支援部門會(Learning and Support) 會因應SEN學生的心理評 估、過往學校報告、學習障礙程度,度身制定個人及小組額外授課,為學生定期做評 估,作出相應調教,令學生早日融入新環境學習。

由於每個SEN學生的情況及需要支援的程度不同,如需要協助,可聯絡學校或教 育代理查詢。

GCSE Results

As a well-known and among the best boarding school in the UK, St Mary's School, Cambridge performed very well in their 2020 GCSE results:

 

- 95% of students achieved A * -B or more grades

(grade 9-6 score equal to the old system)

- 90% of students achieved A * / A or above in

(equal to the old system 9-7 grade results) 

- 67% of students received the highest A * more success

(equal to the old system 9-8 grade results)    

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GCSE and IGCSE Courses

St Mary's School, Cambridge has set up a variety of GCSE and IGCSE courses, so that students can choose the right courses, paving the way for future study and employment.

 

Core courses include: British Literature, English, Mathematics and Religious Studies. If the native language of international students is not English, you can choose English as an additional language option (EAL).

 

Students can choose another 6 courses, including 2-3 science courses. Science courses include: biology, chemistry, and physics. Other elective subjects include: Art and Design, Ancient Civilization, Computer, Drama, English Support (ELS), French, Food and Nutrition, Geography, German, History, Latin, Learning Support, Chinese, Music, Spanish, Design Technology.

 

Students can also choose to take additional courses: including additional mathematics, classical Greek, and Latin)    

A-Level Results

St Mary's School, Cambridge A-level students have excellent results.

In 2020 A-level:  

- 96% of students achieved A * - C grades or above    

     

- 91% of students achieved grades A * - B or more          

 

- 67% of students made up more A * / A grades    

In 2019 A-level:  

- 91% of students achieved A * - C grades or above

 

- 73% of students achieved grades A * - B or more

 

- 51% of students achieved the highest A * / A grades

 

- 14% more achieved A * success    

The school provides a variety of courses for students to choose from in 2021 - 2013. include:  Art category: fine arts, photography, material design, drama research, music

 

STEM categories: biology, physics, chemistry, mathematics, advanced mathematics, computer technology, sports

 

Languages: Classical Greek, French, Spanish, Latin, Chinese, German

 

Humanities and Social Sciences: Business, Classical Civilization, Economics, English Literature, Geography, History, Psychology, Religious Studies.

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Extracurricular Activities

The school provides time for extracurricular activities during lunch and after school so that students can develop diversified skills.

 

These include: The Duke of Edinburgh Award Program, German, French, Spanish, Religious Studies, Film Club, Rowing, Athletics, Basketball, Pilates, Tennis, Dance Club, Hockey, Yoga, Creative Writing Club, Model United Nations, History, Allegro , Orchestra, Japanese, Photography, and Youth STEM Award.

International Student Ratio

The school has a total of 630 students, with the Junior School accounting for 26%, Senior School accounting for 57%, and Sixth Form accounting for 17%.

Among them, about 20% of international students come from more than 20 countries.

The school currently has 18 Hong Kong students and 14 boarders.

There are also 46 mainland students and 39 boarding students.

Boarding Life

The school currently has 90 boarding students; there are three 6-bed dormitories and one 4-bed dormitory for younger Year 5 - 8 students. As for older Year 10 - 13 students, the school provides a total of 23 twin dormitories.

 

The school will also open single dorms from time to time according to the number of applicants for dormitories for Year 12 - 13. The school will also organize regular visits, including visits to Harry Potter Studio, Christmas Market, and city guided tours!

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Close Relationship with Oxford University

The school has close cooperation with Oxford University. In 2016, they co-organized the City of Cambridge Rowing Club with Oxford University Homerton College. In addition, the school also cooperated with Oxford University to establish new sports facilities.

 

The school will also regularly invite scholars from Oxford University to give lectures, or organize students to visit Oxford University museums and exhibitions, so that students can absorb more knowledge!

Sixth Form Student - Work Experience

All Sixth Form Students need to participate in at least one work experience in order to broaden their horizons and enhance their own experience.

 

St Marys School is in cooperation with a number of enterprises and companies, including: Mott Macdona , Babraham Institute, Purcell Archit ECTS, in the Microsoft Research, to name a few. There are many which focus on STEM-related experience, including the University of Cambridge and Angeliya Ruskin research experience.

Onto University

Once completing their A-level courses students often enrol in the famous British universities including: University of Bath, University of Bristol, Durham University, The University of Edinburgh, King's College London, University of Liverpool, The University of Manchester and The University of Nottingham to name a few.

Special Educational Needs (SEN) Student Support

If the student has passed the St. Marys School Cambridge entrance exams, in line with the school 's admission requirements, and are diagnosed with special educational needs ( SEN), such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, ADD, ADHD or autism, the school will provide the following when you need support :

 

The school uses learning support courses to replace the needs of students to learn modern foreign languages ​​(such as French, Spanish and German, etc.). Grade 7 students 5 savings assistance programs, and in the 8th grade and 9th grade section 3, there are support programs, grade 10 and grade 11 learning support places some non-major courses instead of GCSE.

 

Under normal circumstances, students with learning disabilities will complete the learning materials in the mainstream curriculum with support . They usually need more time than most of their peers to complete homework or help with exercises and exams.

 

Pre-school, school learning support departments will (Learning and Support) Huiyin Ying SEN students psychological assessment, in the past school reports, the degree of learning disabilities, tailor develop individual and group extra classes for students to do assessments on a regular basis, make the appropriate tune, so Students integrate into the new environment to learn as soon as possible.

 

As each SEN student's situation and the level of support required are different, the UK schools that can apply for and enroll in cannot be generalised. If you need assistance, you can contact the education guardian Mrs Abby Plumb for inquiries.

Fees

2022/23 boarding tuition fees (per year):
Y7 - Y13        £37,887

Application And Enquiry

Classes started in September 2023 and are now enrolling students.

If you are interested, please contact Abby Plumb Educational Guardian Service for more details.

 

Mrs Abby Plumb is a senior Chinese education guardian in the United Kingdom, she offers analysis and suggestions to help families and students prepare for further studies and is one of the most professional education consultation service.

 

(online consultation time can be reserved through email or telephone)

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