Senior School Life
During your child’s time in our Senior School, her academic growth and personal development accelerate.
During your child’s time in our Senior School, her academic growth and personal development accelerate.
We're Dedicated to our Students
A Typical Day at Senior School
As your daughter progresses through these vital years, we ensure she has every chance to accomplish all she wants for a fulfilling future. We see no limits to what a girl can achieve – and we support her in every step of each success, in a vibrant and supportive learning environment.
As you’d expect, we offer outstanding resources and teaching – and produce equally outstanding results. But more importantly, we help your daughter gain the confidence to shine in everything she does. Whether in the classroom or science lab, or on the stage or sports field, she will learn how to be her best. This is a lesson every ‘EHS girl’ takes with her.
Registration
8.45am - 8.55amRegistration at EHS is a vital part of the day - not only does it help us ensure every girl is safe and accounted for, but it also gives form tutors a daily opportunity to check in and offer support if needed.
Assembly
9am - 9.15amAt EHS, assemblies are a vibrant and varied start to the day - from dance and drama to career talks, performances, and inspiring guest speakers, we keep them lively, engaging, and full of energy.
Periods 1&2
9.15am - 10.25amBreak
10.25am - 10.45amBreaktimes at EHS are a chance for girls to step away from the classroom, enjoy some fresh air, and refresh their minds. Whether catching up with friends, having a snack, or getting active outside, it’s an important pause in the day.
Periods 3&4
10.45am - 11.55amPeriods 5&6
11.55am - 1.05pmLunch & Co-curricular Clubs
1.05pm - 2.05pmGirls enjoy a healthy and varied lunch before heading off to a co-curricular club - from sports and music to coding and cookery, there’s something for everyone to get stuck into after they’ve refuelled.
Registration
2.05pm - 2.10pmAfternoon registration ensures all girls are present and safe, and ready to make the most of the rest of the school day.
Periods 7&8
2.10pm - 3.20pmPeriod 9 (Mon, Tue, Wed Only)
3.20pm - 3.55pmOur week is thoughtfully balanced with longer days from Monday to Wednesday and shorter days on Thursday and Friday, giving girls time to make the most of activities and learning during the week, while also enjoying longer holiday periods throughout the year.
Learning in the Widest Sense
Alongside your daughter's academic achievements, we feel it's equally important to inspire enthusiasm for as broad a range of interests, skills and knowledge as possible. Which is why we support our highly varied, progressive curriculum with an exciting choice of co-curricular activities - in sport, music, drama and much more.
It's not what your daughter accomplishes, but how she accomplishes it. We do everything here with respect and consideration for others, and in a spirit of tolerance, fairness and co-operation. These values guide all our students throughout their school years, and the rest of their lives.
Education here is about diversity of choice, enabling every child to explore and experiment, and find where her true strengths lie.
Throughout her time with us, we'll encourage your daughter to get involved in as many activities as possible outside the classroom, and to try something different every day.
Alongside your daughter's academic achievements, we feel it's equally important to inspire enthusiasm for as broad a range of interests, skills and knowledge as possible. Which is why we support our highly varied, progressive curriculum with an exciting choice of co-curricular activities - in sport, music, drama and much more.
It's not what your daughter accomplishes, but how she accomplishes it. We do everything here with respect and consideration for others, and in a spirit of tolerance, fairness and co-operation. These values guide all our students throughout their school years, and the rest of their lives.
Education here is about diversity of choice, enabling every child to explore and experiment, and find where her true strengths lie.
Throughout her time with us, we'll encourage your daughter to get involved in as many activities as possible outside the classroom, and to try something different every day.
Expanding Horizons
Rising to new challenges, meeting new people, gaining new skills - these are all essentially to anyone's education, and a big part of life at EHS. A rich varirty of clubs and societies offer a huge range od activities and experiences, in everything from arts and sciences to sports, dance, drama.
Our house system, with five houses spanning all year groups, offers competitions and other events where girls can try new activities. Importantly, they do this while mixing with pupils of different ages, reinforcing the bonds of our close-knit EHS community.
School trips bring classroom learning to life. As well as a huge choice or day visits, we organise residential trips abroad and in the UK.
The more your daughter does, the more she learns. Whether this contributes to her exam grades or her personal development, our role is to ensure she gets every chance to do - and therefore learn - as much as possible.
Rising to new challenges, meeting new people, gaining new skills - these are all essentially to anyone's education, and a big part of life at EHS. A rich varirty of clubs and societies offer a huge range od activities and experiences, in everything from arts and sciences to sports, dance, drama.
Our house system, with five houses spanning all year groups, offers competitions and other events where girls can try new activities. Importantly, they do this while mixing with pupils of different ages, reinforcing the bonds of our close-knit EHS community.
School trips bring classroom learning to life. As well as a huge choice or day visits, we organise residential trips abroad and in the UK.
The more your daughter does, the more she learns. Whether this contributes to her exam grades or her personal development, our role is to ensure she gets every chance to do - and therefore learn - as much as possible.
Moving up to Sixth Form
Almost all our Senior School pupils choose to stay with us to study their A-Levels, moving up to EHS Sixth Form. This is a particularly exciting stage in their education, offering the chance to focus on a small number of preferred subjects, while exploring new interests and becoming increasingly independent.
We see it as the final preparation for life beyond school, when students achieve academic goals, contribute significantly to EHS life, and really accelerate their growth, intellectually, personally and creatively.
Almost all our Senior School pupils choose to stay with us to study their A-Levels, moving up to EHS Sixth Form. This is a particularly exciting stage in their education, offering the chance to focus on a small number of preferred subjects, while exploring new interests and becoming increasingly independent.
We see it as the final preparation for life beyond school, when students achieve academic goals, contribute significantly to EHS life, and really accelerate their growth, intellectually, personally and creatively.
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