Putney High School

Putney High School is one of the UK's leading schools, with a reputation for providing the challenge of a rich and broad education for bright girls aged 4 – 18.
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At Putney, we offer the perfect environment to grow strong, bright, spirited, well-rounded young adults. We want the best outcome for each individual student, which is why we open our students’ minds and encourage them to explore what’s possible.

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We believe that childhood is a time to explore. Our pupils take a passionate interest in the world around them within a nurturing, happy and stimulating environment.

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Putney High School has been expert in educating girls for over 125 years, which means we can draw on a wealth of experience in how girls learn best.

Sixth Form (16-18)

Our Sixth Form has been designed to create an environment closer to university level study, encouraging girls to push their learning and look to the future.

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Putney pupils are spirited, vibrant and learn to think for themselves, but they also know how to have fun, and most importantly, to really enjoy their time at school.

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Future Plans

Working with the Girls Day School Trust (GDST), Putney High School is delighted to announce approved plans for a new Science, Music, Drama and Debating Centre.

We are delighted that London Borough of Wandsworth has granted planning permission for significant investment in the school’s future.

Central to the school’s vision of being a leading learning community, the new facility will celebrate science and the arts in an inspiring environment.

In June 2017 we presented proposals for Stage 1 of our improvement programme. These proposals were granted planning permission by Wandsworth Council in November 2017.

This will deliver:

  • An increase in maximum pupil numbers from 976 to 1,060 to facilitate consistent four-form entry into the Senior School
  • Landscaping improvements across the school site, including an enhanced pedestrian entrance into the Junior School
  • Plans have now been granted for a new science, music, drama and debating centre

What happens now?

  • After half term Senior School science lessons will move into temporary accommodation. These are high quality, bright, well-resourced laboratories, designed to meet the needs of our students in these popular and critical academic subjects.
  • Following a tender process to identify a suitable lead contractor, work to demolish the existing Senior School science block should start in early 2019.
  • We expect pupils to move into the new building in autumn 2020.
  • Included in the project are plans to improve the kitchen area and cafeteria in order to give an improved lunchtime experience for all pupils. These improvements are expected to happen over the summer holidays 2020.
  • Once the new Science, Music, Drama and Debating Centre is occupied, the temporary accommodation will be removed and the astroturf resurfaced.

The development forms phase 2 of our masterplan of significant investment in the future of Putney High School. Over the summer the Junior School playground was transformed and we are continuing landscaping work to improve the Junior School façade.

Throughout the project, our priority will be the wellbeing and education of our current pupils as well as ensuring that we are a good neighbour. We will use our considerable experience of managing building works to ensure minimal disruption to our pupils, including isolating the site to limit dust and noise. All work will be carefully scheduled, including avoiding examination times.

What can we expect from the new centre?

Cross curricular links are key to the learning journey at Putney High School. The building connects STEM subjects with the Arts. It will be a space where pupils and staff will want to come together to think, discuss, rehearse, perform and to be.

The Forum creates a space where students can relish the prospect of intellectual sparring. Student voice is paramount and debating is an important way of enabling girls to stand up for themselves in discussion and stand out in the future.

Music is central to school life, with students of all ages and abilities taking part in orchestras, choirs, vocal groups and ensembles. Bringing together the performing arts – next to the Performing Arts Centre – the ground floor of the centre will offer:

  • Acoustically engineered teaching and practice spaces for class, small group and one-to-one teaching
  • Purpose designed instrument storage for circa 190 instruments

The Drama department, on the first floor, will have a drama studio with professional ‘fringe theatre’ feel with:

  • Raked seating and flexible performance area
  • Specialist designed AV and lighting design
  • Dedicated technical hub
  • High performance, semi-sprung, activity floor
  • A new dedicated LAMDA studio

Practical teaching is at the heart of memorable, exciting and effective Science teaching. Located on the first, second and third floors, the Science department has been designed around this ethos, offering:

  • Nine state-of-the-art classrooms, all bright, naturally-lit and acoustically designed
  • Flexible spaces to allow teaching to be tailored to specific age group and subject topic
  • Cutting-edge equipment including mobile, 360 degree glass demonstration fume cupboards
  • Dedicated Sixth Form laboratory

There will of course be further updates as the project develops.

 

Discover Putney

At Putney, we offer the perfect environment to grow strong, bright, spirited, well-rounded young adults. We want the best outcome for each individual student, which is why we open our students’ minds and encourage them to explore what’s possible.

Discover Admissions

Junior School (4-11)

We believe that childhood is a time to explore. Our pupils take a passionate interest in the world around them within a nurturing, happy and stimulating environment.

Senior School (11-16)

Putney High School has been expert in educating girls for over 125 years, which means we can draw on a wealth of experience in how girls learn best.

Sixth Form (16-18)

Our Sixth Form has been designed to create an environment closer to university level study, encouraging girls to push their learning and look to the future.
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