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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The best schools are fun, supportive and inspirational environments for young enquiring minds. Putney High School is all of that and more. We believe that thinking should be “out of the box”, not “tick the box” and our infectious passion for learning means we achieve more than outstanding results: we build confident, creative thinkers and deliver an education that is truly relevant to their future.

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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.

Life at Putney

Our students enjoy discovering new interests and making friends for life, nurtured and encouraged within a kind and down-to-earth community. They leave us with the character, confidence and the resourcefulness to make their mark in the world, equipped with the knowledge and real-world skills to give them the edge.

About Putney Learning

 

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.

Suzie Longstaff

Suzie Longstaff
Headmistress

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There’s always a lot going on at Putney. From inspirational talks and musical performances, to careers fairs, dramatic productions and prizegiving.

Here are those important dates for your diary.

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Senior School Sports

Putney is about opportunity for all. We have many teams in each year to allow as many girls as possible to represent the school.

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"PHS's elite sportswoman programme is one of the best"

Tatler Schools
September 2019

Sport is a big part of life at Putney and we encourage everyone to participate. Girls take part in sport to have fun, to keep fit, to enjoy the challenge of competition and the camaraderie of being part of a team. Whether you are a complete beginner or an elite athlete, we cater to all skill levels and want our students to achieve the best they possibly can.

Our Elite Sportswomen programme has been designed to support girls in managing their workload alongside the daily demands of busy training schedules. Students benefit from a designated mentor tracking their progress, with half termly workshops on sports related issues such as nutrition, injury and sports psychology.

Athletics

Over 50 girls attend training sessions and Putney are proud to be GDST champions of 2018.

Two training sessions per week take place at Wimbledon Athletics Track and pupils regularly qualify for the Regional Track and Field Cup.

One pupil recently won gold at the English Schools Inter 1500m.

Cricket

Cricket is a new and expanding sport at Putney.

Our teams:

  • Under 12 A,B and C teams
  • Under 13 A, B and C teams
  • Under 14 A, B teams
  • Under 15 Teams

We enter our teams into Lady Taverners indoor cricket competitions. Increasing participation with other external cricket clubs and skill development.

Cross Country

Putney has extremely successful cross country teams competing in a range of national competitions throughout the Winter months.

The Putney High Junior team achieved fantastic outcomes  at the National XC Finals, whilst Year 8 and Year 7 have achieved 1st place at Wandsworth XC.

Additionally, Putney also take part in:

  • Trust XC
  • Surbiton XC race
  • GDST XC
  •  Guildford XC relays

There are over 15 girls that participate in the lunch time running club and a number of girls in Years 7 to 12 secured places at the 2019 London Mini Marathon.

Football

The FA have had a massive push on women’s football and want to raise the awareness of the game.

Football gives the girls confidence, we currently have three football marketers and three deliverers on our football committee who are responsible of raising awareness on the game.

The students who participate in the committee don’t all play for the school football team, but want to be involved in pushing the game.

This offers students the opportunity to be involved with sport without playing and instead take part in highlighting other aspects of football e.g. player profile, match stats. We also have student lead coaching sessions on a weekly basis.

Gymnastics

Putney has seen a host of successful gymnasts through the years, from British champions to world class tumblers.

Our elite gymnastics squads compete in Surrey, British Schools and National competitions.

Netball

Sports Day

A great day to work as a team, support your house and earn some house points.

Rowing

Lacrosse

In 2018 there were over 150 matches and 35 tournaments played involving 11 teams.

Pupils play in the Regional Academy and two for the U19 England Squad.

This year we were fourth at the U18 South Schools.

Netball

Over 250 girls play netball and are involved in 200 matches each season.
With seven teams across Year 7, everyone is involved in training, fixtures and tournaments all year round, developing valuable netball and all round sporting skills.
Our year groups have had an exciting season with the following achievements to date:

  •  U14 regional finalists and qualification for National Netball Finals in 2020.
  • U12A quarter finalists in the Sisters in Sport National Cup.
  • U13A reached final quarter final of ISNC and semi-finals of Sisters in Sport competition.
  • U16 and U19 both qualified for Surrey finals.
  • Putney High School student captaining GDST National Team and part of Surrey Storm Performance Lab.
  • Girls selected to represent Surrey and Middlesex county and London High Performance Pulse Lab.
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There's a great variety of sports at Putney. You can be a complete beginner or a very advanced player.

Putney Student

Rowing

Rowing is hugely popular and our boathouse on Putney Embankment benefits from one of the most prestigious locations on the River Thames. We have five squads formed from Yr 8 – 13 students and over 90 girls involved in rowing overall.

There are social and performance tiers in each age group and a professional team of full and part-time coaches supported by one high-performance coach.

Our boathouse provides high quality facilities that enable our students to practise and compete at the highest levels.

  • 16 ergometers
  • dedicated gym and equipment
  • student lounge and kitchen area
  • Barn Elms boat house – boat storage

A few of our many achievements:

  • HWR J16 4+ 2017
  • HWR J18 4+ 2018
  • Gold in 4+ at the National Schools 2018
  • Winner at Coupe, Cork, 2018
  • 4 rowers selected for annual GB v France Match 2017

Learn more about Putney’s Rowing History

Tennis

Playing tennis is a social and fun activity. Putney has a tennis club and holds matches three afternoons a week, every week.

Over 60 girls in the school play tennis to a competitive level, 20 pairs per year play tennis. There is an Aegon National Tennis League A, B and C team in each year group. Putney also participates in the Surrey League and friendly school tennis teams.

In 2019 seven Putney pupils were chosen as ball girls for the Wimbledon Championships.

Putney’s U13 tennis team are currently National LTA champions.

Volleyball

Over 100 girls attend volleyball club ranging from year 8-13.

Fixtures are held every week with morning and evening training sessions.

Additional Sports

Putney offer a wide and varied sports curriculum from Year 7-9. In addition to those above, we also offer:

  • Handball
  • Trampolining
  • Basketball
  • Tag Rugby
  • Football
  • Badminton

All year 9 have rowing as part of their curriculum lesson.

Year 10 – 13 girls participate in activities at Daley Fitness, which include:

  • Spinning
  • Squash
  • Yoga
  • Circuits
  • Body Conditioning
  • Zumba
  • Pilates
  • Golf
Year 8 Ski Trip to Italy
Year 8 Ski Trip to Italy

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