Agile, creative thinking is key to a Putney education. In every subject from mathematics and computing to languages and humanities, the approach to learning is innovative and forward thinking.
From Years 7 to 13 students are taught by experts in their fields and encouraged to explore a broad academic curriculum, stretched and challenged within their subjects and beyond the classroom.
A wide choice of GCSE and A Level subjects enables individuals to pursue their passions and play to their strengths in readiness to excel as undergraduates and in their many interests and aspirations.
Leading Learning Community
Python as a Modern Language
James Mutton, Deputy Head (Digital Innovation and Curriculum) and Chris Hopkinson, Head of Computer Science, went to the International Society for Technology in Education, the world’s largest conference for teachers and EdTech companies in Denver, Colorado, to share the work that Putney has been doing to increase the uptake of Computer Science amongst girls.
By changing the way we view programming, and adding Python as a programming language into our Year 9 Language Options, Putney has enabled half the year group to learning coding in addition to their Computer Science. This has led to a 131% increase in Computer Science at GCSE in the first year. This pioneering approach has already been adopted by another GDST school and hopefully others will follow.
Battling Perfectionism
Head of Physics, Helen Carrington presented her research at the Global Forum on Girls’ Education.
“Battling perfectionism: examining the impact of a “pencil principle” scaffold on girls’ confidence to engage with unfamiliar problems in the Physics curriculum” examines ways to combat ‘learned helplessness in girls,’
The project enables and encourages them to problem-solve both in Physics and beyond.
The Last Emperor
The History Department’s Dr Shawcross is a published author receiving critical acclaim for his latest book, The Last Emperor of Mexico. He describes the ignoble end of a Habsburg Archduke, aided by Napoleon III, who crossed the world to become The Last Emperor of Mexico. His next book, The People’s Emperor: The People’s Emperor: The Unlikely Rise and Spectacular Fall of Napoleon III, will be released in July 2026. We are fortunate to have several published academics among our teaching staff.
You promote learning for learning’s sake, and this has awakened my daughter’s curiosity in the world, in education and in lifelong learning
Putney Parent
Student Publications
One of the things I would say that distinguishes a Putney leaver is that not only are they in possession of a remarkable brain, but they really know what to do with it! That is a testament to our Science of Learning curriculum.
Phoebe Bradley, Deputy Head Academic
Modern Scholarship
(Noun) An educational ethos designed by Putney High school which develops students who take ownership of their learning, think critically, and develop the skills and vision to problem solve now and in the future.