Prendergast School

School emphasizes an excellent pastoral approach and focus on wellbeing

“we have an excellent pastoral approach, a focus on wellbeing, and we pride ourselves that students feel confident in school and thrive under our care”

Sixth formers have layered pastoral support: form tutors, year-group pastoral heads, an academic mentor, and dedicated sixth form administrators.

“Guidance and support for students is available from the Head of Sixth Form (Mr Mealor), form tutors, subject teachers, pastoral heads (Ms O'Brien Y13 and Ms Gayle Y12), academic mentor (Ms Bailey) and the Sixth Form administrators (Ms Mason, Ms Ajibulu).”

Students may pursue an EPQ and access academic enrichment via an online Sixth Form Post-18 Options platform, including workshops from higher education, arts and academia.

“Students may opt to embark on an EPQ to pursue a specific academic interest and develop their intellectual curiosity, and a plethora of dynamic academic enrichment opportunities are announced via our online Sixth Form Post-18 Options platform.”

School celebrates and promotes creativity with exceptional opportunities in music

“We celebrate and promote creativity including exceptional opportunities in music for our young people.”

States high aspirations for students, believing they all have the right to succeed academically and personally.

“We have high aspirations for our students and believe they all have the right to succeed both academically and personally.”

Describes itself as a small, inclusive school with a mixed Sixth Form providing a safe, stimulating, supportive learning environment for a diverse local community.

“Prendergast School is a small inclusive girls’ school with a mixed Sixth Form. Young people from our diverse local community receive an exceptional education in a safe, stimulating and supportive learning environment.”

The sixth form is co-educational (unlike the girls' main school) and offers primarily level 3 courses.

“Our Sixth Form is co-educational and offers primarily level 3 courses.”

School has a co-educational Sixth Form (Prendergast Sixth Form), distinct from the girls-only main school.

“We also have a fantastic co-educational Sixth Form”

All sixth form entrants must have at least a grade 4 in Mathematics and English Language

“Students need to have achieved at least a grade 4 in Mathematics and English Language to enrol in the Sixth Form.”

Minimum entry requirement to study A Levels is a GCSE Average Points Score (APS) of at least 5.2 across best 8 subjects

“GCSE Average Points Score (APS) of at least 5.2 (best 8 subjects) if they wish to study A Levels.”

Large proportion of Year 13 students secure places at Russell Group universities including Oxford and Cambridge, Imperial, UCL, Warwick, Manchester, Durham, Bristol, Nottingham, SOAS, and LSE.

“Our students achieve highly, with a large proportion of our Year 13 students securing places at prestigious Russell Group universities, including Oxford and Cambridge, Imperial College London, University College London, Warwick, Manchester, Durham, Bristol, Nottingham, SOAS, and the London School of Economics.”

In January 2025, four Year 13 students received Cambridge offers and three secured Oxford offers, plus one student offered a fully funded Cambridge Foundation Year Programme place.

“In January 2025, four of our Year 13 students received offers from Cambridge University, to study History and Modern Languages, History, Education, and Economics, and three students secured offers to study PPE, Chemistry and Geography at Oxford University.”

School awarded Outstanding in all five categories by Ofsted in March 2025, following three previous Outstanding ratings.

“We were awarded Outstanding in all five categories by OFSTED in March 2025”

35% of A-Level exam results graded A*-A and 67% graded A*-B in 2024

“35% of all exam results were graded at A\*-A, and 67% of all grades achieved were A\*-B grades.”