insideKENT Magazine Issue 30 - September 2014 | Page 133

EDUCATION

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

Sydenham High School:
An education that goes way beyond exams

For more than 125 years, Sydenham High has
been educating girls aged 4-18 from across
London and the South East to outstandingly high
standards, with excellent GCSE and A-level
results. The school’s most recent inspection
report (2012) judged the institution to be
outstanding for providing a first-class education
that allows pupils to be intellectually fulfilled, whilst
offering lively, stimulating enrichment beyond the
classroom.
That enrichment is embedded in school life at
Sydenham High, because it believes in educating
and not just examining its girls. With small class
sizes and individual attention, education here
focuses on helping each student to achieve their
personal best in and beyond the classroom. It
may be scuba diving, being part of the hockey

team, organising a fundraiser, being in the chess
club, producing a school show, playing in the
orchestra, or leading a Duke of Edinburgh
expedition in Morocco.
What makes Sydenham High different is the
difference it makes – not just in added value
academic terms, but also in ensuring its girls
become resourceful, realistic and resilient
individuals. No one can predict the future, so
what's important is that its students are not afraid
to accept a challenge, but they have the courage
to try new things and the self-belief to see them
through. These attributes are vital to deal
confidently with an ever-changing world.
Sydenham High is proud of its girls’ excellent
academic achievements and the fact that they

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gain places on the courses of their choice, be
that at Oxbridge, medical school or a Russell
Group university. The school is equally proud of
its award-winning choir; musicians; theatrical
productions; creativity in art and design – recently
praised by the head of iconic design firm, Conran
and Partners – ; and its excellent sport, including
an elite athlete support programme.
Visit Sydenham High to discover more about the
outstanding educational experience it has to
offer, from Reception through to Sixth Form. It
really is the atmosphere and feel of the school
that shows parents that this is the place for their
daughters to thrive, and convinces the girls that
this is the place they want to learn.
www.sydenhamhighschool.gdst.net