St Catherine's School, Bramley
St Catherine's School, Bramley is a girls boarding and day school in Guildford, Surrey, educating pupils aged 2 - 18 and founded in 1885. Boarding fees are £15,380 - £0 per term. Our advice on this school is independent and free.
- Type
- Girls boarding & day
- Boarders from
- 11 - 18
- Ethos
- Anglican
- Guardian required
- Yes
About St Catherine's School, Bramley
The story, ethos and character of St Catherine's School, Bramley.
- Setting
- Village
- Ethos
- Anglican
- Head
- Ms Emma Watson
St Catherine's is a top 5 Girls' Boarding School by A Level Results, as ranked by Best Schools. We are located less than an hour from London Heathrow and Gatwick Airports. Girls go on to study at the most prestigious universities in the UK and rest of the world.
Outstanding facilities for Music, Art, Sport, and Drama. What the school is known for? Outstanding teaching Top 5 girls' boarding schools by A Level results. Top 5 school for sending girls to leading universities in the UK and globally. 90% girls achieve top choice University Award winning Sixth Form - BSA Award for Excellence 'The 6' Superb pastoral care Extremely impressive facilities Highly successful and very popular House system where girls feel a real sense of belonging The St Catherine's Association - girls have access to a network of over 8500 members who can offer university and careers advice and mentoring Attractive boarding accommodation for Senior School pupils.
1894 saw the completion of our beautiful chapel. In 1949 St Catherine's Prep School opened. Our Royal Patron is the Duchess of Cornwall, the great-great granddaughter of one of the School's founders, Lord Ashcombe. There have been a number of exciting developments to the original building including an impressive Sports and Arts Complex - the Anniversary Halls- opened in 2011 and the dedicated Sixth Form Study Centre, The Speech Hall Library, which opened in 2014.
In Spring 2021 The 6 - a brand new Sixth Form social and boarding accommodation building was opened. In Summer 2022, a major extension of the creative arts facilities at St Catherine's was completed. This is a School that does not stand still, with exemplary facilities, strong academics and a wide ranging extra-curricular programme.
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Academics at St Catherine's School, Bramley
What pupils study at St Catherine's School, Bramley — and where it takes them.
This section provides information on: The curriculum, performing and creative arts, English as an additional , and special educational needs (SEN). About the curriculum In the first three years at St Catherine's all girls follow a general academic programme that is designed to give each girl a broad curriculum in advance of her GCSE options in Lower 5.
The curriculum at St Catherine's can be divided into specific areas: 1. Careers - a comprehensive package of Careers advice and guidancehttps://www. stcatherines. info/senior-school/careers 2. Creative Arts - Art, DT, Drama, Food & Nutrition, Music, Textiles 3.
Programmes offered
Subjects offered
Where our leavers go
St Catherine's leavers consistently gain entry to some of the UK's, and other countries', top universities. Please see http://www. stcatherines. info/Destination-of-Leavers-main for further information about where St Catherine's girls go onto when they leave us at the end of the Sixth Form.
83% of girls who applied via UCAS in 2025 secured their first choice University. In 2025, 4 girls went to Oxbridge, 62 to Russell Group universities, and 4 to overseas universities.
Figures are indicative — contact us for the latest results.
Boarding at St Catherine's School, Bramley
Day-to-day boarding life and pastoral care at St Catherine's School, Bramley.
- Boarding houses
- Girls 4, Boys 0, Mixed 0
- Exeat weekends
- No
- Guardian required
- Yes
- Saturday lessons
- No
Boarding at our school St Catherine's has been a boarding and day school since the School's foundation in 1885. This successful blend of boarders and day girls creates one happily integrated community and is part of what makes St Catherine's special.
Boarding fosters respect and concern for others, and gives the girls the confidence to develop their independence and own sense of style. Boarders enjoy full and exciting weekends, including theatre trips to London, city visits (Brighton, Windsor, Winchester), Harry Potter World, Thorpe Park, go-karting and charity events.
Boarding at St Catherine's is based on our long experience of girls' needs at different stages of their development. Therefore, our four Houses, Bronte, Symes, Keller and The 6, have been designed specifically for different age . They are not related to the six day School Houses, each of which contains about 100 girls from Upper 3 (Year 7) to Upper 6 (Year 13).
We work very closely with parents and realise that contact with home, their family and friends is important in helping girls to settle into boarding life; many girls use Skype and Face Time. The girls can use their own laptops, iPads and other mobile devices in all boarding Houses through the School's wireless network, although access for younger girls is restricted at lights-out and electronic devices are handed in overnight in the younger years.
We can arrange trusted UK guardianship for international families.
St Catherine's School, Bramley admissions
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What you'll typically need
- Recent school reports or transcript
- Passport copy
- English-language evidence (if applicable)
- Completed registration form
- A reference from the current school
The recent changes in GCSEs/IGCSEs have added considerable content to these courses in all subjects. many schools, including St Catherine's, are delivering key topics to our Year 9/13+ students. as a result, the opportunity to enter St Catherine's in Year 10/14+ is now extremely limited.
We encourage parents to apply at least 18 months in advance with main entry points at 11+, 13+ and 16+. Special notes to agents about entry to the school Dear Agents Welcome to St Catherine's, a UK top 5 Independent Day and Boarding School for Girls with an enviable record of sending girls to the most prestigious universities in the UK, the USA and worldwide.
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St Catherine's School, Bramley fees & funding
What St Catherine's School, Bramley costs, what's included, and how we help with funding.
What termly boarding fees include
- Tuition
- Boarding accommodation
- All meals
- Pastoral & house care
- Most academic materials
Funding & scholarships
Registration deposits, EAL tuition, uniform and trips are usually charged separately. Many schools offer academic, sport, music and art scholarships plus means-tested bursaries — ask us and we'll send a full, current breakdown for St Catherine's School, Bramley.
Fees change year to year and by entry point. As your independent advisors we hold up-to-date figures and can compare St Catherine's School, Bramley against similar schools so you know exactly what to budget.
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St Catherine's School, Bramley location & travel
Where St Catherine's School, Bramley is, and how to get there.
Travel details Address Station Road, Bramley, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0DF, England Airport transfer London Heathrow 25 miles Transfer time by car 35 minutes London Gatwick 30 miles Transfer time by car 45 minutes St Catherine's arranges all travel to and from the airport at the start and end of terms.
Costs will be added to girls' accounts. Travel time to London by train Less than 1 hour Telephone +44 (0)1483 899609 Website https://www. stcatherines. info/ Most convenient airports Airport Distance (miles) Drive time (minutes) 1. London Heathrow 26 40 2.
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