Firefly Education School Visit trip to Edinburgh

I had the the pleasure of visiting St George’s School, Edinburgh’, talking with Joanne H., Admissions Registrar, Sonia Edwards, the Deputy Head, Academics and two lovely 6th formers, who showed me around the campus.

Coming from London, the space struck me. The campus is large, with a lot of land with space for sports fields as well as specialist subject buildings.

One of the girls who gave me a tour had just taken her singing exams a few hours before my arrival. She felt positive about the performance, although she didn’t know the results yet.

I was lucky enough to be able to stick my head into a full dress rehearsal of their Beauty and the Beast production. The singing, music and costumes were phenomenal.

The school is proudly a girl’s school and doesn’t see that changing any time soon.

They are known for STEM, with many girls taking uppers and further uppers in STEM and continuing that on in university.

600 girls attend St George’s from ages 3 to 18

The school looks at the girls as individuals, who all need and want different things

For SEN children there is support for the very start until leaving.

45% of the girls have exam access arrangements in place
99% of the girls go on to first choice university
90% of all girls play sport in their time

The arts are also well supported with music, theatre, and studio arts, as evidenced by the aforementioned production.

Most girls are day pupils, with about 50 boarding from overseas and other parts of the UK.

The school boasts a strong pastoral care programme, with form tutors, heads of year staying with girls for several years as they move through different stages.

It is a stunning school with a passion for making education personalised for the girls who attend, and a strong emphasis on creativity and individuality within a strong school community.