St Mary's School is a Roman Catholic independent day and
boarding school for girls in South Ascot, Berkshire, England. It is a member of the Girls' Schools
Association. St Mary's School was founded by the Institute of the Blessed
Virgin Mary (IBVM). The school chapel was built in 1885 and funded by Cecilia
Marshall, and the First Mass was celebrated there on 2 July 1896. In 1998 the
school had its first lay Headmistress and only one liturgical staff member
remains, Father Dermot, the school's chaplain. St Mary's has enjoyed success in
the GCSE and A Levels examinations. In
the 2010 GCSEs, girls achieved a 100% pass rate and placed 27th in a Daily Mail
survey ranking according to % of GCSEs awarded A* and A grades, out of 482
participating independent schools. It
was listed in The Independent's top 100 schools for 2012 based on the most
recent A Levels results.The Ofsted overall quality rating is outstanding.
Unique Points
In 2006, the school opened its new sports centre, named The
Orchard Centre after the Catholic family from whence the school's two previous
headmistresses came. The Centre was opened by ballerina, Darcey Bussell. A
Performing Arts Centre has also been built named 'The Rose Theatre'.
Entry Requirements
The school accepts about 65 pupils each year. Entry is at 11+ (our
main intake), 13+ or 16+ and is by the school's own entrance
examination, an interview and a report from the current school. About 40
pupils will be admitted to Year 7 (11+). 20 admitted to Year 9 (13+)
and about 5 to the Sixth Form (16+). If you wish to apply for
entry to St Mary's, we suggest that you register your daughter at least
two years prior to the year of entry. This will place your daughter on
the candidate list to sit our entrance examination.
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