Senior School Welcome

Welcome to Notre Dame Senior School, an Independent girls' day school in Cobham, Surrey – whether you are a new visitor or current parent, I hope that you will find this website both useful and informative.

Notre Dame is a girls' Catholic day school which welcomes families of all faiths and cultures. We are supported by the Sisters of the Company of Mary Our Lady who ensure that the ethos of our foundress, St. Jeanne de Lestonnac, is maintained and enjoyed by all in our community.

Notre Dame Senior School provides a caring environment in which each and every girl is given the opportunity to reach her full potential. We are a mixed-ability school which achieves outstanding results due to the integration of quality pastoral care with dedicated and experienced teaching and hard work on the part of the girls.

This is confirmed by the high levels of personal achievement throughout the school, especially the excellent examination results achieved by the girls at both GCSE and A level.

We provide a well-rounded education where girls can excel in sport, music, drama and other disciplines as well as in their academic pursuits. An extensive extra-curricular programme is offered which includes the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, Young Enterprise and Community Service.

You are most welcome to come and visit the school on one of our three annual Open Events or at another mutually convenient time for a personal tour.

“Teachers know their pupils well and care is taken to ensure that they build on what they have already learnt. The pupils’ successes are due, in large part, to the excellent teaching”.

2011 ISI Inspection Report

"Pupils are proud of their school"
"Teachers know their pupils very well"
"The pupils’ personal development is excellent"
"The school is highly successful in meeting its aims to create a community that is
fully inclusive of all faiths and cultures whilst maintaining a Catholic ethos"

2011 Independent Schools Inspectorate Report

"Excellent pastoral care in the quiet and positive atmosphere of the school supports pupils very well"
"Excellent planning, open-ended questioning and dynamic pace challenged pupils to use their knowledge, test their understanding, develop their thinking and maximise their potential"
"Considerable creative skills"

2011 Independent Schools Inspectorate Report

"The transition of pupils from one year to the next is carefully managed and leavers are well prepared for life after school. Leavers' self-reliance, sense of responsibility and ability to manage their own independent learning are well developed as a matter of policy."
2007 Independent Schools Inspectorate Report

“Pupils follow a demanding and imaginative curriculum and are successful in entry to the senior schools of their choice, including the award of scholarships” and “Their personal development benefits from a carefully planned programme of personal, social and health education. Parents and pupils commend the wide range of clubs and opportunities outside the classroom”.

ISI Inspection Report 2011

"No matter what the child’s academic ability, the school endeavours to find the individual’s special gift"
Preparatory School Parent

“From the first moment that a student sets foot in a Catholic school, he or she ought to have the impression of entering a new environment, one illumined by the light of faith, and having its own unique characteristics ..."

Fr. Christopher Jamison

“Excellent leadership and management are reflected in the pupils’ outstanding overall achievement and personal development. The hallmark of the management is that nothing is left to chance, with meticulous attention to detail. Teamwork is of a high order.”

2011 ISI Inspection Report

"Relationships between staff and pupils, and amongst the pupils themselves, are excellent. Parents appreciate the care provided for their children. Pupils are confident, caring and keen to celebrate the success of others. Pupils of all ages have outstandingly well-developed personal qualities.”

2011 Independent Schools Inspectorate Report

"Pupils are articulate and highly capable"
"Staff are wholeheartedly committed to the well-being of the pupils"
"Pupils display very positive attitudes towards their learning and a high degree of motivation"
"Sixth form pupils show a mature attitude towards their studies and have highly developed analytical skills"

2011 Independent Schools Inspectorate Report

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Senior School Welcome

Welcome to Notre Dame Senior School, an Independent girls' day school in Cobham, Surrey – whether you are a new visitor or current parent, I hope that you will find this website both useful and informative.