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.

“The pupils’ overall achievement from the EYFS onwards is outstanding and represents the successful fulfilment of the school’s aim to strive for personal academic excellence.”

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

"The strong focus on the value of each individual enables pupils to grow rapidly in self-esteem and confidence"
"Pupils show consideration and respect for their teachers and for each other"
"Relationships throughout the school are warm and supportive"

2011 Independent Schools Inspectorate Report

“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 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

"We are all educators... accompanying young people in their efforts to build their lives for today and tomorrow."
St Jeanne de Lestonnac Founder of The Company of Mary Our Lady

“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

"The care devoted to the well-being and development of all pupils is outstanding, as is the quality of relationships. The school fully meets its aim of providing the highest quality pastoral care for their pupils."
2007 Independent Schools Inspectorate 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

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

Notre Dame School
Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1HA
01932 869990
Registered Charity No: 1081875

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