Academics
The school has specialist Technology College and Foundation school status. The school has 1,124 pupils and operates on two major sites less than half a mile apart. The Lower School (years 7 to 9) is situated at Brougham Hayes, Lower Oldfield Park, while the Upper School resides in Upper Oldfield Park.
Many out of hours clubs are provided for the girls to broaden the curriculum, including choirs, a wind band and a big band. Sporting opportunities are numerous with cricket, rounders, netball, tennis being several examples. Activities also include such miscellaneous subjects such as drama,dance astronomy, engineering and their own student newspaper production.
The school offers the Bath Education Trust Award, which is a combination of academic study, work experience and leisure interests, which helps to develop the broad range of skills and competencies that employers seek. The BET Award is a certificated programme of transferable skills training and practical learning.
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