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Why choose a girls’ only school?
Girls learn quicker and develop a better intellectual confidence
Girls can choose from a wide spectrum of subjects
More girls study scientific subjects at A Level
Girls can avoid unnecessary distractions and concentrate on learning
Why choose St. Francis’ College?
Outstanding academic results
Caring homely environment and personal attention to every student
Convenient location and modern facilities
Full integration in a traditional British school environment
Top academic school St. Francis’ College consistently achieves excellent examination results and is positioned as one of the UK’s top boarding schools. The School is also
Opportunities outside the classroom Our school has everything you would expect and more: there’s a 330-seat purpose-built theatre, a
proud that it is a community which values the unique
20-metre indoor heated swimming pool, gymnasium,
qualities of each of the 350 girls who attend
dance studio, football and hockey pitches, table tennis
and promotes social responsibility, self-esteem and self-development.
Nurturing and supportive
and courts for basketball, netball and tennis.
Programmes that we offer:
boarding environment
Traditional full time boarding
St. Francis’ College boarding has a strong family
Weekly and flexi boarding
2 year GCSE course
2 year A Level course
Short-term immersion programmes
atmosphere with around 50 boarders supported by experienced boarding staff including academic tutors. Our students enjoy a variety of healthy menu options at meal times.
We welcome international students St. Francis’ College has a long and successful tradition of welcoming students from all over the world. Students may join as full boarders from 10 years of age. Our international students are integrated into every aspect of College life; they follow a full curriculum
International Scholar’s Award We are delighted to announce a new International Scholar’s Award to begin in September 2020.
with the British students and participate in a wide
The value of the award is up to 20% of the tuition
range of social events and activities. The school
fees and it is open for overseas Y12 applicants wishing
accepts short-term students who wish to experience
to join St. Francis’ College.
English culture. International students can apply to join
To request a prospectus or to find out more about
us in any year group and will be asked to sit English and Maths papers as part of the application process as well as attend a Skype interview.
the opportunities at St. Francis’ College, please contact Mrs Lisa Cogan, Registrar: admissions@st-francis.herts.sch.uk or call Tel: +44(0)1462 670 511
Cambridge Stansted
Location St. Francis’ College is set amidst the green residential environment of Letchworth Garden
St. Francis’ College
City, the world’s first garden city. Letchworth is conveniently located just 40 minutes by train from London and within easy reach of the University of Cambridge while Heathrow
Welwyn GC M1
airport is 50 minutes away by car.
Letchworth Stevenage
Luton Harpenden St Albans A1(M)
A10
M11
Aylesbury A41 M40
Reading
Tel: +44(0)1462 670 511 admissions@st-francis.herts.sch.uk www.st-francis.herts.sch.uk
Sandhurst
St Pancras Thameslink
M4
Kings Cross Great Northern
London
Heathrow
M25 A2
M3 M20 Maidstone
A31 Guildford
M23 Gatwick