Streatham & Clapham High School GDST is an independent day school for girls aged 3-18 in south London, founded in 1887. Head:
@Head_SCHS
Prep:
@SCPSgdst
Core school staff on site looking after the children of front-line key worker families have collected all our surgical
#gloves
and goggles from relevant departments. One of our parents working at
@StGeorgesTrust
is taking these supplies straight to hospital.
#SCHScommunity
It’s goodbye to the great comedy actress Dame June Whitfield,
@SCHSgdst
alumna, who has passed away aged 93. We thank her for the laughter she generated over the years in iconic shows with Terry Scott (Terry and June) and Joanna Lumley (Absolutely Fabulous).
Stellar results! Well done to SCHS girls on their excellent GCSE results today, who achieved a 35% increase in the top Grade 9s awarded compared with last year!
#gcseresultsday2019
@GDST
@GSAUK
We wish our partner schools in
#Lambeth
- with these hot tickets - a superbly memorable occasion with
@MichelleObama
this evening
@southbankcentre
! We look forward to hearing your students’ perspectives on “Becoming”. Talk about
#MondayMotivaton
!
Congratulations to our remarkable and accomplished students on achieving outstanding results in their A-Levels!
Your dedication, hard work and perseverance have truly paid off; we are immensely proud of your exceptional achievements.
#ExamResults
#ALevels2023
@GDST
Our pupils and staff are ready to kick-start 2021 with
#GuidedHomeLearning
! From discussing wellness in
@SixthFormSCHS
tutor time, to exploring French market towns and creating an invention with KS3 MFL students, here is Ms Cooper beginning an exciting day of remote learning!
Thank you to our pupils and their families for so many donations for
@foodbankNorwood
already at both the Prep and Senior Schools! Priority items this fortnight include laundry capsules, UHT milk and tinned vegetarian, vegan and (non-pork) meat meals.
#SCHScommunity
#SCHScharity
We salute all our girls: scientists, linguists, historians, artists & more - all of whom should be proud of their achievements! Today all
@SixthFormSCHS
girls are also
#philosophers
who know they are much more than their scores! Congrats to all!
@GDST
Congratulations to our girls on their excellent A Level results! Great that the % of A*/A grades achieved has gone up by 3 percentage points from last year and 100% pass rate sustained for the eighth consecutive year.
@GDST
@GSAUK
Stuart Lawrence gave an inspiring talk to our girls earlier this term. This was the inaugural talk as part of a year-long programme of events spearheaded by the Justice, Equality and Fairness committee that we launched during Black History Month. Thank you
@sal2nd
!
#WorldAfroDay
is a global day of celebration and liberation for Afro hair and identity, endorsed by the
@UN
Office of the High Commissioner for Human rights.
@worldafroday
Mrs James is all set up for a heart dissection with her L5 class today. Some of the girls have been to the butchers too and are ready to follow her instructions at home.
#SCHSscience
#womeninstem
A huge congratulations to all of our girls on their
#AlevelResults
! Our girls did exceptionally well and should all be proud of their achievements.
@GDST
Science champions! 82% of SCHS girls’ results in the individual sciences are grades 7-9, nearly double the national performance of boys! And a stunning 40% of SCHS Chemistry results were grade 9. Bravo!
@GDST
@GSAUK
We salute all our girls: scientists, linguists, musicians, classicists and more – all of whom should be proud of their achievements at A Level! Our girls have shown the true meaning of resilience over the past two years and have accordingly reaped the rewards.
@SixthFormSCHS
Thanks so much to Ms Fitzgibbons, Mr Doddridge, Ms Akintunde, Mrs a grant, Miss Vigor, Mrs Harmer, Mr Mooloo, and Mr Scott. We are exhausted, but have really enjoyed spending quality time with your children!! Thank you! Xxxx
Congratulations to all our GCSE pupils on their outstanding results! A testament to their dedication, determination and can-do attitude. We look forward to welcoming so many of this cohort into our Sixth Form in September!
@GDST
#gcseresultsday2022
Wonderful to visit
@SCHSgdst
yesterday. Meeting these impressive young women gives me hope for a world in which women are truly empowered, so they can become the leaders of tomorrow.
#WHM2023
This is the last week to bring in your foodbank donations! Priority items this week include Christmas-themed chocolate cakes, pot noodles, shampoo and shower gel. Thanks for your fantastic generosity so far, hugely appreciated by the foodbank.
#SCHScommunity
#SCHScharity
It was a clean sweep for our teams competing in the Surrey Schools
#SportsAcro
competition yesterday at Guildford High School, with both U19 A & B teams and U11 A & B teams coming first! Congratulations to all the girls and to coach Ms Eden for their outstanding performance!
Making strides! Today SCHS girls celebrate superb
#GCSEResults
, with an increase in the number of grade 9s by 35%, whereas the national picture is static compared with last year. Congratulations to every one of you, and we look forward to seeing you in September.
#GCSEResults2019
An amazing load of essentials and Christmas goodies sent to the foodbank this week, thanks to the generosity of our whole school community at both Prep and Senior. We have delivered over half a tonne in three weeks alone! Thank you to everyone.
#SCHScommunity
#SCHScharity
We are thrilled to be through to the quarter finals of the Independent Schools National Netball Cup! Well done girls and coaches on this fantastic achievement!
#SCHSnetball
@GDST
@GSAUK
@PhysEdSCHS
U19 squad travelled to
@Lingfield_Sport
for the 4th round of the
@SmileISNC
- a tough away game against some very good opponents. However, the girls stuck to the task at hand and took the win 55-39. Now on to the Quarter Finals..!!! 🖤💚🖤💚
@coach1lb
Some serenity found over half term, thanks to our superb Lower Fifth Artists exploring 'A Sense of Place'. Rest is such an important part of a healthy lifestyle for all ages and we hope that everyone in our school community was able to relax over this short break.
@ArtDesignSCHS
Our school community stood shoulder to shoulder today, to pay our respects to all the men and women who have died in conflict. 100 years since the first
#ArmisticeDay
. We will remember them.
#RemembranceDay
We are thrilled to have been shortlisted for the
@CIBSEAwards
Building Performance Awards 2021 in two categories - Collaboration and Project of the Year - Public Use. Our new facilities have been nominated and won numerous awards already including from
@RIBA
.
We are thrilled to have been shortlisted for the Independent Schools of the Year Awards 2018! Come and find out what sets us apart at our Open Day this Saturday 10am-1pm at our Senior School. For more details and to register:
#ISOTY18
@ISParent
@GDST
Superb images from a memorable Speech Day for our dynamic and thriving students! Especially good to welcome last year's Upper Sixth back to collect their myriad of awards and celebrate their onward journeys.
#SCHScelebration
#GDSTgirl
@GDST
Mr Green, Head of Philosophy, Religion & Ethics, is teaching L5 via Teams. Having set an assignment on the class channel, girls complete this in real time and he marks work immediately. They apply feedback within the lesson leading to rapid progress!
#wheregirlslearnwithoutlimits
Lunchtime today sees a special
#Caribbean
menu which looks like a fabulous mid-week treat for a lockdown lift. We are also looking forward to
#Thanksgiving
next week, to celebrate with all our American families and friends. Thank you to our super Head Chef Jacqui!
#lunch
#yum
Our Carol Service held at Southwark Cathedral was a joyous and festive occasion, thoroughly enjoyed by the entire school community.
#carolsinging
@Southwarkcathed
Utterly humbling to hear first hand from
@GrunwaldSpier
about the impact of the
#Holocaust
on her family. She will probably never know the name of the person who saved her life as a baby, alongside her mother who was somehow able to breastfeed and keep her warm.
We’re delighted to welcome Uno to the Streatham and Clapham High School family. Uno, our new school dog, is a one-eyed former rescue dog from the Cayman Islands. This exciting addition is an integral part of our pastoral strategy.
#edutwitter
#school
We were delighted to welcome Cllr Liz Atkins to the Lambeth School Games netball qualifiers which we hosted last week. Cllr Atkins joined coaches and players from
#Lambeth
schools to sound the horn for the deciding match before awarding medals to the winning teams.
#SCHScommunity
#HappyHalloween
from Streatham & Clapham High School. Our catering team conjured up some ghoulishly delicious treats to make lunchtime extra special today. 🎃 👻
Congratulations to the Senior netball team on winning the Surrey netball. They beat Guildford High in the finals 12 -7. Amazing match and great play from all!
#gdstsport
#schsnetball
#FearlessGirl
We are thrilled with the achievements of our girls in all arenas and today's
#GCSEresults
are brilliant. Congratulations to students and staff for their fantastic work, attaining an excellent 67% of the highest Grades 7-9 (A and A*). Superb!
#GoSCHS
#GDSTresults
@GDST
Everyone is welcome to drop in this Saturday 2-5pm for the
#Streatham
Schools' Art Exhibition, featuring art work from Dunraven_School, St Andrew's Primary, Imannuel & St Andrew's Primary and Bishop Thomas Grant Secondary schools.
#StreatFest
#SCHScommunity
@StAndrewsSW16
CHAMPIONS! Excellent sustained play throughout the tournament finishing completely unbeaten - with a total score of 34, conceding absolutely none! Congratulations to the stellar team and coaches.
#SCHShockey
Classicist, Maisie (left), and chemist Charlotte (right) will continue as classmates when they take their places at the University of Oxford this autumn!
#OffToOxford
#AlevelResults
@GDST
@SCHSgdst
is proud to donate its kitchen facilities to help keep frontline NHS staff fed with the wonderful nutritious food our girls eat.
#SCHScommunity
#GDSTspirit
We are celebrating
#BlackHistoryMonth
and all our pupils enjoy the diverse titles in our library. However, we believe that Black History should be taught all year throughout the curriculum, just like books are for reading all year too.
#TBH365
#blackhistoryisbritishhistory
We are delighted to receive a
#highlycommended
for our commitment to Social Mobility! We take pride in creating opportunities for all girls to flourish through local partnerships with schools and charities, outreach, activism and financial aid.
#gdstgirl
#SCHScommunity
#isoty
Wishing everyone a very happy new year from Streatham & Clapham High School. We look forward to a whole new decade of opportunities and challenges, as we pursue wisdom unafraid: ad sapientiam sine metu.
#happynewyear2020
#HappyNewDecade
#schoolmotto
We were thrilled to welcome US Ambassador Jane Hartley today for
#InternationalWomensDay
. The Ambassador toured the school before she spoke to and answered questions from an audience of pupils from our school, our local partner schools and our sister
@GDST
schools.
#IWD2023
Congratulations to two of our Upper Fifth GCSE Musicians who have been awarded Choral Scholarships
@StLeonardsSW16
where an exciting and challenging musical experience awaits! Well done to the superb
@MusicSCHS
department supporting all our young musicians.
#SCHSmusic
Regardless of the outcome, we stand with you, applauding your achievements and standing by your side.
May your futures be bright, your spirits unyielding, and your dreams ever-inspiring; towards wisdom unafraid!
#ALevelResults
#ALevels2023
#ALevelResultsDay2023
#GDSTresults
Happy birthday to Angela Carter, SCHS alumna and one of greatest ever British novelist. She would have been 78 this week. Our Carter House
@HousesSCHS
proudly honours her contribution to literature, feminism & society.
#SCHSCarter
@AlumnaeSCHS
@EngSCHS
#GDSTgirl
We can’t wait for alumna
@Forristalwrites
to speak to the senior school next week as part of
#LGBTplusHM
. Francesca will also be workshopping script&screen-writing with our GCSE &AL Drama students drawing on her award-winning productions for
@netflix
@southbankcentre
and more.
We are already enjoying the new trees that we planted earlier for
#NationalTreeWeek
. This new row of trees provide beauty, privacy and contribute to the biodiversity in our precious local ecosystem.
#SCHSgreen
A letter of condolence from our Head Master
@MillanSachania
to Her Majesty the Queen from the
@SCHSgdst
community on the passing of The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Would you like to bake some savoury or sweet goods for the Covid teams
@StGeorgesTrust
? Please contact on community
@empire
-build.co.uk if you can help out. Huge thanks to the SCHS families who are leading on this great initiative!
#NHSheroes
#SCHScommunity
We are thinking of our Year 13s as they await their results tomorrow after an unprecedented year. Their resilience and determination in the face of such challenge has been exemplary. We know you will go far!
#Classof2020
#GDSTresults
Our school has a family ethos and we believe in nurturing and valuing individuals for holistic
#wellbeing
. One of the many opportunities for our girls through our co-curricular programme: Kinza, is this yoga class, renowned for growing holistic strength.
#worldmentalhealthday
Congratulations to Emily and Maya in U3 who won first and second place in the
#700STEM
Competition for their essays on 'Radiocarbon Dating: The Shark That Time Forgot' and 'What is changing as the moon moves further away?'
#SCHSscience
#GDSTgirl
Distinguished SCHS alumna, architect
@elsie_owusu
OBE, shares her memories of SCHS & applauds this vision of architecture that inspires girls ... in front of
@SCHSgdst
letters patent - the best of past & future!
#SCHSalumnae
#SCHSinspire
We are glad to be part of the 2022
#WorldCarFreeDay
and remain committed to sustainable and active travel. With the dangers of toxic air to people and wildlife, London's
#CarFreeDay
has never been more important for our pupils and our local ecology.
#SCHSgreen
@GDST
@GSAUK
We launched
@TheHaloCode
during this morning’s assembly. The Halo Code champions the right of our staff & pupils to embrace all Afro-hairstyles. We recognise Afro-textured hair is an important part of our Black staff & pupils’ racial, ethnic, cultural & religious identities.
#BHM