Glendower For Your Daughter?

“I can accept a girl’s best efforts no matter how average but not her second best, no matter how brilliant”

At Glendower we aim to do more than simply teach young girls. Rather, we introduce them to the pleasure of learning, stimulating their curiosity, their competitive spirit and their imagination.

Along the way they learn that nothing worthwhile is achieved without effort. They also come to understand that effort and achievement bring pleasure, confidence and enduring satisfaction.

Glendower is a happy school and a successful one, with an excellent record of 11+ Examination results. Places are offered to our pupils at all the prestigious secondary schools in London while some of our girls move on to renowned boarding schools. A number of scholarships are also awarded annually.

While our academic record is outstanding, we are equally concerned with fostering the kind of skills that help young girls grow into capable young women with a sense of self-worth.

The performing arts are important here. Originality and talent are applauded and encouraged. We also have a very strong sporting tradition where girls learn the value and advantages of teamwork. Our girls are healthily competitive. At the same time they are also supportive of each other, with a great sense of fair play.

The curriculum at Glendower is strongly academic and at the same time, progressive. All girls learn computer skills and French is taught from the age of four. Around 90% of our pupils learn an instrument. In addition, we are also a practical, “hands on” school where skills such as puppet making sit comfortably alongside soldering and other esoteric disciplines.

While our curriculum is broad-based, our values are traditional. Our Parents’ Association is involved with all aspects of school activity. Pro-active and enthusiastic, parents take pride in our school, organising numerous charity, fundraising and social events throughout the year.

For the majority of girls at Glendower, social life revolves around school and extra-curricular clubs begin at the end of each school day.

Glendower prepares young girls for the outside world by teaching them to be confident and capable. We believe in courtesy, consideration and personal responsibility. We teach our girls to respect their fellow pupils, their school and the environment. Most of all we teach them to believe in themselves.