“Where children flourish in confidence, creativity, and care.”
St Hilda’s is unique in character and appeal and a special place to educate your child. I am delighted to welcome you to our website, which offers a broad flavour of all that takes place in our busy and vibrant School.
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Wellbeing
The wellbeing of all children, staff and parents at St Hilda’s is our first priority. Everyone has responsibility for others’ wellbeing, and we endeavour to continue the “family feel” that has run through St Hilda’s for over 100 years.
Extra Curricular
St. Hilda’s offers a wide range of Extra-Curricular Activities which seek to cater for a range of interests and abilities. There is something on offer for everyone.
Safeguarding
At St. Hilda’s School, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is a responsibility we all share. We are dedicated to creating a safe, supportive environment where every child can thrive.
Outdoor Learning
At St. Hilda’s, Forest School is a child-centred learning programme that aims to promote holistic development, fostering resilient, confident, independent, and creative learners.
Celebrating girls' education
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Once upon a time, in Form I, our girls stepped into the world of fairy tales, exploring much-loved traditional stories alongside inventive new twists. Dressed as their favourite characters they read, wrote, imagined and even performed their own fairy tale, bringing storytelling to life with imagination and creativity.
A magical happy ever after for language and learning. ✨
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Our Senior Winter Concert was a sell-out success and true celebration of musicianship. Guided by our talented narrators - Arielle, Siena and Talia - we stepped into the enchanting world of the St Hilda’s Toy Box, and didn’t want to leave.
All girls in Forms III to VI captivated the audience with imaginative class performances: Forms III and IV as rhythm-loving teddy bears, Form V as enthusiastic train drivers and conductors taking us on a lively musical journey around the world, and Form VI as tourists exploring Blackpool and the world of sport. Adding to the magic were performances full of energy, skill and sparkle from the String Group, Recorder Consort, School Orchestra, Wind Band, Senior Choir and Showtime Singers.
A joyful showcase of creativity and collaboration, and a wonderful celebration of the talent across our school.
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The sporting action has continued right up to the final whistle, with the end of term bringing mud, medals and plenty of festive spirit!
⚽ In spite of the rain and a very muddy pitch, our Form V girls showed fantastic resilience, sportsmanship and spirit in their football fixture against STAHS this week. Every girl in the year represented St Hilda`s in one of four teams, and our A team finished their two halves with a brilliant 2–0 win.
🤺 Congratulations are in order for our Form II fencers, who took on their very first fencing competition with bravery, determination and wonderful camaraderie. Representing St Hilda`s at the Hertfordshire School Fencing Championship, they placed 7th (out of 16 school teams largely made up of boys) and supported each other every step of the way.
🏀 To wrap up the term, Form VI enjoyed an afternoon of Christmas-themed netball games as the `Snowmen` took on the `Reindeers` in a series of sporting challenges. Competitive, joyful and full of laughter — the perfect festive finale.
What a term it has been, full of commitment, courage and celebration across every sport. Well done, girls. ❤️💙🤍
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In a brief pause from the Christmas build-up, Forms V and VI enjoyed a fascinating insight into the world of AI, thanks to Form VI parent Mr Savidge. From understanding how AI is shaping the next industrial revolution to imagining what the future could look like, the girls were captivated. They even helped create an AI-designed St Hilda’s crest featuring a girl, a seagull and a very enthusiastic puppy!
Thank you, Mr Savidge, for inspiring our girls to think boldly about the future and opening our eyes to what’s possible.
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Excited smiles, careful choices and lots of whispered decisions… the Secret Gift Room brought so much joy to St Hilda`s! From Reception to Form VI, the girls browsed, chose and wrapped surprise gifts for the people they love, complete with handwritten tags. A heartwarming reminder that giving can be every bit as joyful as receiving.
Thank you, FoSH, for organising such a magical tradition.
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Our Authorfy creative writing club ended the term in true literary style with a Book Secret Santa.
Each girl chose and wrapped a book they loved, swapped presents, and then put their detective skills to the test as they tried to guess which fellow author-to-be had gifted their surprise read. There were big smiles, brilliant guesses, and lots of excitement about diving into new stories over the holidays.
Here’s to a community of readers, writers, and generous book-gifters.
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