We are determined to continue to remain in the forefront of women’s education and to offer a world-class education to attract students of talent and ability from a diversity of backgrounds. A significant investment in bursaries, buildings and outreach will be required to achieve this.
The school is relatively young and does not benefit from a significant endowment of its own. Increasing staff costs, maintenance of a Grade II Listed building and investment in modern facilities are the challenges which we face. We do all we can to fund bursaries and maintain our building from fee income, but investment in modern facilities on the scale required requires outside support.
We need your support to help us maintain academic excellence and leadership in education, specifically by modernising existing facilities, providing additional classrooms and augmenting funding for bursaries and outreach. To mark the Centenary we are launching a Campaign and have set ourselves an ambitious target of £12 million to secure the future of the school.
You can download our Centenary Campaign brochure and architect plans of the new classrooms and theatre in the Celia Johnson building.
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The opening of St Paul 's Girls' School in 1904 was acclaimed as a significant event in the development of girls' education. The school set a precedent in offering women a 'serious' education which opened up new career paths for them and many Paulinas became leaders in their chosen fields. SPGS still combines an intellectually rigorous education with a stimulating learning environment and a belief that anything is possible.
From its earliest days, the school has also sought to identify and attract talented students from diverse backgrounds, providing scholarships and bursaries for those unable to meet the fees.
Our aim now is to maintain this diversity and to continue providing an education of quality and breadth. To do this, we must invest in the school's future by building a substantial endowment for bursaries, so that we continue to attract able students from all sections of society, and modernising the facilities to keep pace with today's standards.
We greatly appreciate all support for the Centenary Campaign to make this possible.