“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.
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This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in promoting St Hilda’s, supporting our admissions process, strengthening pupil recruitment, and enhancing our external profile.
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At the close of the Spring Term, we’re taking the time to celebrate some of the moments that don`t always get a spotlight but which are such an important part of life at St Hilda’s.
From Easter bonnet creations and pancake races, to letters posted with love and the joy of choosing a new book to take home, these are the experiences that quietly shape our days.
They may be the quieter moments, but they are no less meaningful, each one adding to the rich tapestry of school life.
🎀 Creative flair at our Easter bonnet competition.
🥞 Puffins (Pre-Nursery) annual pancake race.
📚 Discovering new reads at the Book Fair.
💌 Kittiwakes (Nursery) posting letters to someone special.
✈️ Learning beyond the classroom.
📖 Choosing new favourites at the FoSH book exchange.
☀️ Celebrating stories in the sunshine on World Book Day.
🐣 Nursery & Form V buddies enjoying park adventures and an Easter egg hunt.
🎶 Confidence shining in our class concerts.
🏐 A spirited Form VI v. parents netball finale.
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From a spark on Pudding Lane in 1666 to the St Hilda`s stage in 2026, Form II shared a powerful retelling of the Great Fire of London during their class assembly.
During the Spring term, each class takes to the stage to share their learning with the school and their families. On Friday, it was the turn of Form II, who showcased not only their growing historical understanding but also their creativity, increasing confidence and teamwork. Complete with catchy songs, brilliant costumes and excellent artwork created using recycled materials, every girl participated, speaking their lines with clarity and singing their hearts out!
Well done Form II on a fitting finale to a term of truly outstanding assemblies from every year group.
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Stop Press! We bring you a special edition of `From the Sports Desk`, celebrating a week of silverware.
🏐 At the ISA London North U9 Bee Netball Tournament, our girls delivered a fantastic performance on a fabulously sunny day. After winning all 7 of their round robin matches, they progressed to the top group playoffs for the trophy. Facing the strongest teams once again, the girls secured two further victories but were narrowly defeated in a very tight match against the eventual winners — a team they had beaten earlier in the day. They returned to St Hilda’s as well-deserved runners-up, proudly bringing home silver medals, certificates and pin badges.
🏆 Our U11 netballers enjoyed an excellent afternoon at the Beechwood Park tournament, competing against some of the top independent school teams in the country. In a showcase of high-quality netball, the girls demonstrated their skill and depth, and were honoured to receive the Fair Play Award, voted for by all competing schools — a reflection of their respect, teamwork, integrity and sportsmanship both on and off the court.
🥉 In fencing, there was great success at the Hertfordshire Schools Fencing Championships. Gracie and Lily in Form V were bronze medallists in the Year 5/6 category, while our Form II fencing four of Gabriella, Iris, Lavinia and Rosalind also secured bronze in their event. With 16 teams competing in each category, these were fantastic achievements in a highly competitive field.
What a brilliant week of sport, with so much to celebrate. Well done to all the girls for their commitment, skill and sportsmanship.
#SHSsportingstars #prepschoolsport #teamspirit #girlsinsport #thisgirlcan
Featuring daring cowgirls, dastardly bandits and a host of larger-than-life characters, Form VI`s rootin’, tootin’, toe-tappin’ production of Ye-Ha! was a showstopping success.
With quick wit, boundless enthusiasm and brilliant teamwork, the girls brought the Wild West to life in spectacular style. Their high-energy, rip-roaring performance had audiences well and truly hooked, and we reckon even the toughest cowboys in town would have been impressed.
A truly showstopping, 5-star performance. Yee-haw!
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Do you recognise these St Hilda’s girls from the 1980s? One of them is now part of our teaching team!
Moments like this are a lovely reminder of the lifelong connections that begin at St Hilda’s. To celebrate those connections, we are delighted to be launching a new St Hilda’s alumni community on our website.
Created with the support of former pupil and current parent Mrs Huddleston, this dedicated space will bring together past pupils, parents and staff, with access to alumni newsletters, archive photographs and news of upcoming events.
If you are part of the St Hilda’s story, we would love you to join the community and stay in touch as we celebrate the past and build new connections for the future.
After all, once a St Hilda’s girl, always a St Hilda’s girl!
💙❤️ And if this photo brings back memories, do share them with us in the comments — we’d love to hear about your time at St Hilda’s.
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