"St Hilda’s has transformed my daughter into a confident, positive and mature young lady. This wonderful school has allowed her to find out where her strengths lie and helped her develop them. She has found a love for music, drama and art as well as achieving high standards in her academic work. I cannot speak more highly of St Hilda’s and would highly recommend it."
"My daughter absolutely loves going into school each day and she views all of the girls and staff as her extended family – priceless for any parent."
"St Hilda’s provides a perfect mix of being kind and nurturing, whilst at the same time building the girls’ confidence and challenging them to do more and try new things. Both our girls are very happy there and constantly surprise me with the breadth of activities they talk about doing at school."
"It’s been joy to watch my two girls skip through the school gates with a smile on their faces for the past five years. It is such a lovely, nurturing school, teaching the girls to be kind and polite whilst striving for academic success."
"St Hilda’s combines academic excellence, a huge variety of extra-curricular activities and outstanding pastoral care. We couldn’t recommend it more highly."
"Our daughter has flourished into a confident, curious and compassionate child who cannot wait to go to school each day. We love that all of the girls across the school know each other, care for and support each other."
"St Hilda’s delivers a unique school experience for our daughter. A small, nurturing environment, combined with challenging teaching methods and supportive staff that we feel confident will help our daughter reach her potential."
"I couldn’t be happier with our decision to send our girls to St Hilda’s for Nursery, to give them the best start on their learning journey."
"The Early Years team are outstanding. The literacy work is multi-sensory and really inspires a love of stories and song."
"The Early Years staff are fantastic and the curriculum is really engaging and fun."
"My daughter is so happy at St Hilda’s. The teachers take such time to get to know each child individually and that shines through in the teaching."
"Our daughter has been at St Hilda’s since Nursery and we couldn’t be happier. The school has provided the ideal blend of academic excellence, sporting activity and pastoral care. The school focuses on developing well-rounded individuals and a conversation with any of the senior girls in the school shows how well this emphasis works."
"We can’t rate St Hilda’s highly enough. Our daughter has attended the school since Nursery and is now in Year 3. She is thriving at the school and absolutely loves it. The staff are so nurturing and genuinely care about the girls they teach. Our daughter’s confidence is growing year on year and we see continuous academic progress. We would recommend the school to anyone."
"Pupils’ attitudes to learning are outstanding."
"Pupils’ creative work is excellent."
"Pupils of all ages and abilities have outstanding mathematical skills and knowledge, well above age expectations."
"In the Early Years Foundation Stage all children of all abilities make excellent progress."
"Pupils genuinely value one another, feeling they are part of an extended supportive family, so successfully meeting the school’s aims to develop caring, confident pupils."
Come and visit St Hilda’s on one of our Open Mornings or Key Stage 2 Taster Day.
For more information please visit www.sthildasharpenden.co.uk/admissions/open-days/