St Faith's School

St Faith's School
Motto In fide fiducia
Established 1884
Type Independent preparatory school[1]
Headmaster Nigel Helliwell
Chair of Governors Sir A R Brenton KCMG
Location Trumpington Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 8AG
England
52°11′18″N 0°07′23″E / 52.1883°N 0.1230°E / 52.1883; 0.1230Coordinates: 52°11′18″N 0°07′23″E / 52.1883°N 0.1230°E / 52.1883; 0.1230
Students c. 530
Gender Co-educational
Ages 4–13
Houses Bentley, Chaucer, Latham, Newton
Staff 135, teaching and support [2]
Alumni Old Fidelians
Website www.stfaiths.co.uk

St Faith's School is an independent preparatory day school on Trumpington Road, Cambridge, England, for girls and boys aged four to thirteen.[1] The present headmaster is Nigel Helliwell,[2] and the school has in excess of five hundred children. St Faith's is part of The Leys School and St Faith's Schools Foundation.

History

The school was founded by Ralph Shilleto Goodchild, a graduate of Christ’s College, around 1884.[3] It features under that name in Gwen Raverat's autobiographical account of her childhood, Period Piece.[4]

The Leys and St Faith's Foundation share the motto (In fide fiducia) and coat of arms.[5]

Until the 1990s, most classrooms were in converted Victorian houses. Since then, the school has built Ashburton, opened in 1999, a large red brick building. This contains the School Hall, where assemblies and plays take place; two purpose-built, fully equipped science laboratories; and other classrooms. Ashburton Hall's name commemorates the evacuation of some of the boarders during the Second World War to the Golden Lion Hotel in Ashburton, on Dartmoor in Devon.

In June 2006, the school opened a new building for music and technology, named The Keynes Building in honour of old boys Maynard and Geoffrey Keynes.

In May 2011 a state of the art Sports Centre was opened by Geoffrey Windsor-Lewis, a prominent Old Fidelian.

House system

House Named after Colour
Bentley Richard Bentley, Master of Trinity College Dark blue
Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer Green
Latham Rev Henry Latham Light blue
Newton Sir Isaac Newton Yellow

Admission, fees and scholarships

Fees for 2017-18 are between £4,075 and £5,135 a term, depending on age.[6]

An Independent Schools Inspection of St Faith's, in June 2011, reported" ‘St Faith’s is highly and conspicuously successful in meeting its stated aims, especially those aspiring to achieve high academic standards, and provides an inspiring education and a stimulating curriculum’. Pupils’ achievement was ‘excellent’. Teaching across the school was found to be ‘excellent’, as was pupils’ personal development and cultural and spiritual awareness. Pupils’ social development was also judged ‘outstanding’ with the pastoral support a major strength of the school.[7]

There is an open morning in the Autumn Term. Most admissions are at the ages of 4 and 7, but entry is also possible at other ages, where places are available. For the youngest children, places are offered by the headmaster after a visit by the parents. From Year 3 onwards, admission to the school follows an assessment.[6]

Awards

The school has achieved Eco-Schools' Green Flag status. In 2014, St Faith's was awarded the much coveted Ashden Award for its pioneering approach to the teaching of sustainability.[8]

After St Faith's

In recent years, half or more of the Year 8 leavers have gone on to The Leys School, which reserves places for St Faith's pupils to compete for in Year 6, guaranteeing entry to The Leys in Year 9. The two schools work closely together.

Other schools to which pupils have moved in recent years include Eton College, Felsted School, Framlingham School, The Friends' School, The King's School, Ely, Oakham School, Oundle School, The Perse School, The Stephen Perse Foundation, Rugby School, Uppingham School, St Mary's School, Cambridge, and local maintained schools and other schools in the US, continental Europe and Asia.[9] In 2017, a record 29 scholarships were offered for places to senior schools.

Old Fidelians

Old Fidelians include:

References

  1. 1 2 St Faith's is a member of the Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS).
  2. 1 2 >"Staff". St Faith's. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Trumpington Local History Group (2010). "The History of St Faith's School, Trumpington". Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  4. ↑ Period Piece: A Cambridge Childhood by Gwen Raverat (Faber & Faber, London, 1952) ISBN 1-904555-12-8 (hardback) ISBN 0-571-06742-5 (paperback)
  5. ↑ Charity Commission. The Leys and St Faith's Foundation, registered charity no. 311436.
  6. 1 2 Admissions page at stfaiths.co.uk (accessed 14 October 2016)
  7. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  8. ↑ at stfaiths.co.uk (accessed 14 October 2016)
  9. ↑ After St Faith's at stfaiths.co.uk (accessed 28 April 2014)
  10. ↑ HARTREE, Douglas Rayner in Who Was Who 1897-2006 online (accessed 22 October 2007)
  11. ↑ Archived 18 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. online (Accessed 17 October 2016)
  12. ↑ PEARCE-HIGGINS, Rev. Canon John Denis in Who Was Who 1897-2006 online (accessed 22 October 2007)
  13. ↑ BROGAN, Prof. (Denis) Hugh (Vercingetorix) in Who's Who 2007 online (accessed 22 October 2007)
  14. ↑ Contributors for Ascent Archived 11 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine. at ascentaspirations.ca (accessed 22 October 2007)
  15. ↑ TANZER, John Brian Camille (His Honour Judge Tanzer) in Who's Who 2007 online (accessed 22 October 2007)
  16. ↑ "Jamie Murray lives in the shadow of his record-breaking kid brother Andy... but he's still his biggest fan and desperate to get a British Davis Cup triumph on their CVs". Mail Online. 10 October 2014.
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