Loughborough High School A GSG School
- Loughborough High School
Burton Walks
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 2DU - Head: Dr Fiona Miles
- T 01509 212348
- F 01509 215720
- E high.office@lsf.org
- W www.lsf.org/high
- A mainstream independent school for girls aged from 11 to 18 with a linked senior school
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Leicestershire
- Pupils: 526; sixth formers: 145
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £17,175 - £17,460 pa
- Open days: Personal tours, taster days, virtual visits and open days are available throughout the year.
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
- Linked schools: Fairfield Prep School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Loughborough Schools Foundation’s spacious town centre campus boasts something of a ‘one stop shop’. Academic pace is ‘quick’ but ‘no one gets left behind’. Pupils we spoke to concurred - ‘teachers get to know you’, ‘they encourage you to achieve more’ are ‘really caring and attentive’.‘Stand out’ music school is the ‘creme de la crème,’ a parent marvelled. ‘It’s why we sent our daughters here.’ ‘Our enrichment is a strong selling point,’ asserts head. Years 10 and 11 choose from CCF, sports leaders, additional maths, HPQ or music. In sixth form, yet more options include EPQ, volunteering...
What the school says...
Loughborough High School for girls is not only a top-performing independent school in the East Midlands for GCSEs but is in the top five per cent of all schools nationally for academic achievement. Beyond academic excellence, it's a place where girls are encouraged to embrace new challenges and benefit from an inspiring and culturally diverse network of alumni. It’s a place where there are no limits on female aspiration. Pupils benefit from exceptional facilities, including our acclaimed 'All-Steinway School' music department, cutting-edge STEM resources, outstanding educators, diverse co-curricular programmes, exceptional sports facilities, top-level coaching, nutritious catering and comprehensive transport. ...Read more
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All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2019, Dr Fiona Miles BA MD. With strong family roots in the Midlands, she felt this post was her ‘destiny’, adding with a twinkle in her eye, ‘I went to Nottingham Girls’ High School – LHS were our sporting rivals so it’s nice to be on the winning team now.’ Read English at Cambridge and cut teeth at Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls. But with thoughts of medicine ‘always in the back of my mind,’ she decided to retrain at King’s College London. Quickly felt, however, that medicine was ‘patching up, not developing a relationship’, so returned to teaching – and indeed Habs - to make ‘more meaningful change to a person’s life’. Rose to head of English, assistant head and then deputy head (academic) before coming here, where she works closely with...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
We are currently able to offer limited support for pupils with special educational needs but are not able to offer any specialist teaching. The progress of pupils with special educational needs is carefully monitored.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Might cover/be referred to as;
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Aspergers, Autism, High functioning autism, Neurodivergent, Neurodiversity, Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA), PDA , Social skills, Sensory processing disorder |
Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Hearing Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment |
Y |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Learning needs, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty |
|
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, Sensory processing |
Y |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
Downs Syndrome, Epilepsy, Genetic , OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, Tics, Tourettes |
Y |
| PD - Physical Disability
Might cover/be referred to as;
PD - Physical Disability |
|
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, Global delay, Global developmental delay, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty |
|
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
Might cover/be referred to as;
Anxiety , Complex needs, Emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), Mental Health, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, Trauma |
Y |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication
Might cover/be referred to as;
DLD - Developmental Language Disorder, Selective mutism, SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication |
Y |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
Complex needs, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, Cerebral Palsy (CP) |
|
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Might cover/be referred to as;
ADHD, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Auditory Processing, DCD, Developmental Co-ordination Difficulties (DCD), Dyscalculia, Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Handwriting, Other specific learning difficulty, SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) |
Y |
| VI - Visual Impairment
Might cover/be referred to as;
Special facilities for Visually Impaired, VI - Visual Impairment |
Y |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Prep School | 2024 | 35 |
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