UNIQUELY ST PAUL’S Entry at Year 9 and Year 12
From the High Master
I am so glad you are considering St Paul’s for your son and I hope that, if you have not already done so, you will soon be able to visit our modern, riverside campus to experience first-hand the unique energy of our school day.
St Paul’s excels as the top academic boys’ school in the country. We educate exceptionally talented, academically able boys, and have tailored the environment and opportunities here to best support them in all areas, helping them to discover and refine their strengths. Scholarship lies at the heart of Pauline life; pupils are taught by subject experts, many of whom publish their own academic work, and lessons venture well beyond the national curriculum, with outstanding examination results a by-product of the intellectual curiosity and rigour that our pupils display. Upon visiting St Paul’s on any given day you might witness a huge variety of inspiring and exciting activities. These could include but are certainly not limited to: a pupil-run society debating the latest political thinking, a visiting speaker from an overseas charity delivering a seminar, the 1st XI footballers preparing for the next ISFA match, actors rehearsing for a forthcoming play, or a group of students helping younger pupils locally, nationally or internationally via our unique peer-to-peer mentoring app.
Three core pillars underpin life at St Paul’s: scholarship character and opportunity and from these, stem the key character traits that we seek to nurture and develop in our pupils: respect, kindness, humility integrity and resilience. We have developed our Character Curriculum to prepare pupils for life beyond school, guiding them through matters of ethics, relationships and well-being with care and compassion. Our constantly evolving programme with our sister school, St Paul’s Girls’ School, offers opportunities for collaboration within the academic setting,
but also through co-curricular activities and social interactions for every year group. We are committed to providing our pupils with a ‘best of both worlds’ experience, remaining experts in boys’ education, whilst enabling essential social development and mutual respect.
St Paul’s has a long and illustrious history of over 500 years, but we are very much a forward-thinking institution. We draw upon our founder’s vision of a school with a charitable outlook, whilst seeking to prepare young men for modern society. This ethos inspires our work to ensure that all boys with the academic potential to thrive at St Paul’s can take up their place, regardless of their financial background; further information on our bursary programme can be found later in this booklet. Our Partnerships team also strives to widen access to St Paul’s for pupils from schools both local and further afield, enabling them to benefit from the use of our facilities and teaching expertise. Volunteering through our Partnerships and Charities programmes forms an essential part of Pauline life and all pupils will enjoy the opportunity to give of themselves to various projects during their time at the school.
I truly believe that a Pauline education provides all the elements necessary to produce wellrounded young adults who will excel as they enter higher education, workplaces and local communities, and make sound contributions to the world at large. It is a huge privilege and daily joy to be part of this exceptional community. I look forward to meeting you in person.
Sally-Anne Huang High Master
Leading the way academically since 1509, with a unique setting on the banks of the Thames since 1968
From the High Master
I am so glad you are considering St Paul’s for your son and I hope that, if you have not already done so, you will soon be able to visit our modern, riverside campus to experience first-hand the unique energy of our school day. but also through co-curricular activities and social interactions for every year group. We are committed to providing our pupils with a ‘best of both worlds’ experience, remaining experts in boys’ education, whilst enabling essential social development and mutual respect.
St Paul’s excels as the top academic boys’ school in the country. We educate exceptionally talented, academically able boys, and have tailored the environment and opportunities here to best support them in all areas, helping them to discover and refine their strengths.
Scholarship lies at the heart of Pauline life; pupils are taught by subject experts, many of whom publish their own academic work, and lessons venture well beyond the national curriculum, with outstanding examination results a by-product of the intellectual curiosity and rigour that our pupils display. Upon visiting St Paul’s on any given day you might witness a huge variety of inspiring and exciting activities. These could include but are certainly not limited to: a pupil-run society debating the latest political thinking, a visiting speaker from an overseas charity delivering a seminar, the 1st XI footballers preparing for the next ISFA match, actors rehearsing for a forthcoming play, or a group of students helping younger pupils locally, nationally or internationally via our unique peer-to-peer mentoring app.
Three core pillars underpin life at St Paul’s: scholarship character and opportunity and from these, stem the key character traits that we seek to nurture and develop in our pupils: respect kindness, humility integrity and resilience We have developed our Character Curriculum to prepare pupils for life beyond school, guiding them through matters of ethics, relationships and well-being with care and compassion. Our constantly evolving programme with our sister school, St Paul’s Girls’ School, offers opportunities for collaboration within the academic setting,
St Paul’s has a long and illustrious history of over 500 years, but we are very much a forward-thinking institution. We draw upon our founder’s vision of a school with a charitable outlook, whilst seeking to prepare young men for modern society. This ethos inspires our work to ensure that all boys with the academic potential to thrive at St Paul’s can take up their place, regardless of their financial background; further information on our bursary programme can be found later in this booklet. Our Partnerships team also strives to widen access to St Paul’s for pupils from schools both local and further afield, enabling them to benefit from the use of our facilities and teaching expertise. Volunteering through our Partnerships and Charities programmes forms an essential part of Pauline life and all pupils will enjoy the opportunity to give of themselves to various projects during their time at the school.
I truly believe that a Pauline education provides all the elements necessary to produce wellrounded young adults who will excel as they enter higher education, workplaces and local communities, and make sound contributions to the world at large. It is a huge privilege and daily joy to be part of this exceptional community. I look forward to meeting you in person.
Sally-Anne Huang High Master
Scholarship and Beyond
Pupils at St Paul’s receive an outstanding all-round education that prepares them for life and lasts a life-time. Whilst we, and they, are extremely proud of the exam results they achieve and the courses they go on to study, there is so much more to a St Paul’s education. Whilst with us, we want them to develop a love of learning, to discover how to build positive relationships and to grow the confidence to work for change.
of grades awarded at A Level and Pre-U in 2024 were A* (or equivalent) and were awarded A* or A (or equivalent) were Grades 8 or 9 of GCSE grades awarded in 2024 were at Grade 9
The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) gives pupils the freedom to pursue their individual intellectual and creative passions beyond the syllabus.
To what extent is the Degrowth movement justified in calling for a reduction in world GDP to solve our climate crisis?
Can I compose a symbolist musical piece in the style of my favourite composer Alexander Scriabin?
Can I design a portable speedometer?
Should the US Electoral College be reformed?
Should Ayurvedic herbs be used in the treatment of cancer?
Can I design a low cost, subsonic, closed return wind tunnel?
To what extent can persuasion occur within 3 to 5 minute conversations among Year 9 and 10 students in a school setting, and which of Cialdini’s levers of influence is most effective at facilitating it?
Will LLMs cause more harm or good for Gen Z in the next 10 years?
Can I design an automated plant watering circuit?
To what extent does the efficient market hypothesis hold with the potential influence of social media on investor behaviour?
Are we living inside a simulation?
Combating fast fashion: can the manipulation of additives and fabrics be implemented as a reasonable method to reduce the effects of toxic textile waste?
Should we practise heritable human genome editing using CRISPR-Cas9?
Designing a code to predict stock prices using machine learning
What was the most significant factor that led to the Sri Lankan debt default in 2022?
To what extent was Athens a democracy?
