St Swithun’s

St Swithun's School in Winchester is a renowned independent day, weekly and full boarding school for girls set in a 45 acre campus overlooking the Hampshire Downs. Academic excellence meets a nurturing and vibrant community with a firm belief in fostering a love of learning and a spirit of curiosity. From the schools’ outstanding facilities to the dedicated teaching and diverse extracurricular opportunities, St Swithun’s aims to support and inspire each student to reach their fullest potential. St Swithun’s is a High Performance Learning World-Class School and believes that all students can be high performers. Students are never told that they cannot achieve; they are taught how to practise and persevere so that they can achieve. St Swithun’s creates self-assured young people, who are kind and caring, astute problem-solvers and strategic thinkers.

For the fourth year in a row, over 10% of UCAS applicants from the current upper sixth and class of 2024 have received Oxbridge offers and St Swithun’s was ranked as the top girls’ boarding school for sport 2024, in School Sport Magazine. The St Swithun’s vision is a world where its young women see possibilities, not barriers. 

Its belief is that it’s not just about learning lessons, but learning who we are without fear of failure, censure or outdated attitudes about what young women can aspire to.