ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

Sir William Perkins’s is a selective, academically challenging school where pupils achieve results which send them to Oxbridge, Russell Group universities, art colleges, conservatoires and prestigious academic institutions all over the world.

We don’t just take students who are already in the top five percent and then sit on our laurels as they bring home grades they would achieve in any school. We select students from a broad range of abilities based on potential and the ability to access a fast-paced curriculum. We support and challenge them to achieve the best possible results, providing a huge amount of choice so every pupil can find the subjects which will fire their imagination and give them the chance to excel.  By the time they finish at SWPS, they are achieving well above the grades they were predicted on entry, with students recording on average a grade higher per subject than their predictions at GCSE and an additional half a grade higher at A Level.  We support and challenge pupils to achieve the best possible results, providing a huge amount of choice so every student can find the subjects which will fire their imagination and give them the chance to excel.

 

'The quality of the pupils’ academic and other achievements is excellent.'

ISI Inspection Report

‘Top-notch extra-curricular combined with unpressurised but robust academics, making this school a welcome antidote to some of the local hothouses.’

Good Schools Guide

DIGITAL LEARNING

SWPS is a forward-thinking school, embracing modern technologies that can aid and enhance the learning experience for the pupils in school. To that end, all pupils from Year 7 use iPads in their lessons.  The iPad strategy enables pupils to become more independent in their learning and to extend learning possibilities both inside and outside the classroom. Importantly, it also means that each pupil has an equal experience and can access the same resources, whether at school or at home.  This technology does not replace, but rather complements and enhances the excellent teaching and learning at SWPS.

Our vision is to

Eliminate barriers, truly making learning any place, any time

Empower learning, bringing more creative freedom and ownership

Equip to explore, giving students the confidence to ask and answer challenging questions

Embrace independence, through effective and innovative homework and preparation

The iPad Strategy includes

Web filtering

Centralised app deployment and management of devices

Cloud-based storage

IT Support Department for additional support and assistance