Why St Swithun's?

Our Mission

To provide outstanding pastoral care and teaching expertise to create in every individual student a unique tapestry of strengths and interests.

Our Vision

A world-class girls’ boarding and day school offering a complete education.

Our Purpose

Our purpose is to develop resilient, enquiring, optimistic and collaborative women. They will stand on their own two feet and pull others up to stand alongside them.

We believe in a world where its young women see possibilities, not barriers. We turn wide-eyed little girls into courageous young women; and we believe that education is not just about learning lessons, but learning who we are without fear of failure, censure or outdated attitudes about what young women can aspire to.

St Swithun's School is an independent day, weekly and full-boarding school for girls set in 45-acres of beautiful Hampshire countryside on the outskirts of Winchester. The school is well-known for excellent all-round education, forward-looking teaching methods and award winning pastoral care.

We are an ‘appropriately academic’ school, celebrating intellectual curiosity and the life of the mind, but not to the exclusion of all else.

The school was founded in 1884 by Anna Bramston with the aim of providing an education that developed the full capacity of every girl and enabled her to become a woman of independent thought. We have been lighting sparks and inspiring girls ever since. The school develops resilient, enquiring, optimistic and collaborative women who will stand of their own two feet and pull others up to stand alongside them.

The school promotes quirky fun whilst providing modern academic, sporting, creative and recreational opportunities to prepare young women for the 21st century.