The Music Department aims to provide all members of the school community with an exciting music environment that challenges and inspires, enhancing pupils’ and teachers’ overall school experience. Music plays an important part in daily school life including hymn-singing in assembly and regular music performances, as well as communal singing at end-of-term celebrations. It often has a cohesive role to play in the overall school. The vast majority of A Level students go on to study music at the university level; recent leaver destinations include Durham, Newcastle and Birmingham. There is no doubt that music plays an essential part in everyone’s life and the Department resolves to ensure that music is viewed enthusiastically and that pupils leave school with confident and positive musical opinions. Girls in Years 7, 8 and 9 have two periods of music per week. Girls opting to take the GCSE take the Edexcel specification and A Level music students study the Eduqas specification. Music at A Level requires a considerable degree of technical knowledge and performing expertise. It is a particularly highly regarded qualification involving a wide range of skills. Pupils demonstrate their performing and presentation skills in coursework undertaken during the second year and submit as a portfolio to the examination board. Composition techniques are studied culminating in a composition which is written under supervised study circumstances. The written paper involves a combination of short answer essays, some listening excerpts to respond to and some harmony exercises.
We welcome external candidates to the Sixth Form, who are assessed on the basis of reports from their existing schools, written tests, interviews and GCSE predictions. We strongly recommend that all girls have achieved at least grade 7s (A grades) in their chosen A level subjects, as those with lower grades are likely to find the Sixth Form course challenging. Both internal and external candidates may compete for Academic Sixth Form Scholarships. These examinations take place in November each year. Scholarships are also awarded for Art, Drama and Music.
About Education Provider
| Region | London |
| Local Authority | Westminster |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £25,050 |
| Address | 39 Graham Terrace, London, SW1W 8JF |
The Music Department aims to provide all members of the school community with an exciting music environment that challenges and inspires, enhancing pupils’ and teachers’ overall school experience. Music plays an important part in daily school life including hymn-singing in assembly and regular music performances, as well as communal singing at end-of-term celebrations. It often has a cohesive role to play in the overall school. The vast majority of A Level students go on to study music at the university level; recent leaver destinations include Durham, Newcastle and Birmingham. There is no doubt that music plays an essential part in everyone’s life and the Department resolves to ensure that music is viewed enthusiastically and that pupils leave school with confident and positive musical opinions. Girls in Years 7, 8 and 9 have two periods of music per week. Girls opting to take the GCSE take the Edexcel specification and A Level music students study the Eduqas specification. Music at A Level requires a considerable degree of technical knowledge and performing expertise. It is a particularly highly regarded qualification involving a wide range of skills. Pupils demonstrate their performing and presentation skills in coursework undertaken during the second year and submit as a portfolio to the examination board. Composition techniques are studied culminating in a composition which is written under supervised study circumstances. The written paper involves a combination of short answer essays, some listening excerpts to respond to and some harmony exercises.
We welcome external candidates to the Sixth Form, who are assessed on the basis of reports from their existing schools, written tests, interviews and GCSE predictions. We strongly recommend that all girls have achieved at least grade 7s (A grades) in their chosen A level subjects, as those with lower grades are likely to find the Sixth Form course challenging. Both internal and external candidates may compete for Academic Sixth Form Scholarships. These examinations take place in November each year. Scholarships are also awarded for Art, Drama and Music.