Our Approach
At Saint Felix, a bespoke, individualised, holistic education awaits each student. Within small classes, individualised support and guidance can be given without distraction. In addition to an excellent academic, co-curricular and pastoral provision, our focus is on the individual, ensuring each student is known personally and benefits from weekly mentoring sessions, covering anything from school work and future endeavours to mental health and wellbeing.
Our extensive curriculum allows individual choice across an engaging range of core and optional subjects, with every student able to follow their unique passions and interests, equipping them for life beyond school. As part of the curriculum, the Saint Felix Diploma incorporates service and community projects, helping our students develop life skills and knowledge that will serve them throughout their life.
Due to our enchanting coastal and rural environment, our students benefit from regular outdoor education sessions, including our on-site Forest School, the beach, the Norfolk Broads, or trips to local attractions.
The Saint Felix School Learner Profile ensures all teachers and students fully comprehend the personal characteristics that we strive to develop:
Resilience | Curiosity | Aspiration | Independence | Reflection
A strong learner profile creates a sense of commonality across the learning experience. This can also be incorporated into each student’s feedback to understand their personal trajectories.
With strong exam results, high value added and excellent university destination outcomes, the personalised and individual learning process at Saint Felix, supported by small class sizes and an excellent pastoral system, creates a compelling and enriching academic education for our students.
As part of our 10-year renewal investment plan, the Nursery, Pre-Prep, Prep and Senior Departments have been completely renovated with a focus on student-centred learning. Saint Felix uses the Harkness approach, which emphasises student discussion and collaboration to problem-solve and enhance individual learning. The modified spaces enable greater student interaction with peers and teachers to illicit lively classroom debate and discussions, aided by modular and adaptable furniture with incorporated writeable walls.