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Senior Department


Annie Hardcastle
Head of the Senior Department

Welcome to the Senior Department. Saint Felix Senior Department is an energetic and embracing environment where students are treated as individuals and their personal achievements are widely celebrated.

We encourage all pupils to fulfil their true potential and develop skills to aid them to succeed in school and in an ever changing world. We aim to develop pupils that persevere, question, communicate effectively, are creative leaders, strategists who co-operate and have an appreciation of their immediate surroundings and beyond.

The family ethos of the school and the outstanding pastoral care provided ensure all students are able to succeed in a supportive and challenging environment. Students achieve excellent public examination results and entry to the top universities, but equally valued is the production of high quality art, drama, music, photography and the many sporting achievements at the highest levels which our students continue to secure.

At KS3 our teaching programmes are based on the National Curriculum with the flexibility to embrace new ideas and undertake a wide range of educational visits and extra-curricular activities to foster in our students a love of learning. We offer a wide range of GCSE and A level courses, as well as enrichment programmes, career guidance, PSHEE and an extensive extra-curricular programme. Students leave the Senior Department as confident, articulate, friendly and responsible young adults keen to contribute to society and to face new challenges positively and with good humour.

Annie Hardcastle
Head of the Senior Department.

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For your diary

New Boarders arrive

Mon 3rd September

3.00pm

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Staff INSET

Mon 3rd September

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EAL Entry Testing

Tue 4th September

3.00pm

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  • the school day

    • The Senior Department school day begins with registration at 08.35 in tutor groups.

      On Mondays this is followed by assembly, on Tuesday and Friday tutorials, on Wednesday House meetings and on Thursday Chapel. Lessons begin at 09.00. We have a ten period day with a majority of the lessons being taught in double periods and some single lessons. Each lesson is 35 minutes with period 8 and 9 being 30 minutes. Pupils are given a 15 minute break at 10.10 and lunch is from 12.45. Pupils who attend clubs and activities at lunchtime do so before a 13.20 lunch. Afternoon registration is at 13.45 with lessons beginning at 13.50. A five minute break marks the end of the formal timetable and between 16.05 and 16.50 pupils will be in prep, activities or intervention/revision sessions.

  • EXAM RESULTS

    • We are pleased to report that 97% of GCSE students achieved a 9-4 grade in Mathematics, and 88% achieved a 9-4 grade in English Language. 

      Headmaster James Harrison comments “It’s particularly pleasing to see exceptional Maths grades again; Saint Felix received an award for the best A Level Maths results in the UK two years ago, and so we remain one of the country’s most outstanding Maths departments.

      Notable successes are the results of GCSE Spanish and Drama students with two thirds of Spanish and 60% of Drama GCSE students being awarded an A* grade. There was also success from the school’s youngest pupils: 15% of Year 7 students from Saint Felix sat their Entry Level Latin qualification, two years early, after only one term of teaching. 100% of these students were awarded a pass, and one third of the cohort received the highest grade possible a Level 3.