WelcometoSarahBonnellSchool-awonderfulgirlsschoolwithachievementand well-beingatthecentreofeverythingwedo.Theschoolhasagreattrackrecord forteachinggirlsinaninnovativeandengagingway,andthishasanimpressive impactonachievement.
SarahBonnellisahappyschoolbecauseitisbasedupontherightvalues. Ourmotto,whichwasdevelopedbythestudents,explainsthesevaluesandgives importantguidanceforallmembersoftheschoolcommunitytofollow: BeProud. AimHigh.WorkHard.BeKind.NoExcuses.Asaresult,SarahBonnellSchoolis buzzingwithpositiveattitudesandbehaviourandisaplacewherestaffinspire andsupportallgirlstobethebestthattheycanbe.
AtSarahBonnellwearefocussedonmakingsureyourdaughterlearnsand achievesinanenvironmentwhereshefeelssafe,valuedandencouragedtotry newthingswithoutafearoffailure.Wefocusonensuringyourdaughterisableto getthebestqualificationspossibleandtodevelopskills,attitudesandbehaviour thatpreparehertomakeapositivecontributiontosociety.
Ourschoolfacilitiesareexceptionalwithwell-resourcedclassroomsthatreally motivateandsupportstudentsandstaff.Thisyearwearebeginninganother excitingbuildingprojecttoensureevenbetterprovisionforallstudents.
SarahBonnellSchoolisaplacewherediversityiscelebratedandprejudiceis challenged.Wearecommittedtobeingananti-racistschoolproviding opportunitiesforstaffandstudentstolearnaboutthehistoryofBritishracism,the presentdayexperienceofracismandtheactionsandattitudesrequiredto promotesocialjustice,diversityandinclusion.
ThereissomuchforyourdaughtertobenefitfromhereandIlookforwardto meetingyouwhenyouvisittheschool.
Yourssincerely,
Rae Potter Headteacher
AtSarahBonnellweaimtocreateaspacewheregirlscandevelopandgrowinto strongindependentwomen.Wearegiventhetoolsweneedtoprepareforthereal worldsuchasbeingtaughtbyskilledstaffmemberswhocontinuetopushusinour journey,andhavinglessonsbasedonourdiverselearningcurriculum.
Asweprepareourselvesforthefuturewearealwaysgiventheopportunityfor freedomofspeech.Thestudentshereunderstandthattheirwordscanechopositivity andgreatness.Ourvoicesmatterandhavehadahugeimpactwhichhasledtoour successasaschoolandawidercommunity.
HereatSarahBonnellwebuildapositivemindsetandparticipateinenhancedlearning daystomotivatethestudentstobuildtheirselfconfidence.Asagirlsschoolweare keenoncelebratingsuccessandemphasisingunityandembracethisbychampioning eachother.
AsthecurrentheadgirlIaimtoamplifythemessageofresilienceandthatbythinking positivelyaboutourselveswecanfacetheobstaclesthatchallengeus.Everystudent thatachievesbothbigandsmallaccomplishmentsshouldbeapplaudedfortheirown excellence.
ToembodytheSarahBonnellvalues,Iwanttoimplementmymotto“Strengthin yourself,strengthineachother,strongertogether.”tothedailylifeofthestudentsso theyfeelasenseofbelongingandcommunitythattheyareproudof.Withthehelpof students,staffandparentsIknowthatthisfollowingyearwillbefullofpersonal growthandsuccess.
Every student isauniquememberofourlearningcommunity, wecelebrateourhistoryanddiversityinmanyforums.
Student Leadershipis key tothesuccess ofourschool.Listening tothe young people atSarahBonnellplaysavital role inpromotingtheviewsof students,as wellasdevelopingtheirleadershipskills. Each YearGrouphasa Year Councilwith representativessittingonthe Student Executive Council.
Werecogniseourstudents’achievements everystepofthewayandensurewe celebratetheirsuccess.
Weprovide awealthof leadership opportunities forourstudents toparticipate inincludingthe PrefectTeam, KeyStage3 Ambassadors, DigitalLeaders andPeerMentors. Werecognise ourstudents’ commitmentto
Year11student
theschoolthroughourrecentlycreated‘SB Award’thatisendorsedbyPinsentMasons.
Wearedevelopingstronglinkswitha numberofUniversitiesbothlocallyand nationally.Studentshaveparticipatedin seminarsandworkshopsincludingLaw, BusinessandFinance,Medicine,Engineering andCreativeMedia.
Theseexperienceshavesupportedstudents withnextstepsattheendofYear11.
“Fromcareers insightdaysto workingcloselywith theSchoolCouncil Ihavealwaysbeen impressedwiththe levelofengagement fromthestudents. Theschooliswell managed,focused andhasalotto offerprospective students.”
NicolaKing (Lawyer,PinsetMasons)
StudentswhocometoSarahBonnellworkhardandachieve excellence.Ourformerstudentshavesecuredplacesat thetopuniversitiesandschoolsintheworld,suchasThe MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT),Cambridge UniversityandCheltenhamLadiesCollege
OursuccessfulBusinessActionGroup promotesaspirationthroughcareers insightvisits,inspirationalspeakers andopportunitiestoenhancestudents understandingoftheworldbeyond education.Studentshavehadthe opportunitytovisitplacessuchasGoogle, KPMGandBarclays.
TheBusinessActionGroupisone strandofourFutures@SarahBonnell programme,whichensuresthatevery studenthasaccesstoatleast100hours ofcareerseducation,information,advice andguidance.Theprogrammealso blendsmotivationaltalksandworkshops withengagingandinsightfulvisitsto universitiesandworkplacestoensureall studentsaresupportedastheynavigate throughtheircareerjourney.Aspartof theprogrammeallstudentswillattenda oneweekworkexperienceplacement–mostrecentlythesehaveincludedTheMet Police,identifyingcrimeandprevention strategiesacrosstheborough;TheHouse ofCommons,shadowingtheworkof anMPandRollsRoyce,analysingthe engineeringbehindthemotorcar.Following theplacementatRollsRoyce,oneof ourstudentshasbeenofferedahigher levelapprenticeshipinengineeringwhen shecompletesherstudies–afantastic opportunityinahighlycompetitivesector!
Weencouragestudentstotake responsibilityfortheirownlearning. Studentsaresetaspirationaltargetsfor successandregularlytracktheiracademic progress.Thisissharedwithparentsatour wellattendedYearGroupParentsEvenings andparentmeetingsthattakeplaceduring thecourseoftheyear.
StudentsatSarahBonnellachievevery wellinexaminations–in2017wewona nationalawardforbeinginthetop5%of schoolsnationallywithaProgress8score of +0.74andourbesteverGCSEresults withstudentsachievingaboveNationaland Newhamaveragesinmanysubjects. We havestronglinkswithSixthFromcolleges andstudentsfromSarahBonnellgoonto secureplacesattopUniversities.
AtSarahBonnellSchool weprovide students with acurriculumthat stimulates curiosity andis relevantandappropriatesothat they can‘BeProud.AimHigh. WorkHard.BeKind. HaveNoExcuses’. Lessons,clubs,tripsand visitsareplannedanddeliveredina waythat iscloselymatched to differentlearning needsandinterestssothat students canmake the bestpossibleprogressandenjoylearning.
WeareaninclusiveschoolandourAccess andInclusionDepartmentworkswith studentsandtheirfamiliestoensurethatall learnersareabletoachievesuccessatSarah Bonnell.Weworkcloselywithprofessionals fromarangeofagenciestoensurewe havethehighestlevelofcareforallour students.Studentsreceivespecialistsupport includingin-classsupport,subjectspecific intervention,onetooneandgroupsupport andenrichmentactivities.
Learningoutsidetheclassroomenrichesour curriculum,everyyearstudentsexperience visitsabroadandactiveoutdoorresidentials. WehavestronglinkswithschoolsinMorocco andGermany. Weencourageparticipationinextra-curricular sportandlunch-timeactivities,ourwideoffer hassomethingforeveryone.
Alongsideacademicsuccessstudentshavea historyofwinningprestigiouscompetitions.
AtSarahBonnellwehavenurturedand developedextraordinaryrelationshipswith internationallyknownorganisationssuchas theBBC,theGlobe,theNationalTheatre,the BarbicanandBowArts.Thisgivesstudentsan
experiencenotonlytomotivatethemwithin theExpressiveArtscurriculumareasbutin thewiderlifeoftheschool.
SarahBonnellSchoolChoirrecently performedatWestminsterHallfortheVote 100event,guestsincludedPrimeMinster, TeresaMayaswellasmanyotherinspirational women.
AtSarahBonnellwepromoteSTEMtogirls andensuretheygetthebestexperienceand knowledgepossible.Ourstudentsareinvolved inrocketcarraceswiththeRoyalArmy,they competeinaviationcompetitionslocally,as wellasmanyothereventsthroughoutthe year.Weactivelyencourageourstudentsto seeknewopportunitiesintheworldofSTEM. WehaveSTEMambassadorscompromising ofstudentsandstaffacrosstheschool whichhelppromoteSTEMandrunengaging activitiesforourstudents.
Digitalleadersareateamofpassionategirls leadingondigitalawarenessacrossschool. OurDigitalleadersrunwholeschoolevents tohelpraiseawarenessofonlinesafety.We workcloselywithparentstoensuretheyare updatedonthelatestnewsforonlinesafety. Ourdedicatedteamofdigitalleadersarewell knowninandoutofschool–wehavebeen recognisedandpraisedbyChildnet,Facebook andtheNSPCConourworkwithstudentsin theschool.
Weworkonbuildingconfidence, communicationandworkingcollaboratively inateam,allskillsthatarevitalacrossevery subjectinourschool.
OurStudentLeadershipTeamarerolemodelsforbehaviour andsupportas ‘BigSisters’ toYear7Students.
ThemovefromprimaryschooltoSarah Bonnellissupportedbyanexcellent transitionprogrammewithadedicated teamofstaffworkingtoensurethatall girlsbecomesuccessfulSarahBonnell students.
Weunderstandthateverygirl isdifferent andwillneedanindividualised approach tojoiningsecondaryschool.We have a TransitionGroupwhichallows usto provideatailoredprogrammeof support andinterventionforthosestudents who needitmost.
Ourstateoftheart schoolenvironmentis spaciousandwellequippedwithresources includingcomputers,laptopsandiPads for studentuse.OurLearningHubis our innovativelearningenvironmentfor studentswhichisequippedwith anICT suite,aconferenceroomand multiple studyareas.
Respectforourselves,eachotherandour surroundingsisattheheartofourethos thisisencompassedintheHeadGirl’s vision ‘OneTeam,OneVision,OneVoice’.
We always give100%toeverythingwedo.
Wehaveclear,high expectationsof behaviourandattendance.Ourattendance is wellabovethenational averagesand we workcloselywith studentsandtheir families toensure every studentcan achieve100% attendance.
Thereisastrongstructureofpastoral supportforeachyeargroup;thisconsists ofanon-teachingYearLeaderinaddition toaProgressLeader.Thisensureseach student’semotionalandeducational welfareissupportedatalltimes.All studentsarepartofaformgroupand tutorsworkcloselywithparentstoensure thateverygirlissuccessfulatSarah Bonnell.
Webelievethatcollaborationwithand regularcommunicationbetweenParents/ Carersandtheschoolisvitalforstudents tobesuccessfulandweworkhardto ensurethatthepartnershipbetween student,schoolandhomeisaseffectiveas itcanbe.
BehaviouratSarahBonnellhasbeenjudgedas Outstanding byOfsted