Founded in 1903, St Helen and St Katharine is an independent day school for girls and young women in Abingdon, six miles south of Oxford. 

St Helen’s is a school for bright girls with enquiring minds, a place where success is celebrated but not revered. We recognise that every girl is different and will bring to her school a unique combination of interests, abilities and aspirations. Our aim is to ensure that every student achieves success as she defines it, so that she can believe in herself, her talents and abilities, and feel prepared and equipped for life beyond school.

Our outstanding academic record makes us one of the leading girls’ schools in the country. Stimulating and challenging teaching reaches beyond the curriculum, enabling our students to become effective and independent learners. Our broad and varied extracurricular programme of 100+ clubs and activities also plays a central role within school life. We actively encourage students to give new things a go, to explore and extend interests and to make friends across age groups.