St George’s School, Edgbaston, is a fully co-educational independent day school for children from ages 3 to 18. Established as a charitable trust, St George’s opened in September 1999 as Birmingham’s first independent school to offer a complete education for boys and girls from kindergarten through to the sixth form. St George’s School is committed to:
- Maximizing individual achievement within a caring community.
- Developing respect and responsibility in all relationships.
- Promoting friendship, fair play, and equality.
- Creating opportunities for personal development in a changing and challenging world.
Our ethos is rooted in the values of Christianity and other great faiths. Our school community reflects the multi-cultural diversity of Birmingham and we welcome people from all religions or none. St George's School is a place where each individual feels supported, safe to develop at their own pace, and takes pride in every achievement. Our classes are small and our staff enthusiastic and caring - always keeping the child at the heart of the matter. Teaching staff are quick to recognize the strengths of students but also to identify when particular help is needed.
This is reflected in the school’s strong commitment to inclusion, offering outstanding support for children with dyslexia and some diagnosed as having Asperger's syndrome or high functioning autism. The vast majority of these pupils achieve as well or better than many of their peers in public examinations.
By understanding each group to be a collection of individuals, each with his/her idiosyncratic needs and aspirations, academic achievements sit comfortably alongside pastoral care. Consequently, our pupils are empowered to take an active part in their educational journey. “Because we are small there’s a close-knit community at the School, We know each other well and we understand how to ensure every pupil walks a step or two with genius.”
A zest for life bursts out of the Lower School where our small pupils thrive in the atmosphere of praise and sensitive guidance. Dedicated to the education of children up to Year 6, we recognize the vital importance of learning for children in these formative years. Small classes and a family atmosphere create an environment where children feel comfortable and take pride in their achievements. We offer a small and friendly Lower School environment for children from 3 to 11 years. Exposed to a variety of learning opportunities and an atmosphere of encouragement, each child can flourish as they embark on the formative early years of their school career.
Our Sixth Formers become ‘big fish in a small pool’ where they are expected to take on responsibilities and become leaders in upholding school discipline and ethos. It is no accident that the Sixth Form building is at the center of our campus. Sixth Formers contribute to the wider life of the School as part of our ‘one school community’ ethos. This may involve running the tuck shop, helping with the library or computer supervision, ‘buddying’ younger or foreign students, and getting involved with school theatre productions.
