St. Helen's College Hillingdon is a leading co-educational independent prep school in North West London, with its Nursery and Kindergarten. We believe that St. Helen’s College has something different and special to offer the children who come to us.
We have a well-deserved reputation for providing children with exceptional care and attention, for encouraging all-around achievement, and for academic excellence.
We believe that we have something unique and special to offer the children who attend our school. St. Helen’s College is renowned for its family atmosphere and its warm, welcoming environment. We pride ourselves on the exceptional care and attention we give to each pupil, encouraging them to be the best they can be. Our pupils strive for and achieve excellence, not only academically but in their all-around endeavors too.
St. Helen’s College children are known locally for their courtesy and manners, their impeccable behavior, and for their impressive achievements, not least in gaining places at top independent and grammar schools.
At St. Helen’s College, we believe that giving children the very best education is built upon three principles: establishing lasting values, creating a harmonious environment, and inspiring the pursuit of excellence.
Through challenging, stimulating, and creative teaching we aim to nurture the ability to think critically, creatively, and flexibly, to work both independently and collaboratively, to be self-motivated and to persevere, and thereby to achieve high levels of scholarship while developing a lifelong love of learning.
We aim to encourage exploration, discover talent, nurture interest, and inspire achievement across the full range of creative, aesthetic, sporting, and academic domains. We place great emphasis on activities that bring out the best in children.
We aim to instill core Christian values, to teach mindful self-awareness, to inspire virtue, confidence, imagination, and versatility, and thereby to nurture confident, compassionate, creative, communicative, self-aware, adaptable citizens and leaders of the future.
We believe that children learn best when they feel safe, secure, and loved. Our staff is a second family to our pupils, treating them with love and respect. Pupils’ wellbeing is of paramount importance to us all.
The very strong sense of harmony at St. Helen’s College embraces children, staff, and parents. Our strong ‘family’ ethos is nurtured by a culture in which staff and pupils enjoy relaxed and friendly but respectful relationships. Our low staff turnover means that teachers and children get to know each other well during their years together.
Lasting friendships are formed here and generations of ex-pupils and their families continue to keep in touch with each other and with the school. Standards of courtesy and behavior are very high and are maintained by modeling and praising rather than by admonishing.
At St. Helen’s College, children are encouraged to look beyond themselves, to see and appreciate others and the world around them, to reflect on their experiences, and to develop gratitude and a sense of wonder about themselves and the world.
Our children are thoughtful and generous and many charitable activities are arranged each year – some by the teachers, many by the pupils themselves – through which the children can demonstrate their strong sense of service and awareness of the needs of others.
St. Helen’s College has a Christian background, but we embrace all faiths and beliefs and welcome children from all traditions. Although assemblies are Christian-based, we also celebrate events from other faiths so that children gain an understanding and appreciation of different religions. Assemblies often include moments of stillness when children and teachers can become quiet and reflective. This can be a very unifying experience.
Our innovative Personal Development program, including Mindfulness, Philosophy for Children, and Positive Psychology, nurtures self-awareness and teaches children to watch and understand their thoughts. Through feedback and in class, we teach meta-cognition, so that children grow to understand how they learn best.
St. Helen’s College children think for themselves, understand their place in the world around them, anticipate others’ needs, and show confidence, determination, resilience, courage, love, empathy, and gratitude.
Without exception, every child has huge potential and at St. Helen’s College, we help our children to fulfill their potential through guidance, encouragement, and challenge.
As children become aware of their growing aptitudes and talents they develop the self-motivation and strength of character which is needed for success. It isn’t always easy and every child is different, so we take the greatest care to guide and support children as individuals so that all can experience the confidence and fulfillment of success.
