The Ursuline High School, Wimbledon (“the Ursuline”) is a voluntary-aided, Roman Catholic Secondary School for girls aged 11 to 19. The school is based at Crescent Road and the Downs, Wimbledon, London. It was founded in 1892 by the Ursulines. It is affiliated with The Ursuline Preparatory School, its previous feeder preparatory school, as well as Wimbledon College, the high school's brother school, who have worked in partnership since 1986 and share joint Sixth Form. The school specialises in Business & Enterprise and Modern Foreign Languages and it was previously designated a Gifted & Talented Lead School.[1]
Pastoral care
Each year is split into seven tutor groups: Angela, Bernadette, Catherine, Francis, Margaret, Teresa, Ursula. A peer mentoring programme is in place where sixth form girls are paired with younger girls. Counselling is available through the Youth Awareness Programme, the Ursuline Sisters and the Cabrini Society.
Facilities
The Main Building - RE, French, German, Spanish, Information and Communication, Science, St. George - Mathematics Brescia - English, Design & Technology (Product Design) St. Ursula - Geography, History, Sociology, Psychology The Merici Sports Centre - PE St. Angela's Art Centre - Art, Music, Drama (Located on The Downs) Dorothy Kazel block - Business Studies, Health and Social Care, ICT