St Winefride's RC Independent School is Independent Preparatory school for kids aged 3 to 11 (Gender - co educational )
Founded in 1868 by the Sisters of Mercy, it caters for boys and girls from 3 – 11 years and has a long tradition of high academic standards. They are a diverse, friendly, Catholic community, welcoming families from different backgrounds, bound together by the objective of offering the very best for the children who attend St. Winefride’s. The aim is to ensure that the needs of the children are met in all areas of school life and that each child is given a wealth of experience and opportunities. By working collaboratively, in a caring and compassionate environment the children will be supported to reach their full academic, social, and personal potential. This in turn, will guarantee they leave St. Winefride’s as confident, responsible, and resilient members of society, ready to tackle whatever comes their way.
As a Catholic community, they endeavour to celebrate the successes of the children in all areas of school life, providing a happy, caring, spiritual, respectful, and hardworking environment, in which all staff utilise their skills to enable the children in their care to fulfil their true potential.The ethos of St. Winefride’s is one of the reasons why many parents choose to send their children to the school. It has been said that it is the ‘hidden gem’ within Shrewsbury. They look forward to being able to show you the unique qualities that make our school special.
Sports
A wide variety of both curricular and extra-curricular sports are offered including: football, cricket, swimming, hockey, netball, tennis, gymnastics, rounders, cross-country and athletics. The School is regularly represented by teams in these sports. Most sports are offered to a wide range of year groups, with the School usually running a number of teams including, Under 11 boys, Under 11 girls, Under 10s and Under 9s, ensuring that an ‘academy’ type arrangement is in place at the St. Winefride’s, allowing pupils to constantly develop in these sports throughout their time at St. Winefride’s.
Music
St Winefride’s School offers, under a team of competent musicians, a wide range of music tuition. Brass instrument tuition is offered for children in the age range 7-11. The full range of instruments, including the larger euphoniums and baritones can be hired from the school. Woodwind tuition can be available from Year 3, including flute, clarinet and saxophone depending on physical suitability. In Year 4 the children are encouraged to join the school band, which rehearses weekly and performs in concerts regularly. Brass is taught by Mr Evans, who is Principal Tuba with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
Clubs
The School also provides clubs for art, school newspaper, eco-school, digital media and extra curricula sports and gym sessions to enhance the learning opportunities for the relevant years.
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