St. Mary's Hall was founded in 1836 for the daughters of Church of England clergy and George Basevi's fine neo-Gothic building is still in everyday use. The school is proud of its traditions of care and respect for the individual and also of its incorporation of the best of modern education.
There are two well-appointed Design Technology rooms orientated towards design and problem-solving; and a computer room equipped with a Nimbus network system allowing class use of information technology across the curriculum. Excellent art and craft facilities include 2 pottery kilns and a dark room. The Mary Bryan Hall is fully equipped as a small theatre, enhancing the facilities for drama and theatre studies at GCSE and A level. The Sixth Form enjoys the use of a purpose-built centre extended in 1995. Sports facilities include a large indoor swimming pool and numerous all weather courts.
Modern facilities and a wide curriculum combined with a continuing emphasis on spiritual and moral values enable St Mary's Hall to look to the future and at the same time keep faith with its past.
St. Mary's Hall has the fine chapel of St. Mark's and each day begins with an act of Christian worship, though all faiths are treated with respect. All dietary needs are catered for. With about 400 pupils, it is possible to know each girl as an individual, but the school is large enough to maintain good facilities, to stimulate a lively pursuit of music, drama and the visual arts and to have graduate specialists to teach in the Senior School. Flexible boarding arrangements allow a choice of weekly or full boarding, or a mixture of the two.
St. Mary's Hall is within easy reach of London (55 minutes by train) and Gatwick Airport is only half an hour away.
