Walthamstow Hall was originally founded, in 1838, for the daughters of missionaries. After moving to Kent and accepting day-girls as well as boarders, it became the local Direct Grant grammar school, reverting to independence in 1976.
It remains faithful to its Christian foundation and to the educational aims of a good grammar school, offering a sound, broad academic programme to able girls from all backgrounds, and achieving notable successes in public examinations and university entrance.
The range of extra-curricular activities is wide. A new theatre complex has been built for music and drama: orchestras, choirs, school and House plays and public speaking are all vigorous. Sports on offer include squash (two fine courts), fencing, trampolining, sailing and windsurfing as well as traditional team-games, athletics and swimming in our indoor pool. The local inter-schools Voluntary Service Unit and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme are well supported.
A new Sixth-form Centre with seminar rooms, lecture hall, common rooms, fully-equipped kitchen and cloakrooms has just been opened as a base for our thriving Sixth Form. The new school library opened early this year, with a stock of over 14,000 books, CD-Rom work stations and a computerised issue system.
The school is set between the North Downs and the Weald of Kent, on the edge of the pleasant town of Sevenoaks, with historic Knole only minutes away. Access is excellent to London, Heathrow and Gatwick airports, and the English Channel. Good use is made of the amenities within reach, with frequent field-trips, outings and visits to theatres, museums and art galleries. There are usually two or three abroad each year, and exchanges and work experience in France and Germany.
The staff are highly qualified and committed to the school's standards of excellence, both personal and academic. We should be happy to send you a copy of our prospectus and we warmly encourage you to visit us.
Two Foundation Scholarships and one Music Scholarship available at age eleven. One Academic and one Music Scholarship available at thirteen. Two Open Sixth Form Scholarships awarded annually. Bursaries available in cases of financial need.
Walthamstow Hall is a registered charity founded in 1838 for the education of girls.
