St Teresa’s Effingham - Day & Boarding School For Girls, Surrey

St Teresa’s Effingham. Independent school in Effingham, Surrey, England. Set in 55 acres of outstanding natural beauty in the Surrey countryside, St Teresa’s Effingham's is a flourishing day and boarding school for girls aged 3-18.

In Effingham, Surrey, England, St Teresa’s Effingham is a selective, independent boarding and day school for girls aged 2-18, founded in 1928. It is a member of the Association of Girls' Colleges.

St Teresa’s Effingham are a Catholic academy, open to all denominations and to none, and provide an approach to education that is based on values. We benefit immensely from the beauty of our surroundings, but London is only 40 minutes away by rail, and Gatwick and Heathrow airports are both 35 minutes away by road.

In addition, St Teresa’s Effingham's has outstanding facilities, including a £ 3.5m Performing Arts Centre, a Tennis Academy, an Equestrian Centre, an indoor swimming pool, and we opened a new Sixth Form Centre for multi-million pounds in September of 2018. As a school, in the last five years, we have risen by 60 percent.

Although St Teresa’s Effingham's academic effort is at the forefront, we embrace an ethos of roundedness, intellectual curiosity, and mental resilience; 11+ selection is not focused solely on academic potential. We continue to concentrate on the person with recognised talents spanning academia, sport and the artistic and performing arts, allowing girls to accomplish their best.

Students are encouraged to think with imagination and originality, and the abundance of resources available to them means that they grow into young people who are positive, significant and accomplished, encouraged to forge specific pathways to success and happiness.