The Royal Masonic School for Girls皇家共济会女子中学

About the school
The Royal Masonic School for Girls is an independent day and boarding school for girts aged 2 to 18 years and boys aged 2 to 4 years. It Was founded in 1788 to educate the daughters of Freemasons The School moved to Rickmansworth Park in 1934, and in 1978 became an independent school open to girts of all backgrounds. The school is a registered charity with a board of governors including trustees of the endowment trust and five sub-committees, each with a specific area of focus. The school comprises a pre-school for pupils aged 2 to 4, pre-preparatory and preparatory departments for pupils aged 5 to 11 and a senior school and sixth form for pupils aged 11 to 18. Full weekly and flex-boarders from Year 4 to sixth form are accommodated in three houses, organised by age group. Since the last inspection the school has extended outdoor provision and ICT facilities for the pre-school. The preparatory and senior schools has continued to develop facilities including provision for mobile digital technology, the sixth form centre, health and fitness centre, artificial sports pitch and refurbishment of the learning resource centre. The current headmaster has been in past since January 2017.

What the school seeks to do
The school aims to provide a holistic values based education. It is committed to the well being of pupils and staff, including promoting a healthy learning culture. It seeks to offer a broad curriculum
Which develops pupils self-esteem, talents, encourages independence and inspires a love of learning. Further, it aims to provide individual pastoral support in a nurturing and supportive environment,
where the atmosphere is collegiate rather than competitive. The school's broader aim is to produce young women who possess great self-belief and who take the values of the school with them so that
they are well-placed to be outstanding citizens of the 21st century.

About the pupils
The school socially and culturally inclusive, reflecting the catchment area. Pupils are of above average ability in the pre-preparatory. preparatory and senior school as indicated by standardised tests and of broadly average ability in the sixth form. The school has identified 109 pupils as having special educational needs (SEND) including dyslexia, dyspraxia, speech and language difficulties, all of
whom receive additional specialist help. Five pupils have an educational, health and care (EHC) plan or a statement of special educational needs. The school has identified 105 pupils for whom English is
an additional language (EAL) who receive additional support as appropriate and, if required, have a modified curriculum. Data used by the school have identified 99 pupils as being the most able in the school’s population, and the curriculum is modified for them and for 47 other pupils because of their special talents in sports, music and drama.