Education

Conducting an Experiment at the National Space Museum

Dame Catherine’s education philosphy is based on developing the “all round child”, concentrating not only on academic achievements, but on social, physical, personal skills and achievements.

At Dame Catherine’s, we do not formally test and categorise our children’s abilities – we recognise that they all have different strengths, and work towards the promotion of the whole child. 

A Visit to Hadrian's Wall to Support Learning Latin

Children who attend Dame Catherine’s find it quite easy to move to and from the school, into and out of the state and private sector, when such situations arise.

Children moving at the end of Key Stage 2 into secondary education have been found to be competent, confident and independent learners in all areas. Dame Catherine’s is a feeder school for Chellaston, and is part of their primary liaison group – such links help to ensure the transition to secondary education is as smooth as possible.