St Paul's Girls' School, Independent girls' school in Brook Green, London
St Paul's Girls' School is an independent girls' school in the Brook Green neighborhood of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The campus spreads across several multi-story buildings in brick and glass, arranged around a planted central courtyard and housing classrooms for science subjects, music, visual arts, and physical activities.
The Worshipful Company of Mercers founded the school in 1904 using funds from the educational endowment left by theologian John Colet in the 16th century. The institution started teaching in rented premises before moving to its purpose-built site on Brook Green Road in 1911.
Teachers maintain a decades-old tradition of starting the day with communal gatherings in classrooms before the first bell rings. Students wear no prescribed uniform, following only simple guidelines for appropriate everyday clothing during the school year.
The institution accepts students between eleven and eighteen years old, with entry points in Year Seven or in the sixth form. Visitors can view the buildings from outside, while interiors remain accessible only during special events or by prior arrangement.
Composer Gustav Holst directed the music department from 1905 to 1934 and created works such as The Planets and St Paul's Suite in a room specially fitted for him. A woodwind repair workshop inside the building still repairs and maintains student instruments throughout the school year.
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