The Towers Convent School - Welcome from the Headmistress

Welcome to The Towers website.

Whilst looking at our website will give you some flavour of our lovely school, the only way to get a real taste of what The Towers is all about is to visit us on a normal working day.

The Towers began in 1903 with five little French girls who were brought over here by the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament to escape the persecution in France. Although there are now approximately 330 pupils we still aim to offer a refuge from persecution as we respect individuals and welcome children of all faiths and none.

Although we cater for five phases of education, from Early Years to Key Stage 4, the site, buildings and staff ensure that there are opportunities for integration and co-operation between all age groups. The Early Years Foundation stage has an idyllic setting housed on the ground floor of the junior building with space for learning outdoors but at breaks and lunch-times they can meet up and play with older friends and siblings. The Early Years children move seamlessly into Key Stages 1 and 2 before they transfer into the Senior School.

Modern technology and its many benefits have been embraced with most rooms having an interactive whiteboard. We are proud of our facilities and varied range of extra-curricular activities but we are most proud of the achievements of individual pupils. The achievements of these girls mean that we are consistently high in the national league tables being placed 10^th in 2008 and 9^th in 2009 in The Times league table for small schools.

Happy children learn best and The Towers is a very happy school community but why not arrange to visit so that you can see for yourselves?

Carole Baker MA (Ed) B.Ed (Hons)

Carole became the first lay Head of The Towers in 2003, having had experience both pastoral and academic (maths) in a wide variety of schools but always single-sex girls. She is convinced that girls achieve more, are able to remain girls for longer and leave school as articulate and confident young women when they are given the opportunity to learn in an all-girls environment

In 2006 Carole became secretary of ISA, London South, and in 2008 was elected to the National Executive Council of ISA and serves on the professional development committee. She is ISA’s representative on ISCtip (The Independent Schools’ teacher induction panel) and is an ISI inspector.