Saint Augustine's Priory School
Education for Life
St Augustine's was founded in France in 1634 by Lady Mary Tredway who wanted to provide a haven where English women could pursue a religious vocation and where an independent Catholic education could be offered to young girls.
The School, which moved to Ealing in 1914-15, follows the philosophy expounded by its Patron, St Augustine of Hippo, that children learn better with smiles and constant encouragement than with threats and scorn.
As a leading, independent Catholic school our mission is to provide our girls with a full and balanced education. We want to provide a caring and stimulating environment for all our girls. We will stretch the academically gifted and encourage the less able to achieve their best. Academic success is valued but we will show our girls that is not the only success. In their dealings with each other, the staff and girls will endeavour to live out the gospel values of truth, justice, forgiveness and kindness.
St Augustine's has as its backbone the teaching of the Catholic Church. Although primarily for Catholics, the school welcomes pupils from other religious traditions and will continue to learn and benefit from their reflections on our beliefs. The School is an old institution (370 years old) which has survived because it has always been ready to adapt and change without losing its sense of identity. More changes will happen but we will not change. We will continue to strive to equip our girls with the confidence and common sense to face the challenges of our changing world drawing on 2,000 years of religious traditions and on all that is best in developing educational practice.
Nurturing individuality, originality and responsibility.
Welcoming and learning from all faiths.