Senior School

We are a school purposefully suited to the opportunities of the modern world; a world which demands skills and characteristics that stretch beyond excellent qualifications and grades.

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Our task is to form incredible and successful young people who can become anything they aspire to be. Students leave Embley as successful, rounded, confident and principled individuals.

We are ambitious for our students and the highest levels of achievement are regularly met. They are the result of progress.

Your child will be stretched intellectually, to think deeply and critically, by being given time and skills to delve into complex ideas and explore concepts in depth.

Ours is a school that values effort as much as achievement, confidence as much as compassion, and pride as much as reflection. Our children don’t just learn a wide canon of knowledge and array of skills, they also learn about how to learn and the subject-specific strategies they can use to enhance their acquisition of knowledge, developing the confidence required to self-regulate and take control of their own progress through Senior School.

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Where the fire of ambition burns bright

We believe that the earlier the fire of ambition is lit, the brighter it burns. We take pride in children achieving their academic best. Your child will learn in a community where individuality is celebrated and where a spirit of discovery helps them grow into the best version of themselves. Every one of our teachers is passionate about helping each child realise their potential; their energy and devotion fills every room.

Academic excellence

The first three years of Senior School provide a broad and stimulating experience of subjects alongside the growth and refinement of learning disciplines that lead to successful results at GCSEs, A Levels and beyond.

We use data about each student’s performance to unlock their potential. We scrutinise patterns in a student’s learning across subjects and skill sets to maximise their performance, without ever letting pressure loom heavy over them.

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Belonging & Personal Development

The quality of our relationships underpin belonging and it is what creates such a special community at Embley. This is how our students grow their sense of wellbeing, develop positive social behaviour, achieve academically and ultimately make a successful transition into adulthood.

Our continuous personal development programme will help your child better understand themselves and give them the confidence, self-awareness and knowledge about the endless doors that will open in their futures.

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Adventure & Service

From learning about duty and service through community outreach, our Combined Cadet Force and Duke of Edinburgh, to understanding how teamwork leads to smooth sailing as part of Embley’s keelboat race team, there are endless experiences to provide a rich balance between academic ambitions and wider aspirational goals.

As part of our global community project, your child could volunteer at our partner school, Little Roses, in remote Ghana or lead workshops with care home residents as part of our classroom in the community work.

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The Arts

We embrace the Arts in many forms at Embley and our students have the time, space and encouragement to make their creative mark at school. Each year, we celebrate our students' work in our own version of the Edinburgh event - the Embley Fringe Festival.

To recognise talent and potential in the Arts, we offer Senior School and Sixth Form scholarships.

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Senior School

We are a school purposefully suited to the opportunities of the modern world; a world which demands skills and characteristics that stretch beyond excellent qualifications and grades.