Senior School

Colfe's Senior School educates approximately 700 boys and girls between the ages of 11 - 18. Full details of all subjects covered can be found on the Academic pages. Pupil welfare is covered in the Pastoral section. Parents may also like to check out the Sixth Form, Extracurricular Activities, and Sports pages.

Senior School News

A Musical Triumph

Eighty pupils from the prep and senior school gave magnificent performances at the concert celebrating Abraham Colfe’s induction as Vicar of Lewisham 400 years ago. A harp solo from Lia and a trumpet solo from Olivier (both ex-prep school pupils!) were interspersed between items from the Prep Choir and St.Mary’s Church Choir. Read more...

Colfe's CCF Annual Parade

Colfe's CCF had its annual parade and biennial inspection on Saturday 4th July. The inspection was carried out by Wing Commander Chalklin. The boys and girls were also given the opportunity to fly in a Lynx from 671 Sqn Air Corps crewed by Old Colfeian Captain Jay Cherry brother of Colfe's CCF commander Major Chris Cherry. Read more...

Summer Concert

Yet again, a very successful Summer Concert took place on Tuesday 29th June. This was to be the new Director of Music, Miss Katie Collinson’s first concert. The concert began with a performance of The Gypsy’s Violin, which was a joint collaboration between the Prep and Senior string players. Read more...

PAFA Summer Ball

The annual PAFA summer ball was, once again, a resounding success, and our thanks go to Dawn, Liz and all the other helpers who worked so hard on this event. Read more...

Kent County Netball

Colfes was well represented at this year's Kent County netball trials. Girls from schools all over Kent spent an intense day being scrutinised by Kent county coaches for a spot on the U14 squad. Having won the U12 Kent tournament, 7 members of the U12 team had been invited to trial. Read more...

Speak Up Speak Out

On the morning of Monday 21st June, a wide variety of moods were noticeable amongst Year 12. The prospect of a day of Public Speaking was approached with eagerness by some, but equally with fear by others. After being divided into four groups, we initially received some advice on how to structure and deliver a speech, before everyone was asked to individually deliver an impromptu speech on a given title, ranging from ‘my favourite time of year’ to ‘the pogo-stick as a mode of transport’. Read more...

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Welcome to the Senior School

The Senior School (Years 7-13) is situated in Horn Park Lane and comprises approximately 700 pupils. In Year 7 - 11 each year contains five classes of approximately 22 pupils, averaging between 108-110 pupils per year. The Sixth Form (Years 12 & 13) averages between 180-200 students in any one year. From the beginning we strive to ensure that the curriculum is exciting and wide-ranging. Class sizes are small and learning is designed to be stimulating and challenging. French and Latin are studied in Years 7 and 8 with an option to study German or Spanish also available. Setting is introduced in Mathematics in Year 8 and subsequently in Science and Languages. Top sets are prepared for the more stimulating IGCSE courses in Maths and separate GCSE Science examinations.