Stonyhurst College

UK’s leading Catholic co-educational boarding and day school
providing young people with a springboard to a life of purpose.

Academic
Stonyhurst, together with its preparatory school Stonyhurst St Mary’s Hall,
is the UK’s leading independent Catholic school.
It has an outstanding academic record, with many pupils going on to top
universities in the UK, Europe and around the world. Teaching at Stonyhurst
centres on the individual and encourages pupils to study independently
and to think for themselves. All pupils have a personal tutor. An effective
learning support department enables those with special educational needs
to achieve their best.

The Sixth Form offers a choice of three study routes – A-level,
International Baccalaureate Diploma or the Cambridge Technical Diploma.
Pupils receive a wealth of support to guide them through their chosen
courses and to assist them with their university application.

Pastoral care
The happiness and wellbeing of pupils is a top priority. The structure
Stonyhurst has put in place for pastoral care is designed to ensure that
each pupil feels emotionally secure and knows who to turn to should
they need that little bit of extra support. Each year group (known as a
Playroom) has an Assistant Head who will have an overview of each pupil’s
complete experience at Stonyhurst. From academic performance to
pastoral issues, the Assistant Head maintains a holistic view. There is also a
team of pastoral staff, headed up by an experienced Pastoral Deputy Head
and a team of House Parents. This team is responsible for the emotional
wellbeing of day pupils and boarders and is dedicated to ensuring that rules
Stonyhurst College are followed to make Stonyhurst a positive and vibrant community where
every individual pupil feels secure and at home.
Each pupil also has a dedicated tutor who will also become a key source
of support over his or her years in the College. Each child will be assigned
a tutor whose role is to guide their tutees and advise them with regard to
academic matters, co-curricular involvement and university applications
when in Higher Line (Sixth Form).

Stonyhurst provides a seven-days-a-week boarding environment in
which the day pupils are able to participate to a great extent if they wish.
There are no exeat weekends but parents can take their children out with
prior arrangement.

Sport is an essential component of Stonyhurst life, it is in their DNA, and
they encourage every pupil to discover a sport at Stonyhurst that they can
love for life. The College believes that participation in sport is an important
element of a healthy lifestyle which enhances academic performance and
fosters collaboration, concentration, self-confidence and leadership skills.
Stonyhurst has a long history of sporting success and has produced several
international sportsmen and women in recent years. All pupils are able to
take part in a wide range of sporting activities including team and individual
sports, in addition to inter-line (house) competitions, where teamwork
and determination are nurtured. The school excels in rugby, cricket, tennis,
hockey and netball. Stonyhurst is represented in local and national fixtures,
and international tours take their pupils all over the world. Additional
sports include football, rounders, athletics, cross-country running, squash,
gymnastics, basketball, polo, fencing, swimming, outdoor pursuits, horse
riding, shooting (indoor range), clay pigeon shooting and scuba diving.