Notre Dame School, Surrey

Notre Dame School is an independent Catholic girls day school located in Cobham, Surrey, England. The school includes both a preparatory school and a senior school.

Notre Dame School
Location
Cobham , Surrey , KT11 1HA England
Coordinates	51°20′30″N 0°25′28″W
Information
Type	Private day school
Motto	Ad maiorem Dei gloriam To the greater glory of God
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Established	1937
Founders	The Company of Our Lady Mary
Department for Education URN	125375 Tables
Chair of Governors	Gerald Russell
Headmistress	Anna King (Senior School) Amélie Morgan (Prep School)
Gender	Girls
Age	2 to 18
Enrolment	650 (approx.)
Houses	4
Colour(s)	Blue and yellow
Website	www.notredame.co.uk

History

Notre Dame School was founded at Burwood House in 1938 by nuns from the Company of Our Lady Mary. In 2003 the school’s ownership passed from The Company of Mary Our Lady to a charitable trust, and is now managed by the trustees and a board of governors, several of whom are Sisters from the religious institute. The present senior school headmistress was appointed in 2003 and the prep school headmistress was appointed in 2019.^[1]

Anniversary

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Archbishop of Westminster, was the main celebrant at a special Mass held at the school to celebrate both the 70th anniversary of the school and 400 years of the Company of Mary Our Lady on Tuesday 15 May 2007. The Mass was also attended by Archbishop Faustino Sainz Muñoz, Apostolic Nuncio, Bishop Kieran Conry and Bishop Bernard Longley.

Preparatory School

Notre Dame Preparatory School
Cobham , Surrey , KT11 1HA England
Information
Type	Preparatory school
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Department for Education URN	125447 Tables
Headmistress	Amélie Morgan
Gender	Girls; Boys (aged 2-4)
Age	2 to 11
Website	www.notredame.co.uk/prep

The prep department consists of the NDEY Early Years for boys and girls aged 2 to 4, Infant school for boys and girls aged 4 – 7 and the junior school for girls aged 7–11.

Senior School

Notre Dame Senior School
Cobham , Surrey , KT11 1HA England
Information
Type	Independent school (United Kingdom)
Religious affiliation(s)	Roman Catholic
Department for Education URN	125447 Tables
Headmistress	Anna King
Gender	Girls (aged 11-18)
Age	11 to 18
Website	www.notredame.co.uk/senior-school

The Senior School consists of secondary education for girls aged 11–16 and ND6 Sixth form for girls ages 16–18

Houses

The pupils of both schools are divided into four Houses, which compete in such things as sport and drama. The Houses are named as follows:^[2]

• Jeanne (Prep) Eyquem (Senior)
• Michel (Prep) Montaigne (Senior)
• Richard (Prep) Lestonnac (Senior)
• Gaston (Prep) Montferrant (Senior)

Associations

The school has membership of the Girls' Schools Association, the Incorporated Association of Preparatory Schools and the Catholic Independent Schools' Conference.

Notable former pupils

• Patsy Ferran Olivier Award - Best actress ^[3]
• Jenny Griffiths Software entrepreneur ^[3]
• Ruth Wilson, Olivier Award - winning actress ^[4]