Steephill School was founded in 1935 by Miss Eileen Bignold who built up its excellent academic reputation as well as demonstrating a caring and Christian approach to the pastoral aspects of school life.
Following the death of its Founder, the School has become an Educational Trust with a Board of Governors who support the school enthusiastically. The staff are well settled and enjoy teaching in such a pleasant and committed environment.
Informal discussions with the pupils' parents about their child's progress are a normal part of the school working week. To help working parents, pupils can be supervised after school until 5.45 pm with a light tea.
The School has small classes of about fourteen pupils which enables each child to receive individual attention to reach their full potential. The Head Teacher also monitors all the pupils' progress carefully.
The traditions of school pets, pupil gardens and links with the tiny village church all help to give Steephill's pupils a happy and fulfilling life. The pupils swim each week at a local Pool and have PE and Games in the school grounds of over two acres. The school has computers and a word processor. French is taught to all pupils from the age of 7. Private piano and recorder lessons are available.
Steephill is set in the beautiful Fawkham Valley countryside within easy reach of Sevenoaks, Dartford and Gravesend. Pupils can go on to local schools, the nearby Grammar schools; or they may take up places in the senior independent schools in Sevenoaks and Rochester.
From 1997 a new annexe was built so that pupils can remain at the school to the age of 11 (previously it was 9+). The extra accommodation and a new playing field enhance Steephill's facilities even further.
