Welcome

A Welcome from the Head Teacher

Welcome to students, prospective students, parents, carers, guardians, old girls and all friends of La Retraite School!

A warm welcome to the community of La Retraite and to our new website. We hope that you will find this website helpful and easy to use. In it, we hope to give you information about the traditions and history of La Retraite, about the learning that goes on in the school and about our students' achievements and activities.

The sisters who founded our school in 1880 saw their school as a ‘retreat’ from the world, where their pupils could study and pray. We want to continue this tradition, with its emphasis on worship and achievement. However, we also want to prepare our young women to take their place in a modern world as well-rounded individuals. We want them to be able to have the choice of a successful career which they enjoy and also to be able to develop talents discovered at school. Above all, we want them to have a real grounding in faith so that their lives will be lived in love of God.

Susan Powell
Head Teacher