Lingfield Notre Dame School
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| Principal | Nuala Shepley |
| School type | Independent school |
| Religious affiliation | Christian |
| Founded | 1940 |
| Location | Lingfield, Surrey |
| Enrolment | Approx. 700 students |
| School colors | Cherry red |
Lingfield Notre Dame (sometimes abbreviated to LNDS, more commonly LND) is an independent school situationed in Surrey, England, for students from age two and a half to eighteen. It is co-educational and in total has approximately 700 students. It was founded in 1940 by Catholic nuns as a girls' school, but in 1995 the school became co-educational.
[edit] School system
The school is divided into two areas: the "Junior School" (location of pupils from nursery to year six), and the senior school (for students from year seven up to Sixth Form). In the junior school each year contains approximately forty students in two forms.
In years seven and eight at the senior school the form size is increased to twenty-three students and there are three forms per year. Usually students from the junior school continue to the senior school, and pupils from outside the school who wish to join must take the entrance exam. Students from the junior school will also take the exam, and the top-scoring pupils from outside the school are selected to join the school. However, those from the junior school usually get priority, even if they do not score highly. As of 2006, in year nine an additional form is added to the year, meaning that fifteen more spaces are available.
In year eight pupils with the required ability are offered the chance to study a second language: either Spanish or German. In year nine they choose three subjects out of art, drama, design and technology, geography, history, food and nutrition, ICT, music, physical education, religious studies, Spanish/German (if applicable) in addition to the core subjects (maths, English language and literature, French and double science) to study for GCSE. Those who possess the required ability will study the individual sciences (biology, chemistry and physics) rather than the double award. Similarly, those considered good enough at maths will be offered the chance to take the Statistics GCSE (although most of this GCSE is self-taught). There are additionally the options to take an Astronomy and/or dance GCSE in year ten, although this is entirely studied in free time. Even if students are not taking PE or RE for GCSE, they are still required to take lessons in these subjects.
The majority of students will study for nine GCSEs, although it is possible to study up to thirteen. However, in practise the most a single student has done has been twelve.
There are a hundred students in the sixth form: fifty in Year 12 and fifty in Year 13. It is usual for sixth formers to take four subjects for AS level and to continue with three for A2 level, although there are some exceptions to this each year. In addition to the subjects taught at GCSE level, media studies, environmental sciences and business studies are also offered at A-level.
