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Welcome to St James Schools’ 50th Birthday Celebration!

The year 2025 marks our schools’ 50th Birthday — a milestone that we are thrilled to be celebrating with our entire St James community – past and present, here and abroad – from January to December!

Since our foundation in 1975, St James has grown into a vibrant community. Our schools have seen lifelong friendships form, dreams actualise and stillness develop. Together, we have shared and cherished moments that have built St James into a real hub of philosophical learning.

“My fondest memory of St James has to be the last few days of sixth form, after finishing A Levels. It was a whirlwind rush of rehearsals, going to Wimbledon with Miss Holliss and other students from the school, an emotional leavers’ dinner, the summer concert, speech day and finally assembly.” Aishy

“Through pausing and meditation, St James equipped me with the skills to find stillness amidst chaos. But most of all, it provided me with a band of sisters who are my strength and rock to this day. My St James friends are my closest and dearest, even 14 years later!” Farah

“I joined St James in Year 9, coming from another school, and my two Sixth Form years have been my best school years ever.”- May

“It´s difficult to put into words the enormity of the gratitude I feel towards St James for having equipped me with the emotional tools to navigate life with self-awareness, integrity and compassion. To all of my teachers, thank you for your constant encouragement, mentoring and guidance. St James holds a very special place in my heart and always will.” – Maria

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Memories

Whether treasured memories from a trip, a performance or a message of thanks to a specific teacher, we want to hear from you.

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Events

Join the celebration! Updates on our main 50th Birthday Celebration and future community events can be found here.

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Archive

An archive of pictures, newsletters, news features and school magazines from St James over the years are featured here.

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