• Notre Dame School is purposeful, community minded and shaped by a clear Roman Catholic ethos and aims to combine secure learning with clear character formation.

• Will suit families seeking a girls' senior school in Surrey with a clear sense of purpose and day-to-day consistency.

Admissions at Notre Dame School are warm, purposeful and clearly values led and should appeal to families who want a girls' senior school in Surrey offering a senior-school experience with a clear focus on GCSE and, where offered, sixth-form progression, together with the clarity of a day-school routine. It should suit parents who value a selective admissions model with clear academic stretch, a clear Roman Catholic ethos, and a school community that feels more considered than impersonal.

Financial support may well be part of the wider published admissions offer, but the stronger draw is the school's Catholic identity, girls' environment and sixth-form continuity rather than scholarship branding alone. Families choose it for fit and formation rather than for headline awards.

The overall picture is reassuringly clear, with Notre Dame School coming across as a medium-sized school community with a clear Roman Catholic ethos, sixth-form continuity visible in the overall shape of the offer rather than a school trying to be all things to all families. Parents should still visit because the decisive question is whether the school's culture, scale and everyday tone feel like the right fit for their child.