STAEG supports and strengthens our schools to ensure pupils flourish and make a positive impact on society.
About Us
St Albans Education Group (STAEG) is a charitable group of leading independent schools.
STAEG was formed in 2024 following the merger of St Albans High School for Girls (STAHS) Prep and Senior Schools with Stormont School. We provide strategic leadership and operational resilience for our schools, while ensuring each retains its own distinct identity and ethos.
We are a growing, charitable group, bringing together schools of different sizes, characters and geographies. Each prospective school is carefully assessed to ensure it enhances STAEG’s educational excellence, values and thought leadership. A diverse group amplifies our voice nationally and strengthens our collective resilience.
Across STAEG, staff benefit from rich professional networks, shared expertise and continuous collaboration. This ensures that pupils experience an academically ambitious, values-led education in inspiring environments. For families, STAEG offers stability, continuity and a consistent educational journey from early years to Sixth Form. As a charity, every surplus penny is reinvested in our schools and the outcomes of our pupils.
OUR MISSION
OUR VISION
To shape independent education for the future through bold leadership and sector-leading expertise.
OUR VALUES
- Excellence: We uphold the highest standards in all we do.
- Integrity: We act with honesty, kindness and respect.
- Diversity: We celebrate difference and build inclusive communities.
- Innovation: We think boldly and creatively to meet challenges.
- Leadership: Our leaders demonstrate courage, compassion and purpose.
- Joy: We believe education should be exciting, fulfilling and life-enriching.
member schools
STAEG currently has three member schools: STAHS Senior, STAHS Prep and Stormont School.
St Albans High School for Girls (STAHS) is one of the UK’s top-ranked independent girls’ schools, educating around 1,150 pupils aged 4 to 18 within separate Prep and Senior schools.
The STAHS ground-breaking Teach to 25 philosophy underpins everything the School does, ensuring pupils develop the skills and attributes to thrive and make an impact at school, university and beyond.
The Senior School, in the historic city of St Albans, has around 820 girls aged 11 to 18. The School combines academic excellence with a forward-thinking culture of wellbeing and an exciting co-curricular programme.
The Prep School sits on 19 acres of woodland in the leafy village of Wheathampstead and has around 330 girls aged four to 11. STAHS is a true ‘through school’, with Prep School pupils enjoying automatic transition into the Senior School.
Stormont is a thriving independent prep school for girls aged four to 11 with a roll of around 140 pupils. The school occupies a former Victorian villa and estate, with an adjacent 20 acres of ancient parkland providing exceptional green space for the school to use. Stormont prides itself on preparing pupils for entry into leading secondary schools, primarily in Hertfordshire and North London.
