Through its Public Benefit activities, the school endeavours to foster the aims of its founder by engaging with local, national and international bodies, fostering strong relations with the local community and encouraging its pupils to contribute positively, willingly and with altruism, for the greater good.

We place great emphasis on the development of the well-rounded individual, while striving for academic excellence. We seek to provide opportunities for wide-ranging achievement; we encourage each girl to develop her values, individuality, strength of character and purpose, and her particular talents, so that she may not only gain personal fulfilment, but be a responsible member of society. We hope that the girls will leave us well prepared for adult life, possessed of a joy in learning and in all the opportunities life offers, and a belief in the values of education, civilisation, humanity and community.

To further the aims of the school, and underpin our vision for the LEH as a leading player the educational community, the school's Community Links Working Party has devised the following Mission Statement for the school's community activities, alongside which all our current and future Public Benefit and Community activities should be judged:

• Acknowledge that by attending The Lady Eleanor Holles School, pupils receive a privileged education, and that privilege comes with responsibiliy;

• Inculcate a culture of participation in the service of the community, locally, nationally and internationally

• Raise pupils' awareness of issues which concern those less fortunate than themselves, challenging their perceptions of others

• Provide opportunities for pupils to engage in activities with members of the local community, in particular school children and the elderly

• Provide a stimulating extra-curricular programme which embraces engagement with national and international bodies

• Engage the whole school in charitable giving

• Facilitate the use of the school buildings by groups and schools in the local area

• Develop educational partnerships with local cluster schools