We are committed to developing the talents of all girls to the full. We encourage a spirit of enquiry and seek to provide challenge so that our academically able girls are inspired to strive for excellence. In sports too, as well as the performing and creative arts, we foster individual gifts and provide opportunity for girls to grow.

The staff team identify and regularly review the top "gifted and talented" pupils in each year group, through formative and summative assessment.

• To be recognised as "gifted" an individual must demonstrate great understanding and ability in a subject area. Many of our "gifted" pupils demonstrate high ability in more than one subject area.
• To be recognised as "talented" an individual displays great talent in a subject such as music, ballet, sport, drama and art or design technology.

At Pipers we wish to provide for these pupils and to give them the challenge and extension which they yearn and deserve. Teachers carefully plan activities for these girls within lessons and our many clubs, outings, library and computer suite enable all our pupils to explore areas of interest in depth.