Sara Brazendale

Managing Director, St Paul’s Girls’ School International

Sara leads SPGS International’s business in London, establishing SPGS International schools in new territories around the world. The first SPGS International Junior School opened in Chengdu, China in September 2021 and the Senior School in August 2022. SPGS International School Bangkok, a K-12 co-educational day school located on a spectacular site in central Bangkok, will open in September 2026. Further schools are expected to be announced shortly, in Asia and the Middle East.

Prior to joining St Paul’s, Sara was International Director at Wycombe Abbey where she helped to establish three new Wycombe Abbey International boarding schools in China and a prep school in Hong Kong.

With over 20 years’ international experience in strategy consulting and media management, Sara is well placed to transfer St Paul’s Girls’ School’s ethos and values to new markets. Sara speaks fluent Mandarin, Cantonese and French and has lived and worked extensively overseas throughout her career. Sara holds an MBA from INSEAD and a BA(Hons) in Chinese from Durham University.

SPGS International welcomes approaches from overseas partners or school operators seeking collaboration with the UK’s top independent day school for girls.

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